Staff Psychiatrist – 1026781-6689

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Psychiatrist

McKinley Health Center

Applications are now being accepted for the Staff Psychiatrist position
at the McKinley Health Center, University of Illinois.

McKinley Health Center aims to provide high-quality ambulatory
healthcare and health education to students and medical expertise to
University leadership. The Center is also accredited through the
Accreditation Associate for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Employees at
MHC are required to provide proof of certain immunizations according to
recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Advisory
Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) guidelines. To review the
full policy, please click here –
https://public.powerdms.com/UIUC/documents/1455696/Employee
Immunization.

Our staff works on campus with an academically talented and ethnically
diverse student population, including international students totaling
22.2 percent of the total student population, 18.8 percent for Asian
American students, 11 percent for Latinx/e students, 5.0 percent for
African American students, and 3.2 percent for multiracial students,
with a total enrollment of over 56,000 students.

Job Summary

To provide primary mental health care for students presenting with
mental health concerns.

Duties & Responsibilities

Take patient histories, sufficient to address the patients chief
complaint and other health concerns.

Provide mental health assessment and treatment for students with mental
health problems. Appropriate treatments may include individual, couples
and group psychotherapy if applicable, referral for hospitalization, and
be consistent with limitations of MHC staff resources.

Prescribe, administer, and dispense prescription and nonprescription
medications.

Follow up with patients to review lab test results and progress in an
appropriate and timely manner.

Make referrals to other providers as appropriate to facilitate treatment
plan with standard and crisis interventions. This may include
out-patient psychotherapeutic techniques or facilitating hospitalization
at community hospitals on behalf of students.

Consult with other mental health care professionals, physicians and/or
health care professionals to confirm difficult diagnosis and facilitate
appropriate treatment plan.

Ensure that patients receive adequate education to effectively
participate in their diagnostic plan, and that they understand and
assent to that plan and understand other appropriate alternatives.

Complete all visit documentation in an appropriate and timely manner as
determined by policy.

Display competency with regard to diagnosis and procedure coding.

Adhere to established Health Center policies and procedures including
maintenance or records.

Develop and maintain technical skills necessary to provide excellent and
efficient patient care. This includes competency with computer
applications that enhance individual patient care and the efficiency of
the health center.

Be efficient in the care of patients with regard to time spent, number
seen and resources utilized, such as laboratory, consultations, and
pharmaceuticals.

Be effective in the care or patients, with regard to overall patient
outcomes, satisfaction and cultural competence.

Provide patient access by staffing clinics and special events per
policy.

Collaborate with other clinical staff for patient care.

Provide psychiatric consultation to Mental Health Unit clinicians.
Provide psychiatric consultation to health service physicians,
Counseling Center staff, Housing and other appropriate University
faculty and staff.

Share on-call responsibilities for after hours and weekend mental health
emergencies.

Participate in Mental Health Unit staff meetings and case conferences.

Actively participate in McKinleys quality improvement and risk
management programs and its peer review processes as outlined in policy
and annual plans.

Attend and participate in assigned McKinley and campus committees.

Collaborate with and/or supervise mid-level providers as assigned.

Participate in university and health center promotions and promotional
material as needed.

Assume appropriate related additional duties to further the mission of
the unit.

Utilize other members of the health care team appropriate to their skill
level, licensure, and classification.

Treat patients, staff and colleagues with courtesy and respect.

Adhere to University, Civil Service, Health Center and individual unit
policies and procedures that serve as guidelines for individual
practice. Guidelines for patient care management are the protocols of
care.

Work within scope of practice and comply with privileges granted.

Responsible and accountable to support and ensure a culture of safety,
quality and risk management including compliance with ethics.

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