DSHS WSH Psychiatrist - Walla Walla

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western state hospital wsh in lakewood washington is looking for psychiatrists to guide multi-disciplinary inpatient treatment teams on wards dedicated to general adult geriatric and forensic populations strong psychopharmacology skills and the ability to work collaboratively with other professionals are essential western state hospital is a psychiatric hospital serving western washington that provides evaluation and inpatient treatment for adults with serious or long-term behavioral health issues psychiatrists provide specialized care to patients on wards in the center for forensic services on civil admission wards and on longer-term civil wards for non-geriatric and geriatric adults

basic duties include certifying the medical necessity of hospital level of care prescribing and reviewing appropriate medication and treatment performing ongoing assessments of the patient's response to treatments and developing and reviewing a release plan or justification for continued inpatient status we are most interested in applicants who meet the following requirements:

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