Psychiatrist; Outpatient

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Brown County Health and Human Services offers exciting challenges, personal growth opportunities, and a chance to make a difference while preserving a strong work‑life balance. As an employee, you will serve the individuals and families within your own community. Brown County also offers the top 5 public pension plan in the country, no‑cost primary and wellness center care, and generous vacation time.

This role assumes responsibility for the psychiatric care and treatment of clients in the outpatient setting. It is a weekday, Monday‑through‑Friday outpatient clinic position, providing services to most clients between 8 am and 5 pm. As the mental health professional, you will diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders, usually through medication, and study mood, personality, and behavioral disorders to determine a diagnosis, prescribe medication, and monitor its effects.

• Use a variety of methods to evaluate a patient, mostly by interviewing patients, their family or other persons.
• Develop a treatment plan according to the patient’s needs and the extent of emotional, social, cognitive, developmental, or behavioral disorder.
• Direct, supervise, and provide consultation to clinic professional staff in the implementation of treatment plans and care of clients under your care.
• Treat a patient using psychotherapeutic methods and medication, monitoring medication effects and adjusting treatment as necessary.
• Consult with the patient’s Primary Care Physician, nurses or other health‑care providers when needed.
• Provide psychiatric consultation, evaluation, and treatment as required.
• Provide crisis intervention when needed.
• Write and maintain patient and clinical records, including treatment type and medication administered.
• Keep up to date with professional knowledge by reading publications, attending educational conferences, or maintaining professional networks.
• Follow ethical and legal policies, procedures, and standards.
• Discharge clients and/or assist in the closing of cases in a timely manner.
• Assist the Clinical Director in developing, evaluating, and implementing clinical programs.
• Participate in clinic and community treatment center meetings and duties as required.
• Assume overall responsibility for the care rendered to clients under your care.
• Maintain responsibility for safe client care through appropriate planning, implementation, and evaluation procedures.
• Maintain documentation as required and complete it in a timely manner according to department policy and regulatory requirement.
• Maintain the confidential nature of client and business information.
• Perform related functions as assigned.

• Perform related functions as assigned.

• General office equipment, computer.

• Lifting up to 20 lb. maximum, with frequent lifting or carrying of objects up to 10 lb.
• Frequent sitting; occasional standing and walking.
• Capable of repeated single grasping, fine manipulation, pushing and pulling, and operating controls.
• Occasional bending, twisting, squatting, climbing, reaching and grappling.
• Communicate orally in a clear manner.
• Distinguish sounds at various frequencies and volumes.
• Distinguish people or objects at varied distances under a variety of light conditions.
• Must be free from communicable disease.
• This position description should not be interpreted as all‑inclusive; it identifies major responsibilities and requirements.
• Incumbents may be requested to perform job‑related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated.

• Knowledge of multidisciplinary mental health treatment methods.
• Knowledge of psychiatric treatment in assigned areas.
• Knowledge of electronic medical records or ability to learn those skills.
• Knowledge of terminology, theory, techniques, and practices of professional psychiatry.
• Knowledge of a variety of medications and their side effects, actions, and contraindications.
• Ability to initiate, maintain, and implement an Integrated Care Plan.
• Ability to analyze symptoms and conditions and apply sound medical principles in decision‑making.
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