Responsibilities

EEO Statement:

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

Notice:

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: https://uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

Qualifications

SUMMARY

Provides and consults to program staff relating to patient treatment.

• Performs initial psychiatric evaluations and for patients upon admission
• Performs ongoing psychiatric evaluations—daily while in detox level of care; 2x/week in rehab level of care
• Prescribes medications as required
• Participates in treatment team meetings to discuss psychiatric and substance use needs

• Performs routine history and physical exams and medical follow up treatment of patients at admission and ongoing, completing documentation of all evaluations and treatment visits on the day of the session and according to documentation requirements.
• Ensures timely meetings with patients and timely documentation of related notes.
• Practices according to industry standards for psychopharmacologic treatment.
• Communicates with attending physicians, psychiatrists, nursing staff etc. regarding status and treatment of the patient.
• Provides consultation on matters regarding medical care, standards of care, and surveillance.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Considerable knowledge of contemporary treatment approaches to integrated care.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of a variety of models and theories of addiction, MI, and related issues;
• Knowledge of philosophies, practices, policies and outcomes of models of treatment, recovery, relapse prevention, and continuing care for co-occurring mental and substance use disorders.
• Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into practice setting.
• Be in good standing with licensing board.
• Current malpractice insurance required.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Licensed M.D.
• ASAM Certification Preferred
• Expertise treating patients with mental illness and substance use disorders—co-occurring disorders
• Board eligible or Board certified

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Sits, stands, bends, lifts and moves intermittently during work hours.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to be physically mobile, climb stairs, traverse the campus on uneven, hilly terrain.
• Position requires work on the computer requiring manual dexterity and visual acuity.
• A current, valid driver’s license and a clean driving record is required for use of company vehicles and possible business travel.
• Due to the 24/7 operational demands, must be available after normal working hours and on holidays to manage emergencies that may arise.