Description

Magnolia Creek, a treatment center for eating disorders, provides evidence-based, quality care to adolescent girls (ages 12 to 17) and adult women (ages 18 and older) with an eating disorder and secondary co-occurring mental health condition or substance use disorder. Our goal is to provide comprehensive treatment to meet the psychological, medical, nutritional, spiritual, and relational needs of our clients. At our eating disorder recovery clinic, we focus not just on the presenting condition, but also on the underlying and co-occurring disorders that contribute to them. We take a comprehensive approach that addresses the whole person as the foundation of true client-centered eating disorder treatment.

The Psychiatrist is primarily responsible for conducting psychiatric evaluations, medication consultation and collaboration with community prescribers. Position ensures clients are medically stable and clinically appropriate upon admission to treatment services. Provides pharmacological treatment, if indicated, and requests and reviews any needed lab work. Position collaborates with team members to oversee and promote the health and safety of clients throughout the treatment process.

Relationships and Contacts:

Within the organization: Initiates and maintains frequent and close professional working relationships with the facility Executive Director, nursing staff, the facility medical director, and direct care team members.

Outside the organization: Initiates and maintains strong professional relationships with clients and families, clinical providers, referral partners and vendors, as needed.

Essential Responsibilities

1. Provides compassionate and professional psychiatric care and guidance to clients, ensuring optimal levels of client health and safety.
   • Cultivates and maintains a client-centered approach to care, recognizing and adapting to cultural diversity in the provision of care, incorporating client’s cultural and spiritual preferences, values, and beliefs into the provision of care.
   • Cultivates and maintains a client-centered approach to confidentiality, privacy, comfort, emotional support, mutual trust, and respect.
2. Collaborates with Medical Director/Medical Providers in the provision of medical care to clients.
   • Completes all required client assessments/evaluations within appropriate timelines as required by payor and regulatory bodies.
   • Completes medical record and other documentation in a timely and accurate manner to meet regulatory and payer requirements.
   • Provides medication management services for clients in care, as needed.
3. Provides case consultation in person and by telephone in unusual or urgent situations, as needed.
4. Provides consultation, education and related information to clients and the families, increasing treatment success through program engagement.

Additional Responsibilities

1. Provides consultation to clinical partners as needed to ensure continuity of care.
2. Participates in marketing and outreach events on occasion, as requested.
3. Performs other activities, as requested.

Qualifications

Experience and Education

Must be a Board Eligible or Board-Certified Psychiatrist licensed to practice within the state of Alabama. Requires a minimum of 2 years’ of professional experience in a behavioral healthcare treatment setting, previous eating disorder treatment experience strongly preferred.

Other Requirements

• Active and clear DEA License.
• TB skin test, or equivalent, and background check clearance in accordance with regulatory requirements.

Skill Competencies

• Demonstrates the ability to perform duties with a high level of independence.
• Demonstrates sound judgement and a high level of discretion.
• Demonstrates the ability to critically analyze data and evidence for continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate medical/clinical knowledge effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Fosters collaboration with multiple stakeholders to improve healthcare delivery.
• Promotes a culture of clinical excellence through peer review, coaching and mentorship.
• Demonstrates the ability to analyze clinical guidelines and translate into practical application.
• Demonstrates proficiency with Information Technology to include EMR and Microsoft Office Suite, integrates technology to improve healthcare delivery.
• Demonstrates a high level of awareness and respect for cultural and spiritual diversity, adapting clinical care in a respect and responsive manner.
• Demonstrates a commitment to clinical excellence and client-centered care.

Magnolia Creek provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Magnolia Creek reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”