Psychiatrist
Posted 15hrs ago
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Job Description
Remote psychiatrist providing virtual psychiatric care for Defense Health Agency beneficiaries. Evaluating patients, developing treatment plans, and completing military behavioral-health assessments.
Responsibilities:
- Perform duties as a Practitioner and Consultant in Psychiatry for low- and/or moderate-acuity patients using virtual platforms
- Provide treatment services, continuing follow-up care, and psychiatric care for triage patients with acute illnesses
- Make recommendations on major diagnostics and treatment plans
- Establish evaluation techniques, develop treatment and rehabilitation plans, and provide therapeutic treatment services
- Examine patients, evaluate laboratory and clinical findings, prescribe treatment, or refer patients to specialty clinics
- Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, advanced practical nurses, social workers, military liaisons, and commanders
- Direct Quality Assurance and make decisions regarding hospitalization, fitness for duty, MEB/TDRL evaluations, psychological autopsies, sanity boards, command consultations, and other administrative processes
- Identify treatment needs and arrange safe therapeutic outcomes
- Communicate TRICARE and DoD beneficiary requirements and benefits
- Prepare and maintain patient records, charts, case summaries, and correspondence
- Attend staff meetings for case discussion, continuing education, quality improvement, and safety
- Update patient charts within 72 business hours after appointments, or by close of business for high-visibility or higher-acuity patients
- Follow SOP duty limitations and weapons access assessments
Requirements:
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree
- Successfully completed an internship, residency in Psychiatry and/or Psychiatry Fellowship in an accredited United States (U.S.) Psychiatry Training program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
- Two years of experience providing Psychiatry and evidence-based treatments using virtual platforms; candidates with less than two years of experience using virtual platforms will be considered
- Experience providing Psychiatry using virtual platforms within the MHS preferred; virtual health experience outside the MHS acceptable
- Current board certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the American Osteopathic Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a Psychiatrist
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Red Cross; must be able to obtain and maintain it
- Fulfill credentialing requirements and obtain and maintain appropriate/relevant clinical privileges
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) program with employer match
- Paid vacation and sick leave
- Employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible work environment
- Critical illness coverage
- Accident insurance
- Identity theft coverage
- Pet insurance
- 1099 work option





