Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician
Company: The Provider Finder
Location: West Palm Beach
Posted on: October 22, 2024
Job Description:
Overview About the C. L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics Our 10
Federally Qualified Health Centers across the county serve adults
and children with or without insurance and regardless of ability to
pay. We also operate three mobile clinics that provide medical
services for the homeless and the underserved. In 2022, we served
39,000 unique adult and pediatric patients who received
high-quality comprehensive health services including medical,
dental, behavioral health, psychiatric care, women s health,
pharmacy services, outpatient substance use disorder treatment, and
community resource programs. The Director of Behavioral Health is
responsible for the facilitation and implementation of the
Integrated Behavioral Health program and Medication Assisted
Therapy (MAT) Program in C.L. Brumback Primary Care Clinics,
operated by the Health Care District of Palm Beach County, based on
the collaborative team care model. The employee in this position is
responsible for developing and implementing clinical protocols,
policies, procedures and organizational plans, in order to achieve
the objectives and programmatic goals of the department. This
position coordinates the provision of high-quality behavioral
health services in the clinic setting, including continuous
monitoring of quality standards and ensuring behavioral health
services and MAT are adequately and appropriately provided by the
clinic staff. Responsibilities
- Provision of full range of psychiatric services to assigned
patients. Services provided include direct care of patients in the
clinical outpatient setting including: assessment, screening,
diagnosis, and treatment of patients. Psychiatrist will prescribe
medication to patients as deemed necessary and will conduct
medication management.
- Adheres to the highest standards of evidence based medical
practice, ethics, and professionalism at all times. Responsible for
maintaining accurate and complete medical records, for completing
proper coding requirements, and different forms as required.
- Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, social workers,
nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and
progress.
- Establishes annual performance goals and objectives for C. L.
Brumback behavioral health and MAT clinical staff. Motivates and
leads a high performing clinical/practitioner team. Provides
direction and leadership toward the accomplishments of assigned
objectives.
- Represents the District in a wide range of inter-governmental
and community partner agency functions and activities. Facilitates
effective work relationships between the agency and other
administrative and/or program officials.
- Initiates and assists in the organization and utilization of
the behavioral health and MAT staff and reviews the activities of
the staff in accordance with ethical standards and the overall
policies of the Clinics. Schedules interdisciplinary meetings with
staff to assure quality patient care. Reviews clinical staffing
needs, and in partnership and supported by the operations team,
recruits, arranges, and schedules for adequate clinical coverage to
ensure both quality care and continuity of service. Recommends
appointment, promotion, transfer, and termination of physicians and
supervisory clinical personnel.
- Provides trainings for Psychiatric providers and MAT
providers.
- Provides the final medical decision on behavioral health and
substance use issues when disputes arise. Acts as a consultant to
physicians and ARNPs in unusual or difficult medical cases and
advises clinical staff on problematic health care issues.
- Formulates policies and objectives for behavioral health and
MAT programs and communicates these policies to appropriate staff
for execution within an integrated team case management
approach.
- Develops and implements behavioral health and MAT protocols,
policies, procedures, and organizational plans in order to achieve
the objectives and programmatic goals of the clinics.
- Assists in the development and presentation of the clinical
activities budget, including staffing, support plan, and equipment
needs projections as they relate to the behavioral health and MAT
program.
- Institutes and manage continuing professional education,
in-service training, and orientation of clinical staff.
- Investigates and studies new developments in behavioral health
practices and techniques, and recommends adoption where
appropriate.
- Trains staff in evidence based therapies; with a goal to
transition the re-training and new provider training to lead social
workers designated in the future.
- Collaborates with Director of Specialty Operations, and
Operations Program Managers on major planning for the future.
- Serves as the clinical collaborator for psychiatric residency
program, evaluating and ensuring all contracted staff meet the
standards of care of the organization.
- Attends all applicable administrative meetings.
- Participates in supervision with BH team.
- Provides clinical supervision to Psychiatrists and MAT
Providers
- Emergency duty may be required of the incumbent that includes
working in Red Cross shelters or to perform other emergency duties
including, but not limited to, responses to threats or disasters,
man-made or natural. Additionally, incumbents are required to
perform emergency response and management duties for Palm Beach
County as required.
Keywords: The Provider Finder, Boynton Beach , Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician, Healthcare , West Palm Beach, Florida
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