Psychiatrist (North Hawaii Community Hospital)

Job Summary/Responsibilities

Provides direct psychiatric care to patients referred for psychiatric care in the Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital (QNHCH) Primary Care Clinic.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Assists in the development and implementation of programming for patients with mental illness, patients dually diagnosed with substance abuse or dependence, and the Severely Disabled Mentally III (SDMI) populations.
• Assists in the further development of tele-psychiatry program.
• Functions as a consultant to other clinical staff.
• Conducts in-service education programs for clinical staff as needed.
• Acts as an advocate and clinical liaison for the clinic/department.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Performs ambulatory psychiatric assessments.
• Develops, reviews and updates patient ambulatory treatment plans. Review includes assessment of patient progress toward treatment plan goals and need for continued treatment.
• Provides medication management for patient who need psychiatric outpatient management.
• Completes all necessary documentation as required by clinic policy to meet The Queen’s Health System (QHS), government and regulatory agency requirements.
• Consults with the patients’ primary care provider(s) to coordinate medication and treatment issues, directs and negotiates treatment plan changes and provides documentation of the coordination of care in the medical record.
• Provides inpatient consults when available.
• Performs other clinical duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine or EC FMG certification.
• Current board certification in Psychiatry. If not board certified, board certification must be obtained within five (5) years from the date of completion of residency or fellowship training.
• Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Hawaii.
• During the period of employment, shall be and remain a member of the QNHCH Medical Staff in good standing with appropriate privileges without restriction.
• Qualified for an appointment on the faculty of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, preferred.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet