PSYCHIATRIST - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH URGENT CARE CENTER

Job Summary

Provides short-term, immediate evaluation and treatment for patient experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms and substance use crises. As part of the multidisciplinary care team, the Physician will provide patient-centered care that emphasizes crisis stabilization, integrated treatment, and rapid access to behavioral health services in a community-based setting.

Essential Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and medical assessments for patient in crisis, including diagnosis and risk stratification.
• Provide direct clinical care for urgent behavioral health conditions, including co-occurring medical or substance use issues.
• Initiate and manage psychotropic and other necessary medications in accordance with clinical guidelines and state regulations.
• Deliver trauma-informed, culturally responsive care tailored to the needs of underserved and diverse populations.
• Collaborate with psychiatric nurse practitioners, licensed mental health providers, case managers, peer support specialists, and primary care staff in a team-based model.
• Make appropriate referrals to inpatient psychiatric care, detox, or outpatient behavioral health services, ensuring warm hand-offs and safety planning.
• Monitor the physical health of patients and address any acute medical concerns that may contribute to or complicate behavioral health conditions.
• Participate in care coordination, quality improvement initiatives, clinical case reviews, and organizational meetings.
• Document patient encounters and treatment plans accurately and timely in EPIC electronic health record system (EHR).
• Educate patients and families on behavioral health conditions, medications, and community resources.
• Maintain compliance with Federally Quality Health Center (FQHC) regulations, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and other state and federal requirements.
• Render care to patients in accordance with quality and standards, the standards of care prevailing in the community, applicable law, and according to state and federal grant requirements for non-discrimination regardless of status, race, sex, religion, national origin, handicap, age, or ability to pay.
  
  

Other Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Other related duties as assigned
  
  

Core Competencies

• Clinical Care: Demonstrates the ability to provide effective and anticipatory guidance to patients in order to establish a health maintenance and management plan designed to promote health and prevent potential health problems. Ability to work in a dynamic environment, across all levels of the clinical team to coordinate treatment plans. Demonstrates knowledge of and ability in carrying out the nursing process.
• Critical Thinking: Takes all critical information into account, considering interrelationships among issues and implications for other stakeholders. Applies knowledge, expertise, sound judgment and other references and resources as necessary to generate and evaluate solutions and recommendations. Understands and appropriately applies principles, procedures, requirements, regulations, and policies.
• Teaching: Ability to adjust language in order to effectively communicate educational information and treatment plans to patients. Identify appropriate learning model for each recipient to ensure appropriate delivery. Ability to assess level of understanding and adjust accordingly to ensure patient comprehension.
• Communication: Expresses thoughts clearly, concisely, and effectively both verbally and in writing. Presents in a confident, clear, and enthusiastic manner when addressing people in a large or small group. Demonstrates a sound knowledge of the subject matter.
• Values Diversity: Collaborates with and involves others, demonstrating a respect for divergent viewpoints; interacts well with diverse people and groups, thereby contributing to an environment that is equitable, inclusive, and cooperative. An awareness of and sensitivity to the cultural diversity of the population served.
• Interpersonal Relations: Relates well to all individuals, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact. Uses influence to build consensus for change. Charismatic and inspirational style to recruit, motivate, retain and develop professionals to advance the organization’s mission. Culturally competent to lead and sustain diversity and inclusion. Translates complex processes or contents into more accessible forms.
  
  

Job Qualifications

• Graduate for an accredited medical school with a degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy. Must be Board Certified-Eligible in Psychiatry
• Must possess current, valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Ohio
• Must be able to participate in and maintain eligibility to receive reimbursement for services form both public and private health care insurers as directed by the organization.
• Eligible for academic appointment at local medical school preferred
• Unrestricted DEA registration
• CPR and First Aid certification
• Five or more years clinical practice experience preferred with demonstrated supervisory and leadership experience
  
  

Physical Demands/Work Environment

This job operates in a professional clinical environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods of time, stand, walk, use hands and fingers, and reach with hands and arms. It requires the occasional lifting of medical files, mobile equipment, or small supplies (usually under 15-20 pounds).

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties or skills required for the job and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of The Centers. Since no position description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.

Supervisory

• This position does not supervise any position.
  
  

The Centers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.