Psychiatrist - TEMPORARY / PART-TIME (Harris Hospital)

Full Job Description

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Join our team at the Office of Mental Health where we are dedicated to providing compassionate and accessible care to our community. We are seeking a Psychiatrist who is motivated to help individuals and families navigate life's challenges and achieve long-term wellness. If you want to use your skills to build a healthier, more resilient community, we encourage you to apply.

This position is located at the SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) - Office of Mental Health, Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital, 130 SC-252, Anderson, SC 29621.

This is a Temporary Part-Time position providing on-call coverage on nights, week-ends, and holidays. This posting is for three (3) positions.

Under general supervision, you will provide psychiatric and medical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment services for psychiatric patients at Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital (HPH). Performance of duty requires service as an on-call psychiatrist for Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital.

Responsibilities for the Temporary Psychiatrist:

Serve as on-call psychiatrist for HPH. Respond to calls from clinical staff regarding patient or other medical concerns.

When in house as Officer of the Day/Officer of the Night, make daily lodge rounds to follow up on established medical or psychiatric concerns or to evaluate new medical or psychiatric concernsabout HPH patients.

Review charts to note medical, nursing, and other clinical service entries, vital signs, labs, and other clinical data to formulate assessmentand treatment plan for psyschiatric and medical problems.

Order medications, labs, referrals, or other tests or treatments. Evaluate patient progress and rendertreatment as indicated.

Provide orders for the intervention when patients require seclusion or restraint. Perform LPP (Licensed Prescribing Practitioner) face to face evaluation when in the facility.

Initiate any needed treatment to minimize the length or frequency of these interventions. Participate in debriefing or treatment team meetings when necessary,

Perform LPP admission assessments per HPH/Inpatient Services policy on patients newly admitted to HPH.

Maintain clinical competency by mastering required in-services or training, including MAPS/MANDT, CPR, and SCEIS training. Comply with South
Carolina Office of Mental Health Compliance Plan and all legal responsibilities and requiements in performing job duties.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice medicine in the State of South Carolina.
• Completion of at least two years of residency (four years) in psychiatry.

Qualifications

• Completion of full residency (four years) in psychiatry.
• Board Certification in psychiatry strongly preferred.
• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.

Additional Information

Post hire, employees must:

• Be able to pass CPR and Managing Agitation in the Psychiatric Setting (MAPS) / Mandt Training.
• Be licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina.
• Have thorough knowledge of principles and practices of psychiatric medicines, excellent knowledge of recent development in Psychiatry.
• Have the ability to practice within a case management system; ability to teach and supervise professional and technical personnel; skill at building work site and external liaisons and coalitions.

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment.

Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education.

A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click here for additional information.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
• Retirement benefit choices *
  • State Retirement Plan (SCRS)
  • State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)

*Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.

And South Carolina boasts excellent weather with ocean beaches and mountains not more than two and one half hours away from almost any location. Good schools, low taxes, and low cost of living. South Carolina offers the arts including, the world-renowned Spoleto Arts Festival in Charleston, museums, plenty of golfing, sailing, world-class fishing and natural wildlife as well. Professionally SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities - Office of Mental Health (BHDD-OMH) is recognized for its work in some of the best practice areas of psychiatry, and includes the use of telepsychiatry. Go to www.scdmh.org for more information about BHDD-OMH.