Psychiatrist - Inpatient Youth Hospital

The Opportunity:

The Psychiatrist provides psychiatric services to Youth Behavioral Health Hospital patients. The Psychiatrist works within their scope of practice and within established medical standards in the provision of care for the treatment of individuals with acute and chronic psychiatric and mental health disorders. As an essential part of the multidisciplinary treatment team, the Psychiatrist works to create a healing and trauma-informed environment for hospitalized youth.

Who We Are:

North Central Health Care is an organization serving Langlade, Lincoln and Marathon counties within the fields of mental health treatment, addiction services, long term care, short term care, physical therapy, crisis stabilization and so much more. We have amazing employees who provide exceptional care and want to add to our team.

What You'll Do:

• Provides diagnostic evaluations to patients, makes recommendations of treatment, meets with multidisciplinary team to plan/review treatment, and provides treatment, orders, referrals, tests, and ancillary services that are required and consistent within the scope of psychiatric specialty to provide mental health care services.
• Assesses all aspects of the patient's health status and ensures all patients receive appropriate care.
• Obtains and accurately documents a relevant health history, with an emphasis on mental health history.
• Performs a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, which includes evaluation of mental status, current and history of violence, suicidal or self-harm behavior, substance use, level of functioning, health behaviors, trauma, sexual behaviors, and social and developmental history.
• Utilizes effective clinical interviewing skills that facilitate development of a therapeutic relationship.
• Orders and interprets findings of relevant laboratory tests.
• Develops a treatment plan for mental health problems and psychiatric disorders based on evidence-based standards of care, and practice guidelines.
• Prescribes psychotropic and related medications based on clinical indicators of a patient's status while adhering to established formulary; schedules medication management appointments to appropriately monitor patients.
• Documents all patients encounters in the medical and/or mental health record in a timely manner. This includes, but not limited to, all entries being dated, timed, and having the author's legible signature.
• Prepares and completes required evaluations, summaries, insurance forms, and letters as it relates to patient care
• Upholds all rules and regulations governing the confidentiality of mental health patients and their records.
• Uses universal precautions at all times; participates in infection control, quality improvement, and peer review
• Accepts on-call responsibilities as scheduled.

What You Bring:

• Board certified in Psychiatry.
• Current Wisconsin license to practice medicine.
• Current DEA certification.
• Two years of experience working with youth is preferred.

What You'll Get:

• PTO, paid holidays, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, on-site bistro and cafeteria, pharmacy, newly updated facility, life insurance, accident insurance, pet insurance, hospital insurance, employee assistance program, employee discounts.
• As an employee of NCHC, you could be eligible for the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). The WRS is a hybrid defined benefit plan. It contains elements of both a 401(k) or defined contribution plan and a defined benefit plan. Participating staff contribute 6.9% and NCHC will match this at 100% each pay period!

In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, NCHC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. North Central Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)