Essential Duties and Responsibilities
1. Assess and evaluate adults/adolescents/children experiencing symptoms of a behavioral health disorder.
2. Analyze and evaluate patient data/information and test or examine findings to diagnose the nature and extent of behavioral health disorder(s).
3. Direct psychotherapeutic treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
4. Collaborate with physicians, advance practice nurses, psychologists, social workers, nurses, or other professionals to discuss service plans and progress.
5. Gather and maintain patient information and records, including social and medical history obtained via self-report, relatives, and other professionals.
6. Counsel patients during appointments as necessary.
7. Design/participate in the development of individualized service plans, using a variety of treatments.
8. Advise and inform guardians, relatives, and significant others of the patients conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate.
9. Prepare and submit assessments, progress notes, reports, and summaries to entities/agencies as required by the organization where placed.
10. Perform direct services/consultations via telephone in the event that telepsychiatry equipment is temporarily inoperable.
11. Return calls and emails promptly (within 24 hours of receipt or sooner if clinically necessary).
12. Follow the chain of command at the organization where placed (e.g. clinical issues should be brought to the attention of the placement organizations medical director etc.)
13. Abide by the policies and procedures of the organization where placed.
Job Types: Contract, Part-time, Full-time
Pay: $50.00 – $65.00 per hour
Medical Specialty:
Psychiatry
Schedule:
10 hour shift
12 hour shift
8 hour shift
Day shift
Holidays
Monday to Friday
Night shift
On call
Weekends as needed
Work Location: Remote
