Are you tired of hearing that the mental health system is broken? Have you or a loved one struggled with mental health problems, only to hit roadblocks in finding adequate help?

It's time for a change. It's time to be part of a forward-thinking, cutting-edge approach that is revolutionizing mental health care.

At the Health Care District of Palm Beach County, we're not just talking about change – we're making it happen. Our program has been recognized with the prestigious Florida Blue Foundation Sapphire Award and has been replicated by the State of Florida for our groundbreaking Substance Use Disorder (SUD) program. We're proud to lead the charge in providing comprehensive behavioral health and substance use solutions to ALL individuals, regardless of their ability to pay.

Now, we're expanding our services to offer 24/7 care for mental health and substance use, ensuring that help is available whenever it's needed most.

We're looking for passionate professionals to join us in building a brighter future for behavioral health care. Whether you're an experienced practitioner or just starting your career, we have opportunities for you to grow and make an impact.

This Psychiatrist is a licensed physician who adheres to the highest standards of evidence based medical practice, ethics, and professionalism at all times.

This position provides psychiatric services in an outpatient setting, consisting of diagnosis, treatment and referrals as appropriate. Duties of this position are to understand HCD Primary Care Clinics protocols and procedures and to ensure quality of care for all patients.

The Pediatric psychiatrist is mental health provider who adheres to the highest standards of evidence-based medical practice, ethics, and professionalism at all times. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in providing psychiatric services to children and adolescents and families, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. They should have a deep understanding of child development, childhood disorders, and family systems. The Child Psychiatrist will work closely with other healthcare professionals and educators to provide comprehensive psychiatric services to children and their families, helping children to manage mental and emotional health issues, navigate social and behavioral problems, and promote overall mental well-being.  Pediatric psychiatrist will serve as a consultant to pediatricians about psychiatric care and serve as an expert in the pediatric behavioral health department.

Willing to consider sponsorship for Employment-based visa for qualified Candidate

Provide behavioral health services within the scope and practice as defined by the Florida Board of Medicine.

Assess, plan, develop, implement, and evaluate an effective and efficient treatment program that will appropriately meet the needs of patients utilizing best care practices, industry standards, organizational guidelines, appropriate accreditation standards, and applicable federal laws, including HIPAA

Obtain comprehensive health histories, request special diagnostic and laboratory tests, interpret test results, and develop comprehensive psychiatric treatment plans

Provide mental health assessments, diagnoses, and treatment plans in identified areas; provide medication management for patients; and maintain appropriate health records

Prescribe pharmaceutical therapy consistent with medical evaluation, treatment plan and current standards of practice

Refer clients for more specialized or inpatient interventions as clinical situations dictate

The ability to triage and prioritize emergency appointments and walk ins within a structured schedule while communicating with the team as to how to get all patients assessed.

Have the ability to triage basic medical problems and refer appropriately.

Have the capability of taking care of basic psychiatric problems while referring appropriately.

Participate in a team management approach to patient care/treatment.

Identify at risk patients appropriately in crisis situations and apply appropriate interventions.

Can perform mental status examinations and appropriate physical exams.

Maintain appropriate files; develop and follow through on treatment plans within organizational guidelines; and prepare reports on the clinical management of patients

Maintain quality care through participation in peer review, policy development and quality improvement programs

Maintain appropriate documentation of clinical services, including all necessary billing information

Ensure accurate and consistent use of encounter forms for all client contacts with behavioral health providers to ensure accurate billing of third party resources

Maintain and update professional knowledge and proficiency through continuing education, staff meetings, workshops and serving on special committees

Participates in the patients’ plan of care, interdisciplinary team meetings, committee meetings and rehabilitation meetings when necessary.

Discusses findings as needed with attending physician, consulting staff, and medical service providers. 

Be willing to assist in consulting leadership on best practice in pediatric psychiatry

Be willing to cross cover in adult programs

Assist the primary care team in developing care management processes such as the use of guidelines, disease management techniques, case management, and patient education to improve self-management of medical and psychiatric chronic disease.

Assist in running treatment team meetings for pediatric behavioral health to have clinical case discussion 

Other related duties as assigned

Customer Service: 

Every employee knows and understands his/her customers and focuses on delivering to them the highest quality services(s) in the context of the overall mission.

Demonstrates the ability to maintain high levels of customer satisfaction by meeting expectations; builds and maintains positive relationships with customers and colleagues; interacts with all customers in a polite, friendly, and courteous manner; actively listens to assess customer needs; promotes a positive public image for the organization.

Communication:

The ability to express ideas effectively face-to-face, as well as in writing, in individual and group situations, adjusting language and terminology to the needs of the audience, and the ability to synthesize information received verbally and in writing.

Demonstrates the ability to share information in an organized, clear, and timely manner, both verbally and in writing; keeps co-workers, colleagues, staff, and supervisor appropriately informed; exhibits interpersonal skills and is an active and participative listener; uses appropriate style and language for audience; processes information in a productive manner.

