CLINICAL PSYCHIATRIST - BOARD CERTIFIED

Definition

Under the limited supervision of a Medical Director or Managing Physician/Psychiatrist in a state department, institution, or agency, functions as a specialist/consultant in the field of psychiatry; performs clinical responsibilities in accord with the standard of care and unified service systems; performs psychiatric functions in accord with legal/judicial mandates and Patient's Bill of Rights; performs technical applications to meet The Joint Commission (TJC) standards and other relevant accreditation bodies standards; does other related duties as required.

At the discretion of the Division's Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer the Clinical Psychiatrist must be willing to enter into a collaborative agreement/joint protocol with an Advance Practice Nurse who will provide services to the patient, as allowed by the NJ Division of Behavioral Health Services ('DBHS'), in conjunction with the attending psychiatrist.

Examples of work

• Studies, evaluates, diagnoses, and treats diseases/disorders of the mind in accord with the standard of care, Patient's Bill of Rights, TJC standards, and legal/judicial mandates.
• Takes the lead in formulation of treatment plan including discharge plan and its implementation with other members of the treatment team in accord with Patient's Bill of Rights and the standard of care.
• Complies with judicial mandates in accord with NJ Statutes reflecting the Patient's Bill of Rights such as review of records of patients for prescribing of psychotropic medication, freedom from unnecessary physical restraint and isolation, emergency administration of medication, administration of medication over objection, and so forth.
• Organizes data concerning patient's families, personal medical and psychiatric history, onset of symptoms, source of referral, emotional reactions and behavior, and intellectual functions.
• Is responsible for ensuring that psychiatric treatment is incompliance with TJC standards and other accreditation bodies standards and legal or judicial mandates.
• Reviews diagnostic and psychological testing to confirm physical and psychiatric diagnoses as indicated including follow- up of results.
• Examines patients to determine general physical condition.
• Reviews orders on psychotropic medication according to acceptable medical standards and in accord with the statutes as reflected in the Patient's Bill of Rights and legal/judicial mandates.
• Recommends and orders laboratory and other special diagnostic tests and evaluates material obtained.
• Determines condition and extent of mental disorders and formulates a treatment plan and follow-up studies.
• Treats patients utilizing somatic, group, or milieu therapy, and other psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
• Serves as active medical staff member of the institution, eligible to serve as Officer of the organization, and is required to attend regular medical meetings to discuss issues pertinent to medical/psychiatric care of patients.
• Participates in continuing medical education activities to maintain knowledge/skills required for professional competency to provide the best quality of care to patients.
• Directs activities of medical and other personnel engaged in rendering psychiatric treatment to patients.
• Writes up and presents at staff conferences data on patients for diagnoses, treatments, and disposition.
• Provides appropriate and timely reports and testifies in civil commitment hearings.
• Evaluates and provides appropriate and timely reports and testifies in judicial reviews of insanity acquittees.
• Evaluates and provides appropriate and timely reports and testifies in judicial reviews related to patient's fitness to proceed to trial.
• Evaluates and provides appropriate and timely reports and testifies in judicial reviews related to patient's need for guardianship.
• Evaluates and provides appropriate and timely reports and testifies in judicial reviews related to sexually violent predator status (Applies to Psychiatrists employed at the Special Treatment Unit).
• Makes required rounds and inspections.
• Maintains complete/adequate case records and renders periodic and incidental reports.
• Will fulfill requirements of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Risk Evaluation and Management Strategies as directed by the DBHS Medical Director.
• Will comply with all Medicare/ Medicaid enrollment applications for reassignment of benefits.
• Will be required to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

License

Possession of an Unrestricted License to practice medicine in the State of New Jersey.

Possession of an unrestricted State of New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances License.

Possession of an unrestricted Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Registration number.

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of the diseases/disorders of the mind in accord with the standard of care, Patient's Bill of Rights, TJC standards, and legal/judicial mandates.
• Knowledge of the judicial mandates in accord with NJ Statutes reflecting the Patient's Bill of Rights such as review of records of patients for prescribing of psychotropic medication, freedom from unnecessary physical restraint and isolation, emergency administration of medication, administration of medication over objection, and so forth.
• Knowledge of the TJC standards and other accreditation bodies standards and legal or judicial mandates.
• Knowledge of the diagnostics and psychological testing to confirm physical and psychiatric diagnoses as indicated including follow-up of results.
• Knowledge of the laboratory and other special diagnostic tests.
• Knowledge of the various conditions and extend of mental disorders and the different types of treatment plans.
• Knowledge of the somatic, group, or milieu therapy, and other psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
• Knowledge of the requirements of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Risk Evaluation and Management Strategies as directed by the DBHS Medical Director.
• Knowledge of the Medicare/ Medicaid enrollment applications for reassignment of benefits.
• Ability to study, evaluate, diagnose, and treat diseases/disorders of the mind in accord with the standard of care, Patient's Bill of Rights, TJC standards, and legal/judicial mandates.
• Ability to formulate treatment plans including discharge plan and its implementation with other members of the treatment team in accord with Patient's Bill of Rights and the standard of care.
• Ability to organize data concerning patient's families, personal medical and psychiatric history, onset of symptoms, source of referral, emotional reactions and behavior, and intellectual functions.
• Ability to examine patients to determine general physical condition.
• Ability to recommend and order laboratory and other special diagnostic tests and evaluate material obtained.
• Ability to determine the condition and extent of mental disorders and formulate treatment plans and follow-up studies.
• Ability to utilize somatic, group, or milieu therapy, and other psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
• Ability to serve as active medical staff member of the institution, to serve as Officer of the organization, and to attend regular medical meetings to discuss issues pertinent to medical/psychiatric care of patients.
• Ability to continue medical education activities to maintain knowledge/skills required for professional competency to provide the best quality of care to patients.
• Ability to direct activities of medical and other personnel engaged in rendering psychiatric treatment to patients.
• Ability to write up and present at staff conferences data on patients for diagnoses, treatments, and disposition.
• Ability to testify in civil commitment hearings, in judicial reviews of insanity acquittees, in judicial reviews related to patient's fitness to proceed trial, in judicial review related to patient's need for guardianship, and in judicial reviews related to sexually violent predator status.
• Ability to fulfill requirements of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Risk Evaluation and Management Strategies as directed by the DBHS Medical Director.
• Ability to comply with all Medicare/ Medicaid enrollment applications for reassignment of benefits.
• Ability to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible if they can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.

Note

The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.

CERTIFICATION

Possession of current certification as a diplomate in the specialty of psychiatry issued by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.