What are the responsibilities and job description for the Outpatient Psychiatrist (MD) - Full-Time or Part-Time position at Lowcountry Medical Practice Management?
Outpatient Psychiatrist, MD/DO – Full-Time or Part-Time - Columbia, SC
Role and Responsibilities
- Provide psychiatric services to include psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of adults and children, medication prescription review, and various treatment modalities as therapeutically appropriate.
- Partner with counselors and therapists to support clients during their mental health journey.
- The psychiatrist will be team-oriented and skilled in methodologies of collaborative psycho-pharmacotherapy that integrate psychiatric rehabilitation and pharmacotherapy
- The psychiatrist will participate in continuous communication with other members of the treatment team and the patient in order to monitor and assess the patient’s response to medication and treatment
- Participate in initial treatment planning, master treatment planning and treatment plan reviews
- Gain an understanding of mental health laws and state and community agencies and organizations serving the mentally ill and substance abuse and community resources available to patients
Qualifications
- MD/DO degree with ABPN approved psychiatry residency in adult and general psychiatry
- Current license to practice medicine in the State of South Carolina
- Provide treatment to severely and persistently mentally ill patients
- Knowledge and experience in providing treatment to individuals diagnosed with both serious and persistent mental illness as well as chronic substance abuse
- Knowledge of mental health laws and state and community agencies and organizations serving the mentally ill and substance abuse
- Experience with, or willing to learn use of an electronic medical record system
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Empathetic & intuitive listener
- Rapport building on a virtual platform and face to face
- Comfortable prescribing for anxiety, depression, insomnia, mood disorders, and ADHD
- Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis (We are not able to sponsor work visas at this time)
Job Details
- Flexible scheduling
- Provide care and to treatment to 20-25 patients per day
- Competitive Salary