Psychiatrist (In-patient) - F/T - 40 Hours - Leadership Opportunity

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We have a leadership opportunity for a psychiatrist to join our 15-bed senior behavioral health program. This position blends clinical excellence with administrative oversight, allowing you to lead a collaborative, multidisciplinary team in providing direct patient care, coordination of services, and referral/consultations for the aging population.

SUMMARY: 

Physician is adept at the evaluation and management of inpatients, Observation status patients and the medical needs of surgical patients.  The Hospitalist Physician will work effectively with nursing, responsive to nursing needs, and supportive of the working culture of the clinical units. The Hospitalist Physician will assist utilization personnel, administration personnel or their designees in Hospital Case Management activities to support the appropriate utilization of Hospital resources and the provision of patient services in the appropriate setting. The Hospitalist Physician will cooperate with administrative personnel to ensure timely and continuous coverage of the program.

To act as the Adult Psychiatry physician provider of patient care  services at Bristol Hospital in Bristol, Connecticut. To provide Psychiatric patient care services  as required by coverage arrangements at Bristol Hospital. To provide inpatient Psychiatric patient care services at Bristol Hospital. The Physician will provide input and support to the  development and management of the inpatient Psychiatry service, and will assist in duties which  are related to the management of the Practice such as budget preparation, assessment of  equipment and support needs, assessment of support personnel needs, and attendance and  participation in Bristol Hospital and BHMSG meetings.  

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

For patients under their management, the Physician shall conduct initial patient assessments and admission procedures; formulate and implement a treatment plan; schedule and review clinical and diagnostic tests as medically necessary for each patient; provide timely and regular reports to primary care physicians and family members regarding all aspects of patients' medical conditions and course of treatments; conduct multiple rounds daily as necessary for the acuity of patients' conditions; coordinate and integrate specialty and subspecialty consultations; coordinate patient transfers to and from the intensive care unit, medical/surgical unit, skilled nursing facility or home; conduct timely and proactive discharge planning to include ensuring appropriate follow-up with the primary care physician/specialty physician has been arranged.

The Physician shall coordinate with the case management department of the Hospital as appropriate for each patient under their care for timely and proactive discharge planning.  Physician shall inform Hospital and/or primary care physicians of any problems identified after a patient is discharged, to include notification of any abnormal pending diagnostic reports. 

Physician shall be available for and respond to provide admission, management and consults and other services for hospital affiliated patients including but not limited to psychiatric patients, as requested.

Physician shall maintain an effective communication process to interface with referring primary care physicians, attending physicians, consultants, nursing, patients and family members.

Physician shall accurately and completely document all patient encounters in patient medical records and encounter forms consistent with evaluation and management documentation guidelines.

Perform any other duties reasonably related to this Agreement as requested by Hospital Administration or their designee.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Participate and cooperate in the completion of the monthly hospitalists’ schedule.

Participate in compliance, in-service and other administrative programs related to the responsibilities of this Service.

Cooperate with Hospital Administration or its designees in all matters related to the recovery of reimbursement for professional services performed under this Agreement including, but not limited to, the enrollment in all insurance plans designated by Hospital and reassignment of all reimbursements for hospitalist services to the Hospital.

Assist in the development and implementation of clinical pathways, protocols, core measure compliance and other clinical effectiveness projects at the request of Hospital Administration or their designee.

Comply with all Medical Staff Bylaws and rules and regulations and Hospital policies and procedures as currently exist or are hereinafter amended.

GOOD CITIZENSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES:

Maintain excellent working relationships with, and participate in the implementation and improvement of systems to provide excellent service to patients, physicians, colleagues, and Hospital staff. Participate in the resolution of patient and provider complaints and enhancement of patient and provider satisfaction as measured by periodic surveys. 

Maintain excellent working relationships and communication with the other physician members of the Psychiatry practice, support personnel provided to the Practice, Hospital administration, and Medical Staff leadership. Participate as requested by the Medical Director, in periodic team meetings, e-mail and/or other communication methods to foster effective working relationships and reduce variation in practice patterns.

Complete and maintain adequate and proper medical records with respect to all patients examined or treated in accordance with all legal, accreditation, regulatory and third party payor requirements.

Attend periodic meetings to review the effectiveness and performance of the Hospitalist program and its providers.

Participate in community benefit programs or other activities as requested. 
 

MD/DO

Current licensure in the State of Connecticut

Graduation from an Accredited Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) psychiatric residency program

Board Certification (or Board Eligibility) by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

A valid DEA registration and a Connecticut Controlled Substance Registration 

Membership in and maintenance of appropriate privileges at Bristol Hospital Medical Staff.