Center for Health and Wellness - Psychiatrist

Title: Psychiatrist

Department: Center for Health and Wellness

Employment Status: Part-time, 6 hours/week, 9-month position

FLSA Status: Exempt

Organizational Relationship: Report to the Coordinator of the Center for Health and Wellness

JOB PURPOSE: Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team composed of nurses, psychologist, and counselors to provide holistic and comprehensive medical and counseling services to students; The Center's staff is dedicated to assisting students in their pursuit of personal and academic growth, to helping students gain a better understanding and appreciation of themselves, and to supporting students as they make important decisions about their lives.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Essential Functions:

• Medication evaluation and monitoring for students of the Center for Health and Wellness.


• Provide clinical assessment and intervention for individuals, groups, and couples.


• Lethality assessment, referral, crisis intervention


• Continued prescribed medications after signed release of information accompanied by treatment records are obtained from treating physician.


• Provide training/staff development on campus


• Demonstrate sensitivity to cultural and diversity issues


• Support strategic directions of the college and serve the Wagner College community.


• Collaborate with staff therapists and psychologist in the delivery of mental health and behavioral medicine services.


• Assessment and referral to specialty mental health agencies in the community.


• Interdepartmental collaboration with academic advisement, residential education as well as with individual professors regarding the success and wellbeing of students.


• Collaborate with the Director of Counseling to establish and evaluate goals and priorities.


• Maintain clinical records

Nothing in this job description restricts Management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

QUALIFICATIONS

Work Experience:

• 2 years of experience working full-time as a psychiatrist in child/adult psychiatry, preferred

Education:

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  • Doctor of medicine (MD) degree
  
  
  • One year of postgraduate training in an accredited hospital residency program
  
  

License:

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  • License for the practice of psychiatry
  
  
  • Current BC/BE in Psychiatry (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in psychiatry)
  
  
  • DEA/NYSDOH prescriptive authority
  
  

Desired Work Traits:

• Self-initiating, self-motivated, works independently, excellent assessment and clinical skills, leadership skills

Computer Skills:

• Google mail, Google calendar, Microsoft Office

Communication/Interpersonal Skills:

• Effective communicator and listener, open to diverse opinions, strong oral and written skills, team player, empathic

The review of applications will begin immediately.