Journey Mental Health Center Hiring For Psychiatrist (220671) at Madison, WI  Full Time

Journey Mental Health Center (JMHC) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the agency’s belief that staff diversity and cultural humility are the foundation for services, which are accessible, effective, and relevant to the diverse needs of our consumers.

You can read about the many benefits of working at Journey Mental Health Center on our careers page.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Essential:

• Holds a current license to practice medicine in Wisconsin.
• Is eligible to sit for board exams in psychiatry according to the criteria of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Ability to perform a behavioral health assessment, including assessment for psychiatric illness, substance abuse, and suicide risk.
• Ability to work with the other clinicians and the consumer to develop a recovery plan
• Demonstrate ability to work independently.
• Demonstrate ability to function collaboratively as part of a team, seeking and accepting consultation when appropriate.
• Commitment to working towards improving cultural competence, as demonstrated by valuing difference/diversity, recognizing limitations in personal competencies and expertise, and having concrete ideas about how to improve cultural awareness, knowledge and skills.
• Commitment to working towards consumer involvement and empowerment within a recovery focused, trauma informed model of care.
• Commitment to working with consumers with both mental health and AODA issues.
• Excellent communication skills (both orally, and in writing).
• Experience in using an electronic health record.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license, a favorable driving record, adequate insurance (per state law) and access to a vehicle. 

Preferred:

• Demonstrated expertise in providing cross-cultural MH services.
• Experience in providing telepsychiatry services.
• Clinical experience in crisis intervention/emergency mental health service.
• Fluent in Spanish, or Hmong, or American Sign Language.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Psychiatrist provides direct psychiatric services to consumers assigned to them, including comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment. This includes:

• Completion of psychiatric assessment, consultation and/or participation in service planning for individual consumers; ongoing monitoring of consumer progress and mental status as indicated in the treatment plan; monitoring of prescribed medication as determined by clinical need; education of consumers regarding at-risk behaviors that predispose to medical illness; assessment of abnormal involuntary movements; health screening for symptoms indicative of physical disease.
• Consultation to treatment team related to consumer presentation, relationship between psychosocial and physical health issues, and appropriate use of psychotropic medications, their benefits, side effects, and toxicity
• Participation in the multidisciplinary team meeting via team meetings, formal or informal consultation, joint meeting with consumer and staff, to ensure that consumers receive coordinated comprehensive care.
  • Timely completion of charting.
  • Medical/psychiatric backup to other prescribers employed by JMHC.
  • Medical/psychiatric backup to the Emergency Services Unit.
  • Participation in the training of students and staff.
  • Work with community caregivers (i.e., primary care providers, service providers outside Journey, housing supports, etc.) to ensure coordination of care.
  • Participation in administrative duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer (i.e., being a member of committee).
  • Other duties as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer.

The above statements are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list but are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by this employee.