Psychiatrist (Boston)

The inpatient psychiatric units at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital is seeking an experienced, skilled, and licensed Psychiatrist. The selected candidate will provide direct comprehensive, quality psychiatric treatment to adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses. The incumbent is the clinical supervisor of the multidisciplinary treatment team and supervises the psychologists on the unit.

Our Attending Psychiatrist serves as the supervisor for psychiatric nurse practitioners and psychiatric physician assistants as well as psychiatry residents and other trainees. Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the formulation and development of multidisciplinary treatment plans, comprehensive psychopharmacologic assessments and treatments, comprehensive diagnostic and risk evaluations and formulations.

Patients are treated by a multidisciplinary team, that also includes psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, mental health workers, occupational therapists and rehabilitative staff specializing in vocational, recreational, and expressive therapies.

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Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive) :

• Serves as the clinical supervisor of the multidisciplinary treatment team and the supervisor of the psychologist on assigned unit.
• Supervises Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners and / or Psychiatric Physician Assistants, Psychiatry Residents, and other trainees.
• Provides comprehensive, quality active psychiatric services to patients as evidenced by timely completion of the admission evaluation (within 24 hours or by next business day after admission) and by providing ongoing assessments and treatment, and documenting these as they occur and at least weekly in the progress notes.
• Meets regularly with patients and with the treatment team; attends clinical rounds on the inpatient unit.
• Orders appropriate consultations and laboratory studies and documents the results of these in the progress notes, per the medical practitioner.
• Prepares and develops the multidisciplinary treatment plan and updates at required intervals and as clinically necessary.
• Coordinates and completes all required risk assessments per DMH policy.
• Obtains and documents informed consent; applies for guardianships if the capacity of the patient is in question.
• Tracks and monitors the legal status of patients and applies for commitments / guardianships when necessary.
• Oversees the discharge plan and coordinates with the outpatient psychiatric provider to ensure continuity of care.
• Attends all departmental meetings and assigned committee meetings.

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

About the Metro Boston Mental Health Units (MBMHU) at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital :

The Department of Mental Health MBMHU manages and staffs 115 psychiatric beds across 5 units at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital. Patients are admitted from other hospitals, from Bridgewater State Hospital and from the courts for evaluations.

About Lemuel Shattuck Hospital :

Located at 170 Morton St. in Jamaica Plain at the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, the Lemuel Shattuck Hospital is managed and run by the Department of Public Health. The total hospital capacity is 260 beds which includes 7 medical units including one unit that is under the management of the Department of Corrections. In addition, the hospital provides services in surgery, oncology, ventilators, intensive care as well as a number of other specialties including an outpatient department with a range of specialty clinics.

Learn more about us : https : / / www.mass.gov / locations / metro-boston-mental-health-units-at-lemuel-shattuck-hospital

DMH Mission Statement :

The Department of Mental Health assures and provides access to services and supports to meet the mental health needs of individuals of all ages, enabling them to live, work and participate in their communities. The Department establishes standards to ensure effective and culturally competent care to promote recovery. The Department sets policy, promotes self-determination, protects human rights, and supports mental health training and research.

Pre-Offer Process :

A criminal background check will be completed on the recommended candidate as required by the regulations set forth by the Executive Office of Health and Human Services prior to the candidate being hired. For more information, please visit http : / / www.mass.gov / hhs / cori

Education, licensure and certifications will be verified in accordance with the Human Resources Divisions Hiring Guidelines.

Education and license / certification information provided by the selected candidate(s) is subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law and may be published on the Commonwealths website.

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For questions regarding this requisition, please contact the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Human Resources at 1-800- 510-4122 Ext. #4

Qualifications

First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

Minimum Entrance Requirements : Applicants must have at least three years of residency training in a recognized program of psychiatry and be Board eligible with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) and / or be certified by ABPN.

Special Requirements : Current and valid registration as a Physician under Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine.

Incumbents must possess a current and valid motor vehicle driver's license at a class level specific to assignment.

Salary placement is determined by a combination of factors, including the candidates years of directly related experience and education, and alignment with our internal compensation structure as set forth by the Human Resources Divisions Hiring Guidelines. For all bargaining unit positions (non-management), compensation is subject to the salary provisions outlined in the applicable collective bargaining agreement and will apply to placement within the appropriate salary range .

Comprehensive Benefits

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Title 101 CMR 23.00 (Regulation) requires certain agency staff to have received the COVID-19 vaccination and Influenza vaccination, or have taken required mitigation measures, to prevent viral infection and transmission in State Hospitals and State Congregate Care Facilities. The Regulation applies to this position. Successful candidates will be required to acknowledge and attest to your vaccination status for both COVID-19 and Influenza.

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