Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness boldly commits to supporting the well-being of our communities, ensuring equity in access and delivering exceptional care inspired by a culture of innovation. We are taking a responsible approach to creating environments that allow us to do what we do best—provide healthcare and wellness. As a part of our commitment to health and safety, COVID-19 vaccines are required for all employees, as well as all newly hired employees. We require documentation upon hire.

SUMMARY

The purpose of this position is to provide high quality patient care and ensure effective clinic operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Scope of practice includes evidenced based clinical practice guidelines.
• Provide continuous, comprehensive psychiatric treatment for Adults, Children and Adolescent patients according to current standards of care either in person or via tele-psychiatric services using tele-health.
• Review and/or gather patient histories to assess current environment and/or history of behavioral health conditions with the patient or in the patient’s family.
• Ensure that all patients have received the PHQ -2 and if needed the PHQ – 9 to screen for depression and monitor progress over time for patients that have been identified as having a moderate to high risk scoring.
• Use the research based screening tools such as the PHQ-2/9, GAD – 7, and Vanderbilt to establish a baseline for care, and to evaluate progress over time.
• Using the screening tools to determine which patients are not progressing the psychiatric provider must participate in staffing’s and/or treatment modifications as part of a care team comprised of a care manager, medical provider and a therapist to devise interventions to help the patient reduce symptoms with anxiety, depression and ADHD.
• Perform or request diagnostic tests.
• Make diagnoses and prescribe medication, as necessary and/or make referrals to other forms of behavioral health treatment including individual or group therapy, follow up with a primary care provider, or a full or partial hospitalization program.
• Educate patients on their condition and about the care teams that are devised to assist the patient with managing the behavioral health condition.
• Prepare all medical records, clinical reports and correspondences.
• Support quality improvement initiatives.
• Work in collaboration with scheduling, clinic staff, health management team and other providers to ensure that there is patient access and that productivity goals of 2.7 or higher are met daily/weekly.
• Complete all Core Curriculum training(s) required for the position.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Graduate of accredited medical school with degree of Doctor of Medicine trained in psychiatric care for Adult, Child and Adolescents (MD) completion of Internship and Accredited Residency Program required.

AGE-SPECIFIC CARE

The client population cared for by the employee in this job includes the following: All age groups served

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

• Current driver’s license
• Current auto insurance
• Current and unrestricted medical license in the state of Illinois
• Current and unrestricted Drug Enforcement Administration certificate
• Complete all required Continuing Medical Education

Aunt Martha’s is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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