Psychiatrist

Job Summary:

The Staff Psychiatrist will work with a multidisciplinary professional and clinical staff and be active in fostering a therapeutic milieu as well as providing clinical guidance to patients and the multidisciplinary treatment team.

Essential Functions:

• Practices the specialty of psychiatry within the scope of privileges in treating inpatient populations. 
• Maintains active medical staff status.
• Works collaboratively with other physicians and clinical staff.
• Interacts cooperatively with managed care companies.
• Completes all documentation in the medical record according to Hospital guidelines.
• Attends regularly scheduled Medical Staff meetings.
• Participates in medical staff committees as appointed.
• Supports the hospital's mission and vision statements, and promotes the welfare of the hospital.
• Performs any other duties that may be assigned by the Chief Medical Officer and CEO.
• Participates in teaching medical students and residents as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Provides clinical and professional supervision of Advanced Practices Nurses working in the hospital as assigned.

Essential Competencies:

• Has extensive knowledge of the principles and practice of psychiatry, and the diagnosis and treatment of the mentally ill and chemically dependent patients.
• Is able to work within the framework of hospital policies, procedures and the Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules and Regulations.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of medicine with an MD or DO degree, currently licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Board Eligible or Certified physician with specialty in psychiatry
• Exhibits proper certificates of malpractice insurance, Federal and State DEA and Mass Board of Registration in Medicine licensing, and successfully completes all appointment credentialing

Physical Criteria:

• Must be able to walk short distances and climb stairways.

Reports to:  Chief Medical Officer

Supervises:  Supervises hospital staff as requested by Chief Medical Officer