- Provide direct outpatient psychiatric care to patients for 36 hours per week.
- Spend additional time as necessary to perform other related duties such as completing medical and billing records, providing patient consultations via telephone or My Chart, conducting patient-specific education, etc.
- Collaborate with and supervise Physician Assistants or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners as needed (additional compensation offered).
- Keep abreast of new models and trends in mental health care and use this to ensure we are providing the highest-quality, equitable care.
- Observe and follow all Washington University School of Medicine policies and procedures relating to outpatient clinical care and all applicable legal, ethical and professional standards.
- Opportunity to exercise a flexible schedule as best fit for the patient population to optimize provider productivity.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as necessary and assigned.
- Well-informed on best practices in outpatient mental health with experience in an outpatient clinical operation or other setting which otherwise demonstrates ability to work in a progressive practice setting.
- Ability to collaboratively work with and supervise advanced practitioners in the provisioning of clinical care.
- Ability to monitor the delivery of outpatient mental health services, which enhance revenue, operate efficiently and effectively, and are responsive to clinical and administrative staff and patient needs.
- Ability to establish, monitor, and evaluate key performance indicators/metrics and implement plans to intervene, as needed.
- A practice style that emphasizes teamwork, communication, accountability, collegiality, flexibility, trust, and patience.
- Personal characteristics, which include outstanding verbal communication skills on an individual and group basis, excellent writing skills, and professional appearance and an executive demeanor with high emotional intelligence.
Child Staff Psychiatrist - Maryland, United States - Washington University
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Child Staff Psychiatrist - Psychiatry
Apply locations Washington University in St. Louis (Non WashU Campus Location) time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id JR81223Scheduled Hours
40Position Summary
The outpatient child psychiatrist will provide direct outpatient psychiatric care to new and returning patients in a combination of in-person and tele-medicine visits at our clinic locations, complete the necessary medical and billing records, and supervise and collaborate with Physician Assistants and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners as needed, furthering our mission of providing health care in a way that best serves our diverse patient population. The position reports directly to the Director of Outpatient Psychiatry and Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs. This position offers a generous base salary and benefits, additional productivity-based bonuses, and a sign-on bonus. Diversity is a core value at Washington University School of Medicine and in the Department of Psychiatry. We are committed to building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all students, staff, trainees, and faculty. We believe that building a diverse team enriches us individually and as a department by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. In order to achieve these objectives, candidates are expected to align with the school's mission of promoting inclusive excellence. They should be prepared to further this objective within Washington University and collaborate with diverse communities of students, faculty, staff, trainees, and patients. Visit our Websites to learn more about DEI initiatives in the Department of Psychiatry ( and at WUSM (Job Description
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Qualified candidates will possess an MD, MD/PhD, or DO degree and hold or be eligible for an unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of Missouri and Illinois.. Candidate should be certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) in Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry, or Board eligible. BNDD and DEA required.
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