Salary: $170-$175/hr
Our client is seeking a dedicated and compassionate psychiatrist to join their ACT Team two days a week. The ACT Psychiatrist plays a vital role in delivering community-based psychiatric care to adults living with serious and persistent mental illness. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact through person-centered care in a supportive team environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and ongoing medication management to ACT clients in the community and/or clinic setting
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including nurses, social workers, case managers, peer specialists, and substance use counselors
- Participate in daily team meetings and treatment planning sessions
- Monitor client progress, ensure continuity of care, and update treatment plans as needed
- Respond to urgent psychiatric needs and provide crisis intervention support
- Ensure documentation is timely, accurate, and meets regulatory standards
- Provide consultation and education to ACT team members regarding psychiatric issues
- Maintain compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and standards of care
Qualifications:
- MD or DO with a valid license to practice medicine in New York State
- Board certified or board eligible in Psychiatry
- DEA license and current Controlled Substance Registration
- Experience working with individuals with serious mental illness, preferably in a community-based or ACT model setting
- Strong commitment to recovery-oriented and trauma-informed care
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
Atlas Search is a tri-state area recruitment agency, connecting new graduates, Advanced Practice Providers, Physicians and Nurse Leaders to hospitals, clinics, multi-specialty groups, nursing homes, managed care companies, private practices, and healthcare start-ups.
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