Telepsychiatrist

Description

MHM Solutions, a Centurion company, is proud to be the provider of healthcare staffing solutions to state agencies within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We are currently seeking a part-time or per diem Telepsychiatrist to join our team assisting with forensic evaluations for Torrance State Hospital remotely. This role is up to 20 hours/week.

The telepsychiatrist is responsible for the care and treatment in a Commonwealth facility for individuals with a mental or physical injury or illness, dysfunctional behavior and/or a developmental disability. The physician will be expected to fulfill his/her medical staff obligations by serving as member of critical medical staff committees when requested/asked to serve. Work is performed under general direction of the Chief Medical Officer. Psychiatric duties and services include:

• Interviewing patients
• Reviewing patients' records
• Writing physician's orders
• Writing progress notes
• Meeting/speaking with families/significant others
• Consultations with other physicians and professionals and psychiatric treatment team staff

Other consultant functions which may arise in the performance of the contractor’s service:

• Providing direct treatment services
• Holding treatment team meetings
• Preparing assessments, reports and forms (discharge summaries, MA forms, SSI forms, etc.) in accordance with current regulations and survey standards as required on patients examined and consultations performed
• Reviewing lab results/test results
• Alerting staff of unusual circumstances, medication management

The psychiatrist is responsible for the provision of: quality services to each individual patient; admissions assessments/diagnosis; assurance that active treatment is occurring, compliance with TSH and RFPC policies/procedures, completion of documents as well as participation in activities related to court hearings/competency hearings, engage in ongoing performance improvement activities in accordance with current regulations and CMS. Duties and responsibilities are also governed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Human Services, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. 

Qualifications

• Current/valid unrestricted license to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as issued by the State Board of Medical Education and Licensure or the State Board of Osteopathic Examiners
• Preferred candidate will be board certified in Forensic Psychiatry
• CPR certificate
• DEA number
• Valid Medicare/Medicaid ID number
• Evidence of malpractice or applicable insurance
• Basic computer skills to include but not limited to Microsoft office

We offer competitive compensation for our independent contractors. For more information, please contact Physician Recruiter, Jesse Krasley, at jkrasley@teamcenturion.com or call directly at 484-255-0477. indmhm