Residential Treatment Staff Psychiatrist

1. Provide direct psychiatric care to all clients as appropriate, maintaining a minimum of 1 episode of care weekly for all admitted clients and additional episodes as clinically warranted.
2. Act as the attending psychiatric provider for all residential clients admitted to the ITU.
3. Maintain appropriate and compliant documentation of psychiatric services provided, including, but not limited to, orders, progress notes, medical notes, as well as admission and discharge summaries. Ensure that all session and episodic notes are entered within 24hours of the episode’s occurrence.
4. Participate in staff education and training.
5. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to maintain and ensure clients receive the highest-level of psychiatric care.
6. Work directly with nursing and clinical teams to ensure safety, proper care and appropriate guidance for the clients in residential treatment.

7. Attend scheduled staff meetings, supervision, and on-going training.
8. All required training, certifications and licensures must be kept current in accordance with applicable licensing and accreditation regulations and standards.
9. Respect the privacy of clients and hold in confidence all information obtained during the client’s treatment.  All client-related documents should be handled in accordance with Agency guidelines on confidential material.
10. Maintain high standards of ethical and professional conduct and adhere to Agency policies and procedures.
11. Other duties as assigned by management.

• Education:             Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) from an accredited program required.
• Licensure:     Board certified Psychiatrist, preferably in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
• Licensed to practice medicine by the State of Ohio.
• Licensed to prescribe psychotropic medication by the DEA.
• Skills/Competencies:        
• Core Expertise: Possesses skill, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential duties of their role; keeps knowledge up to date.
• Independent Judgment: Ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.
• Leadership: Proven effective leadership skills to ensure departmental engagement and success.
• Cultural Competency: Demonstrates awareness, sensitivity and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups and communities who represent various cultural and personal background and characteristics.
• Interpersonal Communication: Communicates clearly using verbal, nonverbal, and written skills in a professional context; demonstrates clear understanding and use of professional language.
• Professional & Ethical Conduct: Adheres to professional values such as honesty, personal responsibility, and accountability; Applies ethical concepts within scope of work and adheres to Agency policies and procedures.
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Functions effectively as a member of a professional team that includes employees, clients and family members.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making: Recognizes problems and responds appropriately; gathers information and sorts through it to identify and address root cause issues; makes timely decisions.   

Bellefaire JCB is an equal opportunity employer, and hires its employees without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

Bellefaire JCB is a partner agency of the Wingspan Care Group, a non-profit administrative service organization providing a united, community-based network of services so member agencies can focus on mission-related goals and operate in a more cost-effective and efficient manner.