Outpatient Addiction Psychiatrist, Flexible Schedule - Kent County, MI

(Physician/MD qualifications required) Psychiatry (Addiction) - Non-Profit Healthcare system is seeking a Staff Psychiatrist to join a medical staff of over 80 collegial psychiatrists to provide outpatient psychiatric and addiction treatment services to adult patients in our Grand Rapids Clinic.

Duties may include clinical evaluations and medication follow-up visits with corresponding and timely documentation; supervision of Advanced Practice Professionals. Patient assessment and diagnoses. Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals. Write prescriptions for medications as allowed by state regulations. Monitor and manage patients use of medication. Monitor patient progress and responses to treatment.

Assess and diagnose mental disorders in individuals referred in order to treat specified mental disorders and provide consultation services to professional staff. Provide psychiatric medical expertise in the assessment and treatment of mental disorders to ensure that biological aspects of mental disorder are addressed. Educate patients, peers and other staff regarding mental health issues. Properly documents all patient interactions in the patient's electronic health record (EHR).