Medical Consultant - Alexandria, LA, United States - InGenesis

Description

In this role, you will perform a full range of mental health services in accordance with privileges granted by the facility.

This position is dependent on contract award.

Provides direct care to patients within discipline Scope of Practice and performs functions in accordance with current accepted practice, licensure, certification, credentialing and or granted privileges.

Provides treatment of persons throughout the life span as appropriate to discipline and facility setting.
May be expected to respond to and or coordinate response to medical emergencies.
Prescribes and monitors psychiatric medication treatment services including monitoring the side effects of medication and/or adverse reactions.

Offers comprehensive psycho-educational information with each medication/somatic treatment regarding the patient's mental illness, emotional disturbance or behavior disorder, treatment goals, potential benefits and the risk of treatment, self-monitoring aids, and identifies support groups for therapeutic assistance.

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from a school in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a U.

Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school that provided education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States as established by:

# The National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) and
# Permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).

Current, full and unrestricted licensed to practice medicine in the state.
Satisfactory completion of an approved residency training program.
Verbal proficiency in Spanish (preferred, not required).

Required to respond to any medical emergency within 4 minutes, where a fast walk or jog may be necessary to provide assistance.

Must have the ability to assist sick, injured or aging detainees or staff exiting the building during an emergency (may require lifting, dragging, wheeling or carrying someone who weighs significantly more than self).

This position is dependent on contract award.

InGenesis is one of the largest staffing firms in the industry and is among the largest diversity-owned healthcare staffing firms in North America.

This does not happen without passionate people:
skilled colleagues who are motivated to create innovative solutions and deliver superior service to our clients.

InGenesis counts almost half of the Fortune 500 in our nearly 300 clients, including clients in the healthcare, life sciences, higher education and pharma industries.

InGenesis is proud to be an affirmative action employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.

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