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Psychiatrist

Discovery Behavioral Health
place Los Angeles, 90081
local_atm $150 - $150 hourly
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Part Time
Experience:
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Medication Management
ECT
Pharmacotherapy
Individuals
Individuals with Addiction Issues

About Job

Job Description

The Psychiatrist is responsible for consulting with program leadership and the operations team to ensure appropriate psychiatric/pharmacological interventions. The Psychiatrist completes an initial thorough evaluation and sees each patient weekly thereafter. If indicated, medications are prescribed, and monitored by the Psychiatrist at least once weekly. In addition, the Psychiatrist consults as needed with the treatment team and may attend the weekly treatment planning meetings.

Responsibilities

  • Developing appropriate and effective psychopharmacological interventions for psychiatric disorders
  • Interfacing with families of patients for consent and support of psychopharmacological interventions as necessary
  • Effectively identifying, conceptualizing and communicating criteria specific to the level of treatment and formulate and effective appeal for insurance carriers as necessary
  • Effectively interfacing with the treatment team, contributing to the case conceptualization, treatment plan and assessing the ongoing effectiveness of the interventions
  • Meeting regularly in a collaborative fashion with program leadership to discuss individual treatment progress
  • Acting on behalf of the treatment program when called upon; such interactions may include insurance companies, licensing and accreditation bodies
  • Seeing individual clients on a weekly basis to monitor progress
  • Documenting notes in our EMR system
  • Providing second opinion evaluations when needed
  • Assisting program treatment staff in treatment planning
  • Providing medical direction to the treatment team

We are seeking psychiatrists at multiple programs and levels of care. We have opportunities within the following divisions:

  • Eating Disorders
  • Mental Health
  • Substance Use
  • Professional and Psychiatric Services

For more information about our company, please visit us at (url removed)

  • This is a part-time hybrid role
  • $150.00-$225.00 per hour equivalent

Professional Field

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Patient Focus

Diagnoses

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Issues

Medication Management

Therapeutic Approach

Methodologies

ECT
Pharmacotherapy

Modalities

Individuals

Practice Specifics

Populations

Individuals with Addiction Issues

Settings

Research Facilities/Labs/Clinical Trials
Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
Home Health/In-home