The psychiatrist diagnoses, prescribes medication, monitors side effects, and participates in the treatment process.

Duties

1. Completes Psychiatric Evaluation within two weeks of admission and annually after that
2. Evaluate all available clinical data (including laboratory and other instrumental reports) about the participant's physical status on admission and other occasions when needed.
3. Performs clinical screening and referral of all conditions needing consultation from medical and non-psychiatric specialties.
4. Facilitates program evaluation activities to oversee evidence-based practices' development, implementation, and sustainability of the Evidence-Based Practices.
5. Reviews and follow-up treatment ordered by physicians.
6. Reviews in the initial/follow-up Resiliency and Recovery Plan for each participant assigned, with special attention to all medical aspects of the plan.
7. Review, approve, and sign all initial/follow-up Resilience and recovery plans and quarterly reviews of the assigned participant.
8. Documents participant in progress notes.
9. Explain medication and side effects to the resident or guardian at admission by reviewing the Patient's Medication Information (PMI). For each medication
10. Obtain or review participants' or guardians' signatures on the Consent to Treatment with Psychotropic Medication at admission and annually after that.
11. Prescribes follow-up and review of all prescribed neuroleptics.
12. Reviews all non-psychiatric medical orders and prescriptions.
13. Orders nonprescription first aid drugs (e.g., analgesics, antipyretics) as needed.
14. Performs individual and group psychotherapy according to initial/follow-up Resiliency and Recovery Plan.
15. Performs family evaluation and therapy singly or jointly with other team members, according to IPS.
16. Performs crisis intervention (by telephone pager) for all participants during nonoffice hours as assigned, making daily reports to assigned Clinical Director.
17. Consults and advises the clinical staff and Clinical Director.
18. Provide vacation coverage as assigned.

Benefit: A Liability Insurance payment can be discussed.