Psychiatric Consultant-APP

About the job

CHAS Health is hiring a full-time psychiatric consultant (APP) for the North County Clinic in Deer Park. The consultant provides medical and behavioral health care to patients and their families and offers behavioral health consultation to primary care providers.

CHAS Health has a number of clinics and locations and continues to expand. Its stated goal is to remove barriers to care by offering high-quality, evidence-based care in convenient neighborhood settings.

What you'll do

• Prescribe, direct and give psychotherapeutic treatments or medications for mental, emotional or behavioral disorders
• Analyze patient data and exam findings to diagnose mental disorders and their nature and extent, and design individualized care plans using a range of treatments
• Be on hand for primary care providers needing behavioral health consultation or staffing, including interdisciplinary case reviews without direct patient contact
• Collaborate with psychologists, social workers, counselors, psychiatric nurses, pharmacists, primary care physicians and other professionals to share recommendations, treatment plans and progress
• Track clinical outcomes for individual patients and for patient panels to improve health proactively
• Gather and keep patient information and records, including social and medical histories from patients, relatives and other professionals
• Teach and counsel patients, families and caregivers when appropriate, and provide crisis assessments and interventions as needed
• Provide in-service training to CHAS staff when asked, and take part in peer reviews to improve quality of care
• Take part in an evolving integrated delivery system that uses new methods to see and treat patients while making the most of scarce resources
• If the role includes clinical supervision, supervise and coordinate volunteers and behavioral health or medical students and oversee peer review and chart audits as assigned

What you need

• A valid state license as an ARNP, MD or DO, plus board-certified psychiatric credentials and prescribing privileges
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and computer skills
• Able to secure credentialing through identified agencies (Medicare and Medicaid)
• BLS (CPR/AED)
• A commitment to supporting a safe, respectful environment
• Able to move around the facility for one-third to two-thirds of the day and spend time seated at a workstation or in patient rooms, with hand use and communicating more than two-thirds of the day
• Able to lift up to 10 pounds occasionally

Preferred

• Two years of clinical practice serving underserved populations

Schedule

• Full-time

Benefits

• An annual milestone bonus for eligible employees, based on years worked, up to a set maximum
• Medical, dental and vision coverage, plus long-term care and life insurance
• A 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match of up to 6%
• More than six weeks of paid time off a year for full-time employees
• Tuition assistance and student loan repayment
• Yearly childcare cost reimbursement
• Reimbursement for CME and license fees
• Each benefit depends on employee eligibility