Associate Director, Psychiatry

Los Angeles Lgbt Center•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

Under the direction of the unit’s director, the Associate Director, Psychiatry will provide clinical and administrative oversight to Center’s psychiatric program, ensuring that care is evidence based, trauma informed, and LGBT-competent. This position will supervise clinical staff and liaise with operations, nursing, and Health Services leadership staff to optimize patient care and promote an innovative yet sustainable service delivery model. In addition to these leadership duties, the Associate Director will provide psychiatric care to a panel of assigned patients of diverse genders, ages, and psychosocial complexities, including those with substance use disorders, housing instability, and co-morbid chronic medical diseases.

Requirements

Experience working with the LGBTQ community and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to LGBTQ people
A passion for the Center’s work and its mission to make the world a better place for LGBTQ people
Commitment to a model of psychiatric care that is trauma-informed, harm reducing, and LGBT affirming
Valid license to practice medicine in the State of California, unrestricted DEA license, and BLS certification
Successful completion of an ACGME or AOA-recognized accredited residency in Psychiatry
Board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry
Minimum 5 years’ experience providing direct psychiatric care to patients, including significant experience managing patients with complex psychosocial needs and psychiatric histories
Experience providing administrative and clinical supervision to other psychiatric providers, developing clinical protocols/guidelines, and overseeing a psychiatric practice
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and strong organizational and interpersonal abilities
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse populations in a multicultural environment
General knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to psychiatric practice

Nice To Haves

Ability to conduct medical interactions in Spanish preferred
Understanding of intersectional social determinants affecting LGBTQ health, including racism, sexism, transphobia, and income inequality

Responsibilities

Attend formal and informal case-conference meetings including Multi-Disciplinary Case Conferences and Integrated Care Program meetings and provide professional assessments and recommendations regarding patients’ psychiatric management
Coordinate routine psychiatric provider meetings including establishing agendas and ensuring follow-up on action steps
Facilitate routine professional educational presentations and case discussions highlighting best practices in psychiatric care
Maintain relationships with psychiatric training institutions, develop curricula for psychiatric rotations, and coordinate precepting of fellows and students
Conduct peer review and quality assurance exercises to psychiatric care is in line with national standards and internal practice guidelines
In conjunction with the Director of Psychiatry, develop and implement trauma-informed and evidence-based clinical protocols and practice guidelines
Liaison with mental health and medical leadership in identifying new programs and services to better serve patients’ needs
Provide administrative and clinical onboarding and supervision to advance-practice psychiatric providers and junior psychiatrists
Serve on the credentialing and privileging committee for psychiatric providers
Proactively liaison with the operations and nursing teams to ensure that budgetary goals in the unit are being monitored and met
Develop workflows to streamline processes and optimize psychiatric patient care
Manage patient grievances and panel transfer requests
Manage the psychiatric care of a panel of patients with diverse medical needs and psychosocial complexities and conduct visits on a patient schedule during clinical hours
Perform comprehensive in-person and video psychiatric evaluations including full medical and psychiatric history, medication reconciliation and medical records review, patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment plan, and documentation in the electronic medical record
Assess the need for psychotropic medications; select evidence-based, patient-centered regimen; explain risks/benefits of treatment; and electronically prescribe medications in accordance with all regulatory and compliance requirements
Monitor patient progress, medication side effects and toxicities through scheduled return visits and appropriate laboratory monitoring
Demonstrate chart maintenance by keeping patient problem lists current
Follow practice EHR documentation standards and clinic policy in completing encounter notes; reviewing and signing lab results- and consults; and responding to refill requests and EHR messages
Coordinate with care team members and patients’ primary care provider
Refer patients for mental health therapy and additional case management services when indicated and engage in ongoing communication in an interdisciplinary model
Complete patient related forms, as clinically indicated
Ensure completion of Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits and clinical activities necessary to maintain current board certification and clinical privileges
Provide cross coverage when other psychiatric providers in the practice are out of the office, including patient visits, electronic refills and patient messages
Participate in the on-call after-hours pool for psychiatric patients
Other duties as assigned