Pediatric Psychiatrist, Emergency Department/Outpatient - Full Time - Hartford, CT

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Successful completion of a Psychiatry residency required.
• Successful completion of a Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship required.
• Experience in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry in a pediatric hospital setting preferred.
• CPI trained (or alternative de-escalation training) preferred.

LICENSE and/or CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

• Must posses current, unrestricted license to practice in the State of Connecticut, and must be maintained thereafter.
• DEA with Controlled Substance required and must be maintained thereafter.
• Board Certification / Board Eligible in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry required.
• BLS
• Maintain CME units based on the requirements of the specifying board, as well as maintain all licensure requirements.

Responsibilities:

Emergency Department Setting:

• Provide treatment services including, but not limited to, assessment, medication management and disposition of patients with psychiatric concerns, including making arrangements for hospitalization if needed.
• Provide routine, intensive, complex and/or emergency evaluations for a variety of emotional, psychiatric and behavioral presentations.
• Engage the patient and family to develop treatment plans that address identified goals.
• Ensure patients are referred to appropriate programs and services as clinically appropriate and communicate needs and recommendations to nursing staff, Social Work and Care Coordination to ensure referrals are completed.
• Document assessment findings and treatment recommendations in the clinical record.
• Ability to provide supervision of and collaboration with advanced psychiatric nurse practitioners.
• Follow and ensure agency policy/procedures, including all emergency procedures are adhered to.
• Participate in and meet all ethical and agency standards regarding treatment and documentation practices, QA/QI procedures, utilization management, emergency procedures, and program and patient outcomes.

Ambulatory Setting (OMHC):

• Provide comprehensive outpatient psychiatric care to children and adolescents, including psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and ongoing medication management.
• Collaborate closely with pediatric psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and care coordinators to develop and implement integrated, patient-and-family-centered treatment plans.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences and care team huddles to ensure coordinated and holistic care, particularly for patients with complex psychiatric, behavioral and psychosocial needs.
• Offer consultation and support to medical and behavioral health colleagues, including pediatricians and primary care providers, to enhance access to and continuity of mental health services.
• Monitor treatment response, adjust medications as clinically indicated, and engage families in shared decision-making around treatment planning and follow-up care.
• Document clinical care in a timely and thorough manner in the electronic medical record (EMR), adhering to documentation standards and billing requirements.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of clinical protocols and workflows that support integrated care, risk assessment, and crisis response.
• Provide support for transitions of care, including coordination with inpatient teams, school personnel, or community-based providers when needed.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and clinical outcomes tracking related to psychiatric care delivery in outpatient pediatric populations.

Emergency Department & Ambulatory Setting:

• Collaborate with physicians, clinicians, other agency providers, clinical support staff, administrative staff and community resources in meeting patient and family needs.
• Provide health promotion, education and counseling for patient/families related to medication, diagnosis, health issues and coping strategies.
• Support training and supervision opportunities for trainees, such as child psychiatry fellows, medical students, or psychology interns, as applicable.
• Manage interdisciplinary team issues that affect clinical care of patients.
• Utilize quality improvement tools to develop processes that promote continuous improvement in delivery of patient care, patient outcomes and work flows.
• Participate in the identification and implementation of opportunities to enhance patient and family satisfaction.
• Participate in efforts to ensure compliance with JCAHO standards and other applicable accreditation and regulatory standards.
• May participate in peer review, quality assurance and root cause analyses.
• May provide care on the medical floors (Consultation & Liaison service) as needed.
• On-call coverage per division standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Academic appointments may be available with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

Performs other job-related duties as assigned.