Responsibilities

The Psychiatrist will perform psychiatric assessments, therapy, consultation, and education for a broad range of clients. They are responsible for diagnosing, ordering, and delivering therapeutic treatments to clients.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Perform psychiatric diagnostic evaluations and provide psychopharmacological and other psychiatric treatments for assigned caseload of clients within scope of practice and specialty
• Order and interpret appropriate consultations, diagnostic testing, and laboratory results
• Provide and refer wellness initiatives and health promotion services as indicated and available
• Advise and inform clients, employee, or other appropriate people of client’s condition and treatment plan.
• Participate in the educational experience of employees, students, or trainees as directed. Educate employees to support client treatment plans.
• Provide client-centered and trauma-informed services to clients with severe mental illnesses who may have concurrent substance use disorders and medical comorbidities.
• Provide in-person and tele-health psychiatric services.
• Perform other related duties and/or projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• M.D./D.O. degree from an ACGME or AOA accredited medical college required.
• Board Certification and/or Board Eligibility in Psychiatry or any subspecialty.
• Unrestricted license as a Physician in the State of Illinois.
• Minimum two years’ experience working with people with mental health and/or substance abuse diagnoses (residency or fellowship activities may count towards this time).
• Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and/or Addiction Psychiatry preferred.
• Previous experience working with community mental health populations preferred.
• If looking for part-time employment, must provide proof of your own $1,000,000/$3,000,000 malpractice liability insurance.