Job Description
Benefits/Perks
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
403(b) Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
403(b) Retirement Plan
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Company Overview
Mental Health Resource Center (MHRC) is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Staff Psychiatrist to provide psychiatric services within our Comprehensive Services Center (CSC) in Jacksonville. This position plays a vital role in delivering high-quality care to adults receiving medication management and crisis services.
At MHRC, our employees work together to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve while supporting one another in a collaborative, team-oriented environment.
Position Summary
The Staff Psychiatrist works closely with the clinical team to assess, diagnose, treat, and monitor individuals receiving psychiatric services. The Psychiatrist provides medication management, crisis intervention, psychiatric evaluations, and consultation services while ensuring patients receive quality, evidence-based care in a therapeutic setting.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide psychiatric diagnosis, medication management, therapeutic interventions, and other approved treatment modalities for an assigned caseload.
- Ensure each patient has an individualized treatment plan with appropriate goals and objectives.
- Conduct psychiatric evaluations and treatment plan reviews at established intervals to assess patient progress and make treatment recommendations.
- Educate patients regarding prescribed medications and obtain informed consent as required.
- Prescribe medications in accordance with Florida licensure requirements and MHRC formulary guidelines.
- Collaborate with staff, family members, caregivers, community partners, and other agencies regarding patient diagnostic, medical, and treatment needs.
- Provide clinical consultation and guidance to MHRC clinical managers and staff delivering behavioral health services.
- Sign professional certificates for involuntary examinations, provide first and second opinions, and appear in court proceedings as required under the Baker Act.
- Review and vacate inappropriate Baker Act placements when clinically indicated.
- Participate in after-hours, weekend, and holiday on-call coverage for MHRC inpatient programs and UF Health.
Qualifications
To be considered for this position, candidates must possess:
- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree
- Board Certification in Psychiatry
- Current Florida Medical License
- Current DEA Registration/Certification
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Strong clinical judgment and the ability to make sound, independent decisions.
- The ability to recognize and respond appropriately to psychiatric emergencies and life-threatening situations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- The ability to effectively interact with patients, families, caregivers, community providers, supervisory staff, and multidisciplinary team members.
- Commitment to maintaining complete, accurate, and confidential clinical documentation.
- Ability to meet internal and external standards for documentation accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
- Proficiency in Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems, with the ability to achieve competency in the MHRC EHR within three months of employment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and email communication.
Position Details:
Full-time, Monday through Friday. MHRC offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. Additional compensation is provided for on-call services.
Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems and Mental Health Resource Center are Equal Opportunity Employers.
Background screening and clearance through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse is required for all positions: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems and Mental Health Resource Center are Equal Opportunity Employers.
Background screening and clearance through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse is required for all positions: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
Thank you for your interest in joining the team at Mental Health Resource Center and Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems. We offer a variety of opportunities in the behavioral health and social services fields. We have locations in Jacksonville and throughout Florida. Employees work together and support one another in a friendly, team-oriented atmosphere that encourages professional growth. We offer an ideal workplace for individuals dedicated to providing care and services that reflect our core values of compassion, integrity, and excellence.
Mental Health Resource Center, Inc. (MHRC) is a nonprofit organization that provides a wide range of behavioral health and social services to the community. Included in MHRC’s service array are 24-hour emergency services and inpatient psychiatric services for children, adolescents, and adults. Outpatient services include medication management, care coordination, case management, intensive case management team services, counseling, psychosocial rehabilitation, an adult therapeutic family program, state hospital liaison services, mental health court, multidisciplinary forensic teams (MFT), jail-based diversion services, a Co-Responder Program with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the Link-to-Life suicide prevention program, and services that assist individuals in obtaining benefits such as Social Security Income, Social Security Disability Income, Medicaid, food stamps, and housing. In addition, UF Health Jacksonville contracts with MHRC to manage the hospital’s adult inpatient psychiatric unit.
MHRC also operates eight Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) programs for adults with severe and persistent mental illness, located in Clearwater, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Kissimmee, Rockledge, Tampa, and Winter Haven, as well as a FACT Lite program providing Linking, Advocating, Treating, Transitioning, Empowering & Recovery Support (LATTERS) services in Jacksonville. The two FACT teams located in Jacksonville serve residents of Duval, Clay, and Nassau counties.
Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems and Mental Health Resource Center encourage all applicants to take advantage of opportunities for hire, and if internal applicants, transfers, promotions, and advancement, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, handicap, disability, marital status, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. RBHS and MHRC are Equal Opportunity Employers and Drug Free Workplaces.
Background screening and clearance through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse is required for all positions: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
Background screening and clearance through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse is required for all positions: https://info.flclearinghouse.com
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Industry | Healthcare Services |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Website | http://www.mhrcflorida.com/home.html |
About Company
Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems
RBHS functions as a management services organization, providing centralized administrative, finance and accounting, human resources, information technology and quality improvement services to MHRC. Through its administrative function, RBHS coordinates the programs and services of MHRC to create an integrated, high quality service delivery system.
Mental Health Resource Center
Founded in Jacksonville in May 1977, Mental Health Resource Center, Inc. (MHRC) is a Florida not-for-profit corporation that provides a wide range of behavioral health and social services to the community. Included in MHRC’s service array are 24-hour emergency services; inpatient psychiatric services for children, adolescents and adults; and numerous outpatient services, including medication management, case management, counseling, supported housing, psychosocial rehabilitation, two programs for the homeless, a therapeutic family program, state hospital liaison services, forensic services, in-jail services, and nine Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) programs for adults with severe and persistent mental illness located in Clearwater, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Kissimmee, Naples, Rockledge, Tampa, and Winter Haven.
Since 1989, MHRC’s programs have been fully accredited by The Joint Commission. Inpatient services are licensed by the State of Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration. MHRC is a certified agency of United Way of Northeast Florida.
MHRC accepts and directly bills most insurance plans, including Medicaid, Medicare and most private insurance plans. Individuals who do not have health insurance and cannot afford our standard rates may be eligible for a reduced fee, depending on their income and number of household members. Some MHRC programs are funded in part by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) and its managing entities, LSF Health Systems, Central Florida Behavioral Health Network, and Central Florida Cares Health System; the federal government; and the City of Jacksonville.
Mission
MHRC helps people improve their well-being and achieve their goals by providing comprehensive behavioral healthcare and social services.
Vision
We view MHRC as a leader in the behavioral health and social services field, and we will continuously strive to provide services of the highest quality and effectiveness. Our services will be provided in the most appropriate, least restrictive setting and in the most cost-effective manner utilizing caring, professional staff.
Values
At MHRC, the core values reflect what is important to our organization. These values guide our decisions and actions as we provide services, communicate with one another, and develop relationships within the community:
Integrity
We believe in ethical conduct, including honesty, fairness, and sound decision-making.
Compassion
We listen to others openly and respectfully, respond with sensitivity and understanding, and work every day to improve the lives of people in need.
Excellence
We continuously improve our communication, knowledge, and skills to provide services of the highest quality and effectiveness.
Skills
- Bakeryunmatched
- Behavioral Healthunmatched
- Case Managementunmatched
- Child and Youth Servicesunmatched
- Clinical Assessmentunmatched
- Clinical Practices/Protocolsunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Community Providersunmatched
- Community and Social Servicesunmatched
- Crisis Interventionunmatched
- Crisis Managementunmatched
- Cross-Functionalunmatched
- Dental Insuranceunmatched
- Disability Insuranceunmatched
- Emergency Servicesunmatched
- Employee Assistance Planunmatched
- Flexible Spending Accountsunmatched
- Formularyunmatched
- Healthcareunmatched
- Hospitalunmatched
- Hospital Administrationunmatched
- Identify Issuesunmatched
- Informed Consentunmatched
- Medicaidunmatched
- Medical Diagnosisunmatched
- Medical Treatmentunmatched
- Medicationsunmatched
- Medicineunmatched
- Microsoft Officeunmatched
- Nonprofitunmatched
- Osteopathyunmatched
- Outpatient Careunmatched
- Patient Assessmentunmatched
- Patient Careunmatched
- Patient Educationunmatched
- Prescription Drugsunmatched
- Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
- Psychiatric Rehabilitationunmatched
- Psychiatry and Mental Healthunmatched
- Retirement Planunmatched
- Service Deliveryunmatched
- Social Workunmatched
- Team Playerunmatched
- Treatment Evaluationunmatched
- Treatment Planunmatched
- United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)unmatched
- Vision Planunmatched
- Writing Skillsunmatched
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