Board Certified Psychiatrist

Job Title: Primary Care – Psychiatry

Department: Medical Administration

Reports To: Medical Director

FLSA Status: Exempt

Under the direction of the Medical Director, but with independent responsibility for professional results the Psychiatrist provides primary healthcare services for Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Inc. (CHC), and to perform related work as required.

It is the primary purpose of CHC to provide the highest quality of total care possible to the patient population it serves. Such a level of quality depends ultimately on the staffs desire and ability to work together, individually, and as a team. The employee is expected to be professional, punctual, maintain regular attendance, cooperative, organized, and enthusiastic at all times.

Duties assigned by the Medical Director include, but are not limited to, the following activities and may be adjusted based on patient and clinic medical service requirements:

1. →Secures and evaluates a patient's health history and records findings in a systematic, accurate and succinct manner.
2. →Performs a physical assessment and is able to discriminate between normal and abnormal findings.
3. →Provides routine physical examinations, diagnostic services and treatment of illnesses and emergencies.
4. →Adheres to the highest standards of medical ethics at all times.
5. →Assures quality of care for all patients.
6. →Shares on-call duties, when indicated, with other members of the medical staff.
7. →Elicits and records information about patient's medical history.
8. →Examines patient to determine general physical condition.
9. →Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient's condition.
10. →Analyzes reports and findings of tests and of examination, and diagnoses condition.
11. →Administers or prescribes treatments and drugs.
12. →Advises patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease.
13. →Reports births, deaths, and outbreak of contagious diseases to governmental authorities.
14. →Refers patients to medical specialist or other practitioner for specialized treatment.
15. →Conducts physical examinations to provide information needed for admission to school, consideration for jobs, or eligibility for insurance coverage.
16. →Assists the Medical Director in establishing medical policies, evaluating existing policies and developing changes in policies as necessary; designing, implementing, and evaluating education programs for patients and staff.
17. →Shares supervisory responsibilities of the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with the Clinical Director as required.
18. →Works within privileges and protocols as established by the Medical Director.
19. →Participates in committees as requested by the Medical Director.
20. →Demonstrates adherence to and observes all safety policies and procedures, inclusive of infection control rules and regulations.
21. →Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served (infants, pediatrics, adolescent, adults or geriatrics).
22. →Demonstrates knowledge of domestic violence, child, and dependent and elder abuse protocols.
23. →Maintains and adheres to HIPAA, confidential and privileged communications (patient, employees, and corporation).
24. →Participates in patient population management as it relates to clinical services while taking into account cultural and linguistic diversity and appropriate resources.