POSITION SUMMARY:

Reporting to and under the direction of the Department Chairman, the Staff Physician I in the Department of Psychiatry will participate in programmatic activities which support the Medical Center's mission of quality patient care, research, and education. The Staff Physician I will maintain procedures which ensure the highest level of patient care and the highest standards of quality. The Staff Physician I will work in collaboration with the Department Chairman and Administration for policy and procedure development and performance improvement in the program.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide services in the following areas of responsibility:

1. Programmatic*
   * To the extent that these Programmatic services involve your professional physician clinical services, and notwithstanding any estimated time commitment set forth herein, you shall at all times be acting and serving as an independent contractor with respect to the Medical Center in your performance of your professional physician clinical services. The Medical Center shall neither have nor exercise any control or direction over the methods by which you perform your professional physician clinical services.

• Delivery of comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and treatment services for patients and their families throughout the Medical Center, including crisis management and supportive services.
• Participation with multidisciplinary care teams in clinical areas throughout the Medical Center, leading collaborative program development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Delivery of integrated psychiatric services supporting other clinical programs and departments in the Medical Center.
• Development and participation in patient-centered treatment initiatives involving Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and sub-specialty medical populations requiring integrated mental health interventions (i.e. Emergency Psychiatry, Psycho-oncology, HIV Disorders, Ambulatory Care Medicine, Surgical Trauma, Geriatrics, Neurology, Organ Transplantation).

• Attendance and participation in departmental and hospital meetings and committees.
• Participation and coordination of appropriate patient care conferences and staff support services.
• Represents the department in Performance Improvement Committees, the Psychiatry Faculty Meeting, and serves on other key committees deemed appropriate both internally and externally to the organization.
• Completes all documentation and charting on the same day or shift as the clinical service rendered.
• Bills for direct patient care activity, and submits billing documentation on the same day or shift as the clinical service rendered.
• Works closely with other staff and communicates patient sign out/handoff at change of shift.
• Available via pager or cell phone with a 15 minute response time.

• Develop and oversee departmental educational initiatives for trainees, physician-colleagues, and allied health / nursing professionals, including GME rotations for psychiatry and non-psychiatry trainees.
• Participates, supports, and/or leads the development of didactic activities and CME programming, including conferences, inpatient teaching activities, and rounds.

• Develop an active health services research program in psychiatry, obtaining national recognition for scholarly contributions, as recognized by publications, invited lectures, visiting scholars, and fellows trained.
• Participates in conducting CL-based studies.
• Participates in writing of manuscripts for submission for publication based on database information.

• Working Title: Psychiatrist
• Department: Psych Chair
• Business Entity: Academic / Research
• City: Los Angeles
• Job Category: Academic/Research
• Job Specialty: Faculty
• Position Type: Full-time
• Shift Length: 8 hour shift
• Shift Type: Day