Psychiatrist

JOB DESCRIPTION – PSYCHIATRIST

DEPARTMENT/SERVICE: Clinical / Medical

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:  Valid physicians license to practice medicine in the State of California; Board-Certified in Psychiatry 

REPORTS TO: CEO

DEGREE OF SUPERVISION: Quarterly

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meet with clients individually for initial psychiatric assessment and evaluation
• Weekly follow up with clients (or more frequently as needed)
• Lead medical quality assurance component of weekly treatment team meeting
• Participate in weekly clinical meetings
• Complete documentation in a timely and efficient manner including notes from individual sessions with residents or family members
• Assist/provide direction in the development of Muir Wood clinical program, provide intelligence and interpretation on recent data points and studies, best practices and adolescent residential clinical program design
• Participation in weekly treatment team meeting to remain updated on developments with residents’ treatment planning goals and medical/treatment concerns
• Liaison to the treatment community as professional representative of Muir Wood and attendance at professional conferences such as the AACAP and other industry driven events
• Development of PPT presentations and other presentation for Muir Wood sponsored community lecture events
• Assist in the review of Muir Wood Policy and Procedures/Program Statement; Medical Records and Assessments
• Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director