Part-Time Staff Psychiatrist

This position is based in our West Palm Beach Treatment Center, with the possibility of remote work. The Staff Psychiatrist will play a vital role in delivering comprehensive psychiatric care to our patients.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide psychiatric evaluation and individual and family therapy for adult programs.
• Provide consultation to clinical staff and other department heads on managing patients with psychiatric co-morbidity.
• Provide, when necessary, ongoing education and training for clinical staff.
• When appropriate, help facilitate voluntary and non-voluntary patient psychiatric placements into outside agencies.
• When indicated, provide psychotherapy and psycho-educational sessions to patients.
• Consult the intake department on screening patients with psychiatric comorbidity for admissions and help facilitate alternate placements when needed.
• To provide, as needed, weekly staff treatment plan update meetings and consultations in the respective unit to ensure quality clinical supervision of psychiatric concerns and issues.
• May be required to present on topics related to their position at local, regional, and national conferences representing the Hanley Foundation.
• Assist with overseeing patient care, ensuring adherence to APA standards for diagnosis and treatment.
• Supervise staff and facilitate meetings to provide practical, optimal patient services.
• Implement policies and organizational philosophies and track and communicate outcomes.
• Capable of managing a budget.
• Understanding specific issues, comorbidities, and pain management techniques relevant to the patient population.
• Provide supervision to psychiatric residents and fellows as needed
• Uphold all Hanley Foundation Policies and Procedures.
• Maintain client/potential client confidentiality following Hanley Foundation’s’ Policy.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Strong therapeutic intervention skills for working with patients and families in both crisis and non-crisis situations
• Knowledge of adolescent and adult psychiatric theory and practice, including, but not limited to, teenage development, eating disorders, medication management, current testing practices, etc.
• Ability to work well with multiple departments and communicate effectively.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Knowledgeable and familiar with current psychotropic medications and their interactions.
• Must know all local and state laws concerning involuntary commitment procedures.
• Must be thoroughly familiar with and demonstrate knowledge of the principles and programs of the various 12-step fellowships.
• Must be able to act as a role model in etiquette, speech, and behaviors consistent with recovery principles.

Education/Experience/Qualifications:

• Medical school graduate with a license to practice medicine in Florida.
• M.D or D.O.
• Board certified in psychiatry by the Florida Board of Medicine.
• Experience with addiction medicine after completion of accredited residency.

Hanley Foundation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. The company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Hanley Foundation is a Drug-Free Workplace. Job applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are required to undergo drug screening.

Company Website: www.hanleyfoundation.org

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