Child Psychiatrist

ChildNet Youth and Family Services, Inc. is currently seeking a contract Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist, 16 -30 hours/week (a combination of onsite/in-person and virtual), to provide psychiatric evaluations and medication support and management to children and adolescent clients within our Behavioral Health Services Program located in Long Beach, CA.

The Psychiatrist promotes a strengths-based approach to treatment that empowers families, supports a community-based philosophy of service, and ensures that all clinical services are aligned with the agency’s mission and values. Within agency guidelines and professional standards, the Psychiatrist functions independently and works directly with the BHS Program Director and Client Services Supervisor.

This is a contracted position (16-30 hours per week) for a board-certified child psychiatrist, specializing in child & adolescent psychiatry. The position will be responsible for receiving referrals for evaluation from therapists. The psychiatrist will evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders, provide follow-up, psychosocial education, and support to clients and their families, review case histories, and maintain clinical materials in accordance with Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations (psychosocial history, psychiatric symptoms, medical history, medication history, diagnosis) to assess and create a plan to treat a wide range of difficulties presented by children and adolescents.
• Conduct patient appointments for established clients on a regular basis.
• Foster therapeutic connections with your clients as well as communicate and build relationships with their caregivers.
• Prescribe psychotropic medication, as needed. Provide medication management, follow-up, and psychiatric education regarding medication and possible side effects.
• Work closely as part of the treatment team with the therapist, case manager, and others, both inside and outside of the agency, including families and collaterals.
• Understand and comply with Agency policies and procedures, HIPAA regulations, LACDMH policies and documentation guidelines, and other state & federal regulations related to quality assurance.
• Complete and submit clinical documentation within a 24-hour time frame utilizing the agency’s electronic health record system (Exym).
• Demonstrate medical/clinical leadership skills, a complete working knowledge of psychopharmacology, and experience in mental health service delivery to a broad-based individual and multi-cultural, diverse, patient population.
• Provide coverage for absent psychiatrists.

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