Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Psychiatrist (Part- time)
Location: Massillon, OH 44646
Duration: 6 months  to long-term
Shift Timing: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (20 hours week)
Facility: DYS - Indian River Juvenile Correctional Facility (IRJCF)

Job Responsibilities:
•    Complete psychiatric evaluations to assist in diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. On rare occasion, the psychiatrist may also be called upon to respond to a unit to evaluate a youth who is out of control.
•    Completes intake evaluations on youth who are transferred to the facility toassess medication need and write prescriptions.
•    Respond to referrals by facility staff for evaluation of a mental health disorder.
•    Complete risk assessments per policy and make determinations regarding appropriate precautionary status levels for youths who are displaying suicidal behavior or ideation.
•    Assist in facilitating the transfer of youth for emergency purposes.
•    Notify appropriate staff when youth are placed on medication and when medication is altered or discontinued.
•    Explain to youths the need, benefits, use and side effects of medications and obtain informed consent as per policy.
•    Meet with treated youth on a monthly basis unless otherwise assessed to need an increased or decreased frequency as determined by the psychiatrist or ODYS personnel.
•    Contact parent/Client as to treatment planning and medication usage
•    Provide for consultation and participation with the youth's interdisciplinary team either directly or by utilization of an appropriate method of communication (use of psychiatric nurse, e-mail, written note, etc.).

Required documents:

•    Active Psychiatric License for the state of OH.
•    Active BLS/CPR.

Job Tags

Part time, Shift work,

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