To provide psychiatric outpatient treatment services to patients. This job requires special interest in psychiatric problems encountered in an HIV positive population with a high prevalence of substance use, especially crystal methamphetamine.
Psychiatrist Los Angeles LGBT Center
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
1) Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, which include at a minimum: complete medical and psychiatric history, review of current medications, review of available medical records, and examination of patients, diagnosis and treatment plan, thorough documentation of findings in the medical record;
2) Administer or order diagnostic tests when necessary and interpret test results;
3) Obtain signed patient consent for prescription of psychoactive medication;
4) Prescribe medications as needed for psychiatric diagnoses established; check for drug-drug interactions with concurrently taken medications;
5) Monitor patient progress, medication side effects and toxicities through scheduled return visits and appropriate laboratory monitoring; communicate by phone with patients in between scheduled appointments on an as needed basis for medication side effects and dose modifications;
6) Coordinate care with patient’s clinic primary medical care provider as appropriate;
7) Participate in monthly Multi-Disciplinary Case Conference and in other meetings as needed.
1) A minimum of two years experience as board certified or board eligible psychiatrist;
2) General knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to psychiatric practice;
3) Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong organizational, detail and interpersonal skills;
4) Some computer skills and knowledge, including word processing, medical database operations and spreadsheets;
5) Demonstrated ability to work effectively with men and women of diverse races, ethnicities, ages and sexual orientations in a multicultural environment.
1) Current license to practice medicine in California; 2) Board-certified or board-eligible in psychiatry.
E-mail resume and cover letter as a word attachment to jobs@lalgbtcenter.orgThe Los Angeles LGBT Center is one of the nation’s largest and most experienced providers of LGBT health and mental healthcare. We’re also the only Federally Qualified Health Center in California–and of the few in the nation–specifically for LGBT people.
All of our providers specialize in caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and we work as partners to address the unique health needs of our community. Because your wellness is about your mind as much as your body, the Center offers individual and group therapy on just about any issue that’s impacting your quality of life. We also specialize in helping those who are experiencing (or at risk of) intimate partner violence and we help people overcome substance abuse addictions, especially to crystal methamphetamine. The post Psychiatrist Los Angeles LGBT Center appeared first on Seasons of Pride. Media Provided by the GayWebSource.com - Gay News & Press Network.To republish this post please visit Psychiatrist Los Angeles LGBT Center
