Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist needed for largest mental health facility in Central GA

Company: The Stembridge Agency, LLC
Location: Macon
Posted on: January 19, 2023

Job Description:

(Physician/MD qualifications required) Psychiatry (Child and Adolescent) - This Central Georgia mental health facility is seeking a board certified-board eligible Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist who will provide direct outpatient clinical care to individuals 5 to 21 years old. These patients experience symptoms of mental illness, addiction, co-occurring disorders, or developmental disabilities.

Day to day duties may include, but are not limited to:

Provide psychiatric initial evaluation, ongoing assessments, and-or crisis assessments

Provide patient education on diagnosis, medication, monitoring response to treatment and side effects of medication, informed consent, treatment adherence, and other individualized topics

Minimum Qualifications

Graduate from a medical school recognized by AND an active Physician license granted by the Georgia composite state board of medical examiners AND certification in one of the following specialties: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or General Psychiatry

Preferred Qualifications:

At least 2 years of post-licensure psychiatric experience working with children and adolescents in a mental health setting.

This facility is Central Georgias largest and most comprehensive provider of community-based mental health, chemical dependency and developmental disability treatment and supports. Mental health and addiction services include: outpatient psychiatry; individual, group, and family counseling; intensive outpatient-day services; residential short-term stabilization for detox or psychiatric crises; two extended residential addiction treatment sites; and other housing and supported employment for clients.

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