Overview

Full Time - Child Psychiatrist

East Tennessee Behavioral Health is a 90-bed inpatient treatment center serving Knoxville, Tennessee, and the surrounding communities. We provide the highest-quality care for people who have mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety disorders, and bipolar disorder and those who have co-occurring addictions. The acute inpatient treatment we offer supports adolescents, adults, and senior adults, while our outpatient programming serves adults age 18 and older. 

Overview:

Responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses through a combination of personal counseling (psychotherapy), psychoanalysis, hospitalization and/or medication.

Responsibilities

Summary:

• Responsible for providing clinical services to patients at the facility.
• Practice within medical protocols defined by federal and state regulations, as well as by corporate, facility policy or procedures.
• Review medical information on patients to ensure medical stability and to offer medical recommendations.
• Evaluate patients for mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.
• Treat or direct treatment of patients, utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
• Review and complete medical information for individual care plans, documents services and information in a timely manner.
• Maintain conf

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
• One or more years’ post graduate degree practice preferred.
• Licensed in the the state in which the facility(s) operate.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Board certification in child psychiatry
• Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.

For more information, please contact

Debbie Hughes - debbie.hughes@acadiahealthcare.com or 615.861.7581

Practice with Acadia Healthcare 

Acadia is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services across the United States.

Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Acadia Healthcare operates a network of 250 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 11,000 beds in 39 states and Puerto Rico, more than 23,000 employees serving approximately 70,000 patients daily. We provide psychiatric and chemical dependency services to our patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, specialty treatment facilities, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics and therapeutic school-based programs.

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