Teamwork: 

Creates effective working relationships within and across organizational boundaries.

Demonstrates the ability to maintain a positive, achievement-oriented attitude that influences others to do the same; demonstrates willingness to work through conflict in a productive manner; invites information, constructive criticism, and cooperation from others; demonstrates integrity through respecting confidentiality and exhibiting high standards of personal conduct.

Initiative and Ingenuity:  

The capacity for self-motivation that is manifested by innovation and creativity.

Possesses the ability to focus on improving outcomes by encouraging innovation; demonstrates the ability to anticipate obstacles and develop plans to overcome them; possesses knowledge in a particular area of trends and uses knowledge to modify existing processes; demonstratives creativity and the ability to make decisions that demonstrate a broad and creative range of options with a view toward long-term solutions; demonstrates openness to new information and approaches so as to stimulate in others the use of non-linear thinking; demonstrates initiative by performing duties without required prompting and close supervision; readily accepts responsibility and follows through to completion independently; accepts and adjusts to changes in work environment and/or assignments by demonstrating flexibility.

Commitment to Quality:  

Consistently maintains a high level of quality that meets specific standard operating practices and procedures, consistent with organizational goals.

Possesses the abilities to identify quality processes in order to meet organizational standards and minimum standard operating practices and procedures; demonstrates an understanding of the organizational goals and priorities in order to apply quality processes to the work; stays abreast of current techniques, methods and skills appropriate to standard operating procedures and practices; demonstrates abilities in planning for quality evaluation and measurement activities.

Productivity:

Employee makes use of work time in an efficient and productive manner.

Possesses the knowledge, skills and abilities for the position in order to meet facility and departmental requirements; demonstrates the ability to provide services, appropriate to the job description, to better serve our customers; demonstrates the ability to seek assistance from supervisor or other team members to assure good customer service; possesses the ability to seek assistance from supervisor or colleagues to assure good customer service; ability to multi-task and set priorities, according to schedules and guidelines.

Leadership/Creating a Shared Vision:

Director is able to inspire, influence, and empower others to achieve departmental goals. Demonstrates leadership in keeping with the District’s overall mission, vision, and values.

Demonstrates the ability to create and communicate a vision for the department that reflects organizational values and is responsive to various stakeholders and customers; establishes and maintains an environment where new ideas and solutions to problems are encouraged, evaluated and implemented; demonstrates the ability to interact effectively at different levels with different audiences, and develops relationships with colleagues and superiors across organizational lines; possesses the ability to role model high ethical standards and personal integrity for staff; able to build strong teams that are technically competent and who are characterized by a high degree of coordination and trust.

Promoting Quality, Customer Service and Productivity: 

Utilizes continuous quality assurance processes to ensure quality, appropriate services are rendered to the customer in order to meet or surpass established goals and objectives

Demonstrates the ability to develop and communicate performance objectives, delegate assignments, and monitor customer service, quality and productivity; possesses a thorough knowledge of the needs of the customer necessary to lead others; and develops quality evaluation mechanisms to link customer feedback to performance assessment; demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills, including supportive assurances to staff, gathering feedback, mentoring and the ability to lead staff to meet customer needs; maintains compliance with federal, state and local regulations.

Meeting Strategic Goals and Objectives:  

Plans actions to accomplish designated and desired outcomes.

Possesses the ability to maximize the utilization of financial and other resources; demonstrates knowledge in strategic planning and possesses the ability to evaluate progress toward goals and modify course as needed; ability to evaluate information from various sources and stakeholders to determine relevant solutions to problems; demonstrates sound fiscal judgment by maintaining department within budgetary parameters.

Diversity Competencies:

In the interest of ensuring continued workforce diversity at the Health Care District management staff is required to:

• Promote team building among a diverse workforce, model a positive attitude regarding diversity, create and maintain a work environment that is respectful and accepting of diversity, and demonstrate recognition of the value of individual and cultural differences.
• Ensure that service delivery is provided in a culturally competent way and consistently treat customers, partners, and coworkers with dignity and respect.

  Additional Duties:

  This job description reflects the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a complete description of all the work requirements and expectations that may be inherent in the position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position.  Management of the Health Care District of Palm Beach County reserves the right to assign duties not listed herein as necessary to accomplish the goals of the organization.

Successful completion of college or university

Successful completion of M.D or D.O

Experience: 

Three (3) to five (5) years previous experience related to the above describe duties. Previous experience assessing and providing medication management for patients with behavioral health disorders in a psychiatric or primary care setting. Experience with children, adolescents, and adults necessary.

Working knowledge and experience assessing and treating adults/adolescents with alcohol and other drug abuse/dependence

Expert clinical judgment and the ability to be self-directed and demonstrate initiative in an expanded role

Certification:

Board certified in psychiatry by ABPN

Board certified in child psychiatry by AACAP

Licensure:

Must be licensed as a Physician through the florida board of medicine

Must have DEA.

Registrations:

N/A

Training:

N/A

Health Care District of Palm Beach County is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace. We embrace diversity and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.