(Physician/MD qualifications required) Psychiatry (General) - An accredited acute care medical facility in Houston County is seeking an Adult Psychiatrist to work at an outpatient clinic treating adult patients with a wide array of behavioral health and/or substance use disorders.
Psychiatrist will provide coverage one week per month on a short stay Adult Inpatient unit with an average LOS of 7 days and an average patient census of 14.
Responsibilities include:
- Assess and evaluate adults experiencing symptoms of a behavioral health disorder.
- Analyze and evaluate patient data/information and test or examine findings to diagnose nature and extent of behavioral health disorder(s).
- Prescribe, and/or direct psychotherapeutic treatments or medication to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
- Collaborate with physicians, advance practice nurses, psychologists, social workers, nurses, or other professionals to discuss service plans and progress.
- Design/participate in the development of individualized service plans, using a variety of treatments.
- Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for patients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorder.
- Advise and inform guardians, relatives, and significant others of patient’s conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate.
Hospital Employed, located centrally in the state of Georgia, we are less than a two-hour drive to Atlanta and less than a three-hour drive to the Georgia coast or the mountains of North Georgia and North Carolina.
Above Average Compensation and an Excellent Benefit Package which includes: Relocation assistance, Sign-on bonus, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and STD/LTD insurance, Generous PTO, CME time and Allowance, Retirement plans, Education Assistance, and more.
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