Job Description

Experience working with an acute and chronic adult inpatient population is required, and forensic
population.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
 Responsible for patient care that includes examination, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of
medical illnesses for adult and geriatric psychiatric inpatient population.
 Serves as medical consultant to the attending psychiatrist/practitioner.
 Completes admission medical assessments (including history and physical examinations, mental
status examination) and entering admission orders.
 Orders diagnostic/therapeutic tests and procedures.
 Monitors patients' progress, including laboratory values and special procedures with appropriate
follow-up or referrals as needed.
 Consults with authorized representatives/legal guardians on patient medical status.
 Collaborates with attending psychiatric practitioner if needed providing DSM-5 Diagnoses that are
valid, complete, and supported by timely and appropriate assessment.
 Provides coverage to the medical clinic, the admission suit to ensure the admission process is
completed.
 Prescribes medications at the lowest effective dose in accordance with rational clinical practices.
Assesses and address medication side-effects and report adverse drug reactions.
 Ensures timely and quality documentation (admissions, follow-up and annual, etc.) in patient
records in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory standards, and guidelines.

• Available to start immediately (pending credentialing)
• Initial Appointment for 3-month assignment, with option to extend 3 -6-month assignment, if the position remains unfilled
• Full-time, 40 hours a week with assigned office hours of Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm with 1 hour lunch
break, no alternative schedules accepted
• NOT approved for overtime
• No weekends, no holidays, no on-call duty
• Ability to provide cross coverage, to include forensic populations, as required
• Once a month, participation in Lunch Coverage Call (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM)

Job Tags

Holiday work, Full time, Immediate start, Monday to Friday,

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