Staff Psychiatrist (Child) Per Diem

at  Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark

ount Carmel Guild Behavioral Health System, a CARF accredited division of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, is a leading provider of mental health and addiction services in Northern New Jersey.
We are currently seeking a Per Diem Child Psychiatrist to work in our Union City Outpatient Department. (Per Diem Status working 19 hours or less a week.)

REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTIAL CARE PSYCHIATRIST:

• N.J. Medical Doctor’s License
• Current N.J. Controlled Dangerous Substance Registration
• Current USDEA Controlled Substance Registration
• Board certified or eligible in child psychiatry
• Medical Doctor’s Degree
  Preferred Experience: Two to three years of experience in the field of psychiatry.

The staff psychiatrist is directly affiliated with the partial care program, provides medical input into the development of the program, and maintains a caseload of clients by providing psychiatric evaluation and medication management.

• Provide psychiatric evaluation, initial psychiatric assessment, and ongoing psychiatric review at least two times per year
• Meet with the clients regularly
• Participate in, review, approve, supervise and provide input into the treatment and service plans provided to each consumer
• Provide consultation to program staff on an ongoing basis and medical input into the development of the program
• Participate in trainings and weekly meetings and be available and provide in-service training to program staff
• Complete applicable paperwork to keep cases active, specifically, progress notes
• Call in prescriptions and information for dictation, return client phone calls, and follow up with referral sources
• Assure that all psychiatric and medical services that are provided by the program meet accepted standards of medical practice
• Assume professional responsibility for the treatment and services provided and assure that the treatment and services are medically appropriate