View Point Health proudly provides outpatient treatment to children, adolescents, and adults. At the outpatient centers, we promote overall health and quality of life for individuals, youth and families through evidenced-based therapies and medication management to reduce the impact of mental illness behavior challenges and substance use.
The medical provider is responsible for providing psychiatric services to children, adolescents and adults experiencing mental illness &/or substance use disorders. Services can be provided face-to face or via telehealth (as regulations permit) and include diagnostic evaluations, assessments, and ongoing medication management.
Under broad supervision, performs advanced nursing functions and healthcare services in specialized areas. Operates under a written nurse protocol agreement with their delegating physician, conducts complete physicals, provides treatment, and counsels clients. May prescribe medication in some cases.
Duties & Responsibilities:
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Reports to Center Director with oversight by Medical Director.
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Provides psychiatric services to clients of all ages experiencing mental illness and/or substance use disorders.
- Conduct diagnostic evaluations, assessments, and ongoing medication management (E&M) to children, adolescents, and adults.
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Promote a team approach, work collaboratively with other medical providers, nurses, clinical and clerical teams.
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Demonstrate initiative, enthusiasm, and a positive and flexible attitude; must respond well to changing and rapidly shifting program needs.
- Effectively communicate with persons of all educational and cultural backgrounds.
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Provide excellent client care – is empathetic and supportive to our population while also maintaining good boundaries.
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Engages easily with clients and families, impacts a professional and non-judgmental attitude.
- Possess thorough knowledge of diagnostic psychiatric assessment and utilizes best practices in treating clients with mental illness and/or substance use disorder.
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Have strong written and verbal communication skills and proficient in the use of computers and electronic medical records.
- Have strong time-management skills, completes documentation within 24-hours per agency deadline, maximizes scheduling to allow for 80% billing of time worked; is open to seeing walk-ins for other medical providers.
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Other duties as assigned.