Staff Psychiatrist - Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Staff Psychiatrist - Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
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Job Description
Job Description
THE PRACTICE
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - Santa Barbara CA
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a non-profit 519-bed acute care teaching hospital and trauma center. It is the largest of its kind between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. The hospital was founded in 1888 by 50 women determined to provide a healthcare facility for the growing community of Santa Barbara. We offer a comprehensive range of services to best suit our patients needs and circumstances including acute inpatient psychiatry and detoxification; residential alcohol drug and co-occurring disorders; rehabilitation; and several levels of outpatient treatment services in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. Our approach to care is integrative family-oriented and culturally sensitive. Treatment plans support each persons specific needs and include treatment modalities for dual diagnosis to address those with both psychiatric and chemical dependency needs.
ECT /Interventional Psychiatry Service Development & Consult Liaison Services
- Lead the creation and implementation of an ECT service including developing workflows protocols and collaborative processes with leadership and staff
- Develop the team for ECT services including other psychiatrists Nursing Program Coordinator Anesthesia physicians nursing and others to have a well-functioning service
- Ensure adherence to evidence-based protocols safety standards and legal/ethical guidelines
- Coordinate with Marketing and Psychiatry in developing referrals for ECT services
- After the ECT service is developed lead the planning and implementation of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and other interventional psychiatry services as well
- Provide ECT intake and evaluation clinical services to patients; provide ECT; and provide follow up clinical services as appropriate. Provide similar clinical services to TMS and Psychedelic therapies in the future as these programs are developed
- Provide direct patient care to psychiatry consultation patients on the Consult-Liaison service across Medical and Surgical services and develop additional CL services as appropriate
- Coordinate the development if needed of additional consultation by Telehealth or for Outpatient Psychiatry as needed
- Collaborate with other hospital-based psychiatrists to flexibly help out with patient care on other services as needed
- Provide leadership incorporating best practices and innovations in patient care across clinical services and achieve top ratings in patient satisfaction
- Provide clinical consultation to the Medical and Surgical services and coordinate with other hospital-based psychiatrists to flexibly help out with patient care on other services as needed
- Collaborate with Residency Training leadership Hospitalist leadership and other key staff to identify unmet needs for consultation from psychiatry to improve care for medical and surgical patients
- Provide leadership for quality improvement and service development for consult psychiatry
- Oversee the clinical experience and teaching for medical students residents and NP students on the CL service
THE BENEFITS
- $350000.00 Annually for Full-Time (40 hours per week) W-2 Employees
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Attractive 401K and Competitive Company Match
- Generous Annual Bonuses
THE AREA
- Santa Barbara is a city on the central California coast with the Santa Ynez Mountains as a dramatic backdrop. Downtown Mediterranean-style white stucco buildings with red-tile roofs reflect the citys Spanish colonial heritage. Upscale boutiques and restaurants offering local wines and seasonal fare line State Street. On a nearby hill Mission Santa Barbara founded in 1786 houses Franciscan friars and a museum.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
