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Asian Health Services · 3 months ago

Specialty Mental Health Psychiatrist

Oakland, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$200/hr - $218.92/hr

Asian Health Services, founded in 1974, provides health, social, and advocacy services for all regardless of income or insurance status. The SMH Psychiatrist On-Call diagnoses and treats patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, developing treatment plans and prescribing medications while ensuring coordinated care with other healthcare providers.

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Responsibilities

Medical/Psychiatric evaluation and medication treatment of persistently and severely mentally ill adult clients, and children/youth with mental health disorders, by funders’ standard of care protocol

Review and approve clinical treatment plans

Working closely with behavioral health clinicians, case managers, and wellness program staff to ensure client care coordination

Consultation to staff regarding diagnosis, treatment, and other medical issues

Provide coordinated and integrated care with Primary Care providers

Documenting all services performed using the agency’s electronic health records system

Complies with all Quality Assurance requirements

Participating in case conferences, training sessions, peer reviews, utilization reviews, chart audits, quality assurance reviews

Fosters an environment that promotes trust and cooperation among clients and staff

Enforces clinic policies and procedures, including maintenance of client confidentiality under HIPAA privacy rules, to ensure that the principles of AHS are implemented

Plays an active role in planning organization-wide activities such as AHS general membership meetings, fundraisers, special clinic days, and other events

Participates in general membership meetings, fundraisers, and other public events, as required

Participates in outreach activities, agency advocacy, and serves on ad hoc committees, as requested

Attends AHS staff retreats and Board of Directors meetings, as required

Participates in agency-wide quality improvement program processes and performance improvement teams to ensure excellence in the quality of services provided across the agency

Qualification

MD degreeBoard-certified PsychiatristElectronic Health RecordsValid DEA CertificateCalifornia medical licenseBilingual in Asian LanguageUnderserved populationCommunication skills