Summary of Job Function: Diagnoses and treats patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders by performing the following duties.
Essential Functions:
1 Performs initial and follow-up psychiatric evaluations, compiles patient medical data, including health history and results of brief physical examination.
2 Administers or requests diagnostic testing as needed and evaluates results of same, refers when appropriate to a higher level of care when abnormal results are identified.
3 Develops and implements patient management plans, records progress notes, and assists in provision of continuity of care.
4 Prescribes medications for the management of psychiatric disorders.
5 Refers patients to crisis services for further evaluation and triage when suicidal and/or homicidal ideation is revealed or other significant psychiatric problems are identified.
6 Interprets data gathered and makes decisions regarding appropriate management and treatment of patie...