Job description

*This position requires deployment to one of the following locations:

Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa or Kuwait.

Temporary assignments are available.

Overall Purpose Of The Job

The purpose of this job is to perform medical examinations and evaluations on veterans, service members, their dependents, and their survivors living in locations other than the continental United States.

Role Summary

The Psychiatrist works as an integral part of the Behavioral Health department. The psychiatrist is responsible for mental evaluation of patients, diagnosing, or ruling out mental disorders, and prescribe treatments based on current DSM. The psychiatrist must be able to provide mental healthcare in numerous modalities such as psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy in a culturally sensitive manner. The psychiatrist will develop a plan to establish and maintain an atmosphere of collaboration with other specialists to monitor the mental health progress.

Duties and responsibilities:

· Evaluate patients through interviews, observations, standardized tests, and medical history reviews.

· Analyze screening data, results, and assessments to accurately diagnose patients.

· Refer patients for psychological testing to determine a severity of diagnosis.

· Develop and implements comprehensive treatment plans based on cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and emotional disorder diagnosis.

· Develops and implements, prescribe, and administer medication when required based on diagnosis.

· Provide crisis intervention plan and resources.

· Assist patient with changing negative thought processes and behavior.

· Consult with other clinical professionals and psychologists for best patient outcome.

· Regularly following up with the patient to assess progress and adjust the treatment plan as needed.

· Document patient's assessment, diagnosis, symptoms, medication, and efficacy of treatment.

· Provide patients with emotional support strategies to manage their mental or psychosocial disorder.

· Maintain knowledge of new modalities and developments in psychiatry and mental health.

· Provide training to staff on the interconnectedness among psychosocial, psychological disorders, psychiatric medications, and crisis interventions.

· Ensure that all medical records are accurately documented and maintained.

· Provide clinical reports to International SOS Facility Medical Director

· Support clinical mentoring for staff development through training and discussions on interconnectedness among psychosocial and psychological problems, along with psychotropic medications, crisis intervention.

· Promotes quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing, policies, procedures, standards rules

· Ensure best practice in accordance with DSM clinical guidelines and SOPs.

· Support the clinical excellence framework under the direction of the Facility Medical Director.

· Provide liaison with internal and external agencies where required to enable continuity of care for patient referral.

Qualifications & Experience:

· Medical Degree [MD] or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine [DO] with a current unrestricted license to practice Psychiatry in the US

· Board certified or board eligible in Psychiatry from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. [ABPN]

· Minimum of 2 years' experience working fulltime as a psychiatrist. Experience in both child and adult psychiatry preferred.

· Current DEA registration

· Knowledge of current DSM criteria.

· Knowledge of crisis assessment modalities and techniques.

Key Skills:

· Ability to assess and accurately diagnose both adult and pediatric patients.

· Ability to establish rapport and gain patient trust.

· Consistently treat all patients with dignity and respect.

· Excellent oral, listening and written communication skills, and interpersonal skills.

· Verbal and written communication must be constructive, effective, respectful, and concise.

· Critical thinking to determine the correct treatment modality.

· Integrity to respect confidentiality in all interactions.

· Excellent IT skills including use of electronic medical records systems.

Essential Capabilities:

· Ability to work independently, efficiently, and effectively in a fast-paced environment.

· Ability to work effectively with persons of diverse age and economic background in a culturally competent manner.

· Must be able to manage and provide concise directions to supporting staff.

· Ability to function with accuracy and efficiency in high pressure or emergent situations.

· Ability to adapt to changing work conditions and responsibilities.

· Result oriented and able to meet project deliverables.

· Cultural sensitivity and religious awareness with the willingness to work with a foreign national patient population.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Pay: From $750.00 per day

Benefits:

• Relocation assistance

Medical specialties:

• Neurology

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Puerto Rico: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (Required)

License/Certification:

• Medical License (Required)

Work Location: On the road

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