Forensic Psychiatrist (job-share)

Job Announcement

This job opportunity is being re-announced. Applicants who wish to revise their original application are encouraged to reapply with a revised application. Otherwise, all applicants who previously applied do not need to reapply to be considered.

This position works within the Adult Detention Center and Juvenile Detention Center. This position is a job-share position with a minimum of 20 hours per week.

The CSB is a large public behavioral health care system that serves all of Fairfax County in Northern Virginia and serves approximately 24,000 clients per year. The CSB provides a comprehensive array of services for children and adults with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI) / serious emotional disturbance (SED), and / or substance use disorders and / or intellectual disabilities. These services include :

• 24-hour residential crises stabilization
• 24-hour, 7 days per week emergency services
• Partial hospitalization
• Outpatient and case management
• Medical detox
• Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) / Homeless Outreach
• Short- and long-term residential treatment for co-occurring disorders
• Jail diversion
• Forensics

This position is a job share that provides thorough and comprehensive psychiatric evaluations; medication management; consultations, supervision, and collaboration with non-medical / medical staff, detailed clinical documentation; review of co-morbid medical illnesses, review / order laboratory tests; and crises intervention.

To learn more about the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board, please email inquiries to the CSB Medical Director : Debra.O'beirne@fairfaxcounty.gov

Here are some of the benefits CSB employees enjoy :

Note : Job share positions are eligible for all county benefits including health benefits at part-time premium rates.

To learn more about careers that make a difference, watch our video "CSB Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Providing Care."

Illustrative Duties

(Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all of the duties which may be performed.)

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Thorough knowledge of causes, treatment, and prevention of mental illness.

Considerable knowledge of available community resources useful in the treatment and prevention of emotional maladjustments.

Considerable knowledge of the clinical use of educational and psychological tests and techniques.

Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative relations with professional, administrative, and other persons working in related fields, such as local welfare and public health departments, schools, courts, law enforcement hospitals and other institutions.

Ability to plan and execute work effectively.

Ability to supervise the work of Mental Health Therapists.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Doctor of Medicine degree. Completion of an accredited psychiatry residency training program at the time of hire and that includes two years of experience in outpatient settings with medication management.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED :

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS :

Climb stairs, lift up to 20 lbs., read, write, type / use computer. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE :

Panel interview and may include a practical exercise.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and / or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO / AA / TTY.

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