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This position involves professional medical work in the field of psychiatry or child psychiatry, focusing on the care and treatment of individuals within Commonwealth facilities who may have mental or physical injuries or illnesses, dysfunctional behavior, and/or developmental disabilities. The role includes full professional responsibility for diagnosis, treatment determination, and leadership in the implementation of treatment plans, under the general direction of a higher-level psychiatrist for clinical supervision and other administrative supervisor for administrative issues.
Responsibilities
- Full professional responsibility for the diagnosis
- Determination of treatment methods
- Leadership in the implementation of treatment plans
Qualifications
Required
- Completion of a residency or training program in psychiatry meeting the certification requirements of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry
- Possession of a current license to practice medicine within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- General knowledge of regulations governing licensure, especially as related to chemical and physical restraints and monitoring as well as dose reductions of Psychotropic medications
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Full Job Description
Psychiatrist - Jail Based Comptency Psychological Evaluator- Expert
**Pay Rate:** $142 / hour
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Minimum Qualifications
Completion of a residency or training program in psychiatry which meets the certification requirements of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry. Possession of a current license to practice medicine within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as issued by the State Board of Medical Education and Licensure, or the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners. Certain positions in children's and adolescent facilities require completion of a residency program in child psychiatry which meets the certification requirements of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry.
Resource should possess general knowledge of regulations governing licensure, especially as related to chemical and physical restraints and monitoring as well as does reductions of Psychotropic medications.
Role Description:
This is professional medical work in the field of psychiatry or child psychiatry. A resource is responsible for the care and treatment for individuals, within Commonwealth facilities, that may have a mental or physical injury or illness, dysfunctional behavior and/or a developmental disability.
Duties include but are not limited to: full professional responsibility for the diagnosis, determination of treatment methods, and leadership in the implementation of treatment plans.
Work is performed under general direction of a higher-level psychiatrist for clinical supervision or other administrative supervisor for administrative issues and is reviewed for conformance to current, accepted psychiatric and medical principles and techniques through staff conferences, case report observation during performance, and evaluation of results.
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Health Advocates Network, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected basis under applicable federal, state or local law, except where a bona fide occupational qualification applies. EOE including Veterans/Disability