There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is seeking a Psychiatrist for the Outpatient ClinicDUTIES ANDRESPONSIBILITIES:
Perform comprehensive physical and mental health assessment in order to obtain and accurately document relevant health history.
Identify and analyze factors that affect mental health, and the relationship between normal physiology and specific system alterations associated with mental health problems, psychiatric disorders, and treatment.
Involve the individual serve in collecting and analyzing data from multiple sources, using assessment techniques that are appropriate for the individual served.
Demonstrate effective clinical interviewing skills that facilitate the development of a therapeutic relationship.
Order and interpret findings of relevant diagnostic and laboratory testing.
Identify typical and atypical presentations of medical conditions from psychiatric disorders, and apply standardized taxonomy systems to the diagnosis of mental health problems and psychiatric disorders.
Develop a treatment plan for mental health problems and psychiatric disorders based on biopsychosocial theories, evidence-based standards of care, and practice guidelines.
Prescribe medications based on clinical indicators of an individual’s status, including results of diagnostic and lab testing as appropriate, and educate individual in the appropriate use of medications, intended effects and potential adverse effects of treatment options.
Manage psychiatric emergencies by determining the level of risk, and initiating and coordinating effective emergency care.
Apply therapeutic communication strategies based on theories and research evidence.
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