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Location: Petersburg, VA, United States 

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• Provides direct psychiatric services to the ACT Team clients and adults in the Medical Services Program as needed at multiple District 19 clinics.
• Conducts comprehensive psychiatric assessments and evaluations to determine appropriate diagnosis and course of treatment.
• Makes referrals and recommendations to additional providers as appropriate.
• Provides or assures that all consumers receive appropriate medical & primary care screening, psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis, and that all medical/psychiatric care is appropriately & timely delivered.
• Submits prescriptions electronically, accurately and timely for patients.
• Follows all established agency policies and procedures.
• Completes comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for ACT program admissions. 
• Contact with ACT program consumers at a minimum, on a quarterly basis.
• Participates in team meetings, treatment planning, recommendations to improve psychiatric engagement, and assessment of medical and psychiatric needs.
• Establishes and modifies treatment plans including diagnosis as needed.
• Monitors client's response to treatment including medication side effects and adverse reactions. 
• Orders and interprets lab results. 
• Demonstrates excellent customer service, professional communication, and teamwork. 
• Participates in administrative and clinical staff meetings as required.
• Provides consultation to agency staff about clinical and medical services. 
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members and other medical providers, families and community providers. 
• Communicates assessment information, treatment planning, interventions and crisis need with Case Managers, clinicians, supervisors and stakeholders. 
• Promotes integration of care through consultation and collaborative efforts.
• Participates in meetings and conferences as directed by supervisor.
• Responds promptly and professionally to e-mail inquiries, voicemail messages, and other necessary communications.
• Staying current with new medications and best practice through research, training, and education. Prescribing the latest in new psychotropic medication as appropriate.
• Provide consultation and guidance for Primary Care Screening and Monitoring program. 
• Coordinates special projects as needed to support medical and psychiatric service provision.
• Initiates health promotion initiatives.
• Documents and signs all services provided in consumer record on the same day that service is provided.
• Records all services and needed documentation correctly in D19 CSB's EHR with correct codes and services within 24 hours of service delivery.
• Complies with all established legislation, mandate programs standards, and all District 19 Clinical Services requirements regarding consumer services and documentation of service delivery.
• Adheres to daily patient schedule to include emergency visits, post hospitalization follow up visits, and other acute needs.
• Provides psychiatric involvement in the development and review of policies, procedures and protocol that govern care. 
• Makes recommendations for continuous quality improvement for the ACT Team and Medical Services.
• Functions as a change agent to identify and implement process improvement initiatives. 
• Must stay abreast of changes in laws, mandates, and regulations that impact practice and care delivery and recommend modifications to remain in compliance.
• Follows up within 2 business days of being notified of needed revisions from chart audits.
• Completes all required trainings per agency and regulatory guidelines.

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