Psychiatrist - ACT

The Psychiatrist will provide professional, quality program services to the clients served by the ACT team. Diagnose, prescribe medication, monitor medication side effects and participate in the treatment process of clients on an ACT team. 

This position will be 32/Hours a week.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coordinate psychiatric care for all clients with ACT team, prescribe medications, and evaluate clients for side effects and medication efficacy. 
• Conduct Diagnostic Assessments as required. The Diagnostic Assessment shall include psychiatric history, course of illness, response to treatment, mental status examination, use of DSM 5 diagnoses, a summary of strengths and needs recommendations.   
• Communicate assessment results via email or in person, for daily team meetings comprehensive assessment meetings, and treatment planning meetings.   
• Collaborate with the registered nurses on the assessment of clients’ physical health, making appropriate referrals to community physicians for further assessment and treatment, and integrating medical treatment with psychiatric treatment. 
• Provide support, education, and counseling to family members of clients to help them become knowledgeable about mental illness. 
• Provide on-site crisis assessment and management during regular work hours. Provide crisis assessment over the phone during other hours as well as on-call backup to the first-line on-call staff. 
• Be actively involved in both acute and long-term psychiatric inpatient treatment including initiation and facilitation of admission.  Provide regular communication and consultation with the attending psychiatrist.  Along with other team members, visit clients in the hospital collaborate with the inpatient staff on the planning and implementation of treatment and discharge to the community. 

• Meet with clients in their home or at another community setting a minimum of 75% of weekly work time. 
• Submit written reports and oral testimony in commitment and other legal proceedings. Submit oral or written documentation on a wide range of treatment, rehabilitative, and support services matters (e.g., Social Security applications, prior authorization of medication, etc.). 
• Regularly attend daily organizational staff meetings to assess client status and progress, coordinate treatment interventions, and engage with staff to develop treatment recommendations.    
• Participate in treatment planning meetings with staff, clients, and treatment supports. 
• Collaborate with Team Leader to and meet to discuss clinical leadership and program development issues. 
• Train staff on the knowledge and skills basic to the treatment of serious and persistent mental illnesses, psychopharmacology, and client medical issues. 
• Provide leadership, and collaborate with the registered nurses to develop and monitor psychopharmacologic and medical treatment.   
• Participate in the development of medication policies and procedures.  
• Must transport clients in the community. 
• Complete all paperwork, reports, and charting contemporaneously and in an organized manner.  
• Work collaboratively with other agency prescribers as needed to support peer consultation and shared knowledge on practice trends.  
• Provide psychiatric cross coverage for other agency prescribers.    
• Participate actively in on-going professional growth and development; maintain appropriate professional behavior and participate in appropriate supervision. 
• Maintain a pattern of regular work hours. 
• Other duties as assigned. 

Competencies:

• Knowledge of symptoms and course of serious and persistent mental illness as well as medications and other therapies. 
• Knowledge of supportive counseling techniques, independent living skills/teaching and crisis intervention techniques. 
• Knowledge of evidence-based clinical practices. 
• Be knowledgeable about and utilize various substance use treatment modalities such as harm reduction and motivational interviewing. 
• Have demonstrable working knowledge of vulnerable adult laws and other pertinent rules and regulations. 
• Must be knowledgeable about the ACT model. 
• Knowledge of current principles, practices and techniques of case management. 
• Knowledge of community resources. 
• Develop appropriate therapeutic relationships, and provide brief therapy.  
• Assess and manage crisis situations. 
• Utilizes crisis assessment tools for suicidal and aggressive behavior. 
• Able to problem solve using analytical skills, creativity and logical thinking to reach a solution. 
• Able to work under pressure in a fast paced time sensitive environment with shifting priorities and multiple deadlines. 
• Multitask in an environment with multiple distractions is a must.  
• Must have good interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and be part of an ACT team.  

• Able to use a computer for word-processing, electronic health record, and database management. 
• Be able to speak, clearly understand, and write the English language. 
• Must have a car, a current MN driver’s license, valid auto insurance and be able to drive during the day or evening hours that may require you to drive in the dark.       
• Be able to accommodate flexible work hours.

Requirements

• Must be licensed to practice medicine in the State of Minnesota and have a medical specialty to practice psychiatry. 
• Must be licensed to prescribe medication in the State of Minnesota. 

CEU Requirments:

• Must have and maintain a current Physician License and Controlled Substance License from the state of Minnesota. 
• Attendance at required agency Race Equity Trainings. 

Benefits

• 4 weeks PTO first year of employment
• Casual dress code
• 12 holidays
• Medical (complementary access to NICE healthcare, a free primary care), dental, vision, life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement and Loan Repayment
• Reimbursement for professional licensure fees
• Routine supervision from a Mental Health Professional, with access to licensure supervision opportunities
• 403b retirement plan with an employer percentage match
• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Bereavement and paid parental leave
• Wellness program to support employee overall health and well-being
• Mileage reimbursement
• And more!

RADIAS Health is proud to be a LGBTQIA+, anti-racist, all-inclusive, and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as protected veteran, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other protected class status.