Job Description

Job Description:

You will provide ongoing evaluation and treatment of Mental Health Partners’ (MHP) clients with medications in addition to other forms of therapeutic interventions. You will provide psychiatric services including administering and supervising evidence-based treatment with an emphasis on medical or somatic therapies; medication evaluation and management, identification of potential physical problems impacting the mental and physical health of consumers, ordering and monitoring appropriate laboratory tests, consultation and collaboration with primary care providers, and consultation with emergency psychiatric services.

You will:

• Act in a leadership/supervisory role within the assigned treatment teams
• Provide psychiatric diagnostic and medication evaluations, and provides consumers with medication education and psycho-education, at MHP sites or sites with whom the MHP has contractual agreements, such as hospitals, jails, community health clinics, schools and day treatment programs
• Collaborate with clinical staff on treatment planning of individual clients
• Participate in internal consultation with other professionals in the organization as well as with outside agencies
• Liaison with client Primary Care Physician (PCP) and facilitates medical care, and when appropriate, transfer of care to the PCP
• Participate as an active member in multi-disciplinary teams providing comprehensive case management services to clients
• Regularly participates in team meetings
• Prepare documentation for certifications and court-ordered medications
• Attend court to support requests for short-term and long-term certification of clients for involuntary treatment
• Document provision of services, assessments, evaluations and treatment goals and plan consistent with clinical and administrative policies and procedures
• Participate in multidisciplinary focus groups, committees, and task forces charged with researching and improving clinical practices and developing or updating programs and business processes
• Order and monitors appropriate laboratory tests at clinically indicated frequency
• Provide crisis support for clinical emergencies at clinical site, and provides consultation to EPS during office hours as scheduled by Chief Medical Officer
• Report high risk/problem cases and solicits consultation/help as needed
• Respond effectively to consumer needs and problems, initiates and maintains positive interactions and provides timely response to phone calls, pages, email and other requests
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to medical students and residents
• Serve as acting Medical Director when needed
• May provide after hours on call psychiatric services at frequency negotiated with Chief Medical Officer
• Promote and demonstrates MHP’s mission, vision and values through both behavior and job performance on a day to day basis
• Effectively interacts and communicates with other MHP staff/clients/customers/partners/etc.
• Regular and consistent attendance is required to perform other essential functions of the job
• Participate in educational instruction for medical students, psychology and social work interns, and with outside agencies as needed
• May supervise PA’s or nurse practitioners
• Other duties as assigned

What's In It For You:

• Medical (Kaiser and Cigna options), dental, vision, FSA, HSA, life, disability, and retirement (with company match) plans.

• Paid time off, paid holidays, and a comprehensive wellness program.

• Commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion work 

• Engaged employer who believes you are an important factor in delivering our mission to the community with lots of opportunity to for dialogue with leaders

• Training, personal, and professional growth opportunities

• Supportive team that will participate in your development

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccination (and any subsequent boosters) and the annual influenza vaccine. Medical exemptions or religious accommodations may be requested. 

What We Need:

• Unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Colorado. ABPN board certification is desirable but not required (must be board-eligible)
• DEA Certification required
• M.D. or D.O. degree (or international equivalent) with ACGME-accredited residency training program in general psychiatry (adult psychiatrists) and/or in child and adolescent psychiatry (child psychiatrists)
• Prior experience working with adults or children in an outpatient/inpatient setting preferred
• Bicultural/Bilingual (Spanish) preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must be knowledgeable and current with regard to psychopharmacology, medical/psychiatric interface, recovery practices, and evidence-based neuropsychiatric diagnosis and treatment
• Highly professional and excellent interpersonal skills
• Leadership ability and supervisory skills
• Understanding of community mental health systems of care and principles of managed health care preferred, but not required
• Advanced computer skills including use of electronic health record and MS Office products and the ability to learn new tools as needed

Extra:

Loan Repayment program under Colorado Health Services Corps

This posting is always accepting applications.

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