Psychiatrist (75594)

Pittsburgh, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Centurion is proud to be the provider of behavioral health services to theAllegheny County Mobile Competency Restoration Program.

TheAllegheny County Mobile Competency Restoration Programprovides treatment to individuals for competency restoration both in the community and in the jail setting.

We are currently seeking aper diem Psychiatristto join our team in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. This position is for evaluations and coverage as needed.

Under the direction of the Program Manager the Psychiatristis responsible for providing diagnosis and treatment recommendations and providing services to patients in a jail and/or a community setting to meet service delivery requirements of the Allegheny County Mobile Competency Restoration and Support Team (MCRST). Other duties include:

Provides psychiatric services to individuals who have been found incompetent to stand trial by the Court and are diagnosed with a serious mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders (serious mental illness and substance use disorder(s)).
Serves as a leading member of the multidisciplinary treatment team and contributes to the development implementation evaluation and revision of individual treatment plans with goal of promoting continuity of care.
Works collaboratively with the jail Psychiatrist and treatment team to diagnose psychiatric disorders based on presentation of symptoms and patient self-report. Diagnoses to be consistent with DSM criteria and presenting/target symptoms.
Performs psychiatric evaluations for patients referred by behavioral health staff medical staff correctional staff etc. for MCRST.
Provides psychiatric follow-up for patients as per their level of care and based on the triage of patient requests for behavioral health services.

Qualifications

Current Pennsylvania medical license (MD or DO) in good standing.
Board certification or board eligible for certification in psychiatry.
Minimum of 2 years experience working as a psychiatrist in a psychiatric hospital a behavioral health (inpatient or outpatient) center or correctional facility preferred.
A basic understanding of the criminal-legal system preferred.
Ability to plan organize develop and document services in a manner that maximizes accountability; strong written oral and interpersonal communication skills.
Must be able to work independently set and meet deadlines ability to work from home and demonstrate productivity.
Ability to navigate an electronic medical record.
Ability to interact well with varied levels of managerial clinical custody court and administrative staff in correctional and community environments.
A valid automobile drivers license appropriate automobile insurance and a safe reliable registered automobile available for use during work is required.
Active in-person CPR certification required along with current tuberculosis screening.
Must be able to pass background investigation and obtain agency security clearance (Act 33/34 Clearances are required and ability to pass Allegheny County background check including drug testing).

We offer competitive compensation for our per diem team members as well as malpractice insurance. For more information please contact Provider Recruiter Jesse Krasley at or call directly at . indmhm

DescriptionCenturion is proud to be the provider of behavioral health services to theAllegheny County Mobile Competency Restoration Program.TheAllegheny County Mobile Competency Restoration Programprovides treatment to individuals for competency restoration both in the community and in the jail sett...