Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Psychiatrist

Reach your peak with the leading health system serving southeastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia. Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is seeking a BC/BE Psychiatrist to join our growing practice at Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center in Hazard, Kentucky. Here, you'll be able to contribute your skills and training alongside a community of globally minded physicians in an integrated system that is big enough to support your success and ambitions, yet small enough to allow you to make a meaningful impact on the health of our communities.

Blaze your trail to excellence at ARH with:

• Competitive salary with RVU production model
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, and a 403(b) retirement plan
• Loan forgiveness programs
• Stipend considerations (for residents and fellows)
• PTO - 31 days annually
• CME reimbursement with five additional PTO days
• Malpractice coverage
• Immigration services available, if needed
• H-1B availability

Discover the world of possibilities within our expansive system and experience a boundless quality of life within the majestic Appalachian Mountains—an area renowned for outdoor recreation, natural beauty, community spirit, and hospitality. Let us help you reach your peak.

Job Description

• This position will be responsible for the psychiatric care and treatment of clients in the outpatient setting, as well as acting as the collaborating Physician for Advanced Practice Providers providing outpatient services.
• Monday through Friday; 8am to 5pm.
• As the mental health professional, you are responsible for diagnosing and treating psychiatric disorders, usually through medication.
• Duties include studying mood, personality, and behavioral disorders, discussing symptoms with patients to determine a diagnosis, and prescribing medication to correct chemical imbalances in the patient's brain.

Essential Duties

• Use a variety of methods to evaluate a patient, mostly by interviewing patients, their family, or other persons.
• Develop a treatment plan according to the needs of the patient's needs and extent of emotional, social, cognitive, developmental, or behavioral disorder.
• Direct, supervise, and provide consultation when needed to other clinic professional staff in the implementation of treatment plans and care of clients under his/her care.
• Treat a patient using psychotherapeutic methods and medication, monitoring the effects of any medication, and adjusting treatment where necessary.
• Consult with the patient's Primary Care Physician, Nurses, or other health care providers when needed.
• Provide psychiatric consultation, evaluation, and treatment as required.
• Provide crisis intervention when needed.
• Write and maintain patient and clinical records, including the type of treatment and medication administered.
• Keep up to date with professional job knowledge by reading publications, attending educational conferences, or maintaining professional networks.
• Follow ethical and legal policies, procedures, and standards.
• Discharge clients and/or assist in the closing of cases on clients under his/her care in a timely manner.
• Participate in clinic meetings and duties as required.
• Assume overall responsibility for the care rendered to clients under his/her care.
• Maintain responsibility for safe client care through appropriate planning, implementation, and evaluation procedures.
• Maintain documentation as required and complete it in a timely manner according to organizational policy and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain the confidential nature of client and business information.
• Perform related functions as assigned.