Psychiatrist

Job overview

The part-time Psychiatrist role is based onsite in Georgetown, DE, supporting Horizon House’s Residential Group Homes, Sussex program. Compensation is not specified. Horizon House provides community-based behavioral health, intellectual disability, and homelessness services. The psychiatrist assesses and treats clients, coordinates psychiatric and physical health care with the treatment team, and provides therapy, medication management, education, and crisis assessment to support clients’ behavioral health needs.

What you'll do

• Conduct psychiatric assessments and present findings at team and treatment-planning meetings
• supervise comprehensive client assessments
• coordinate with registered nurses and community physicians
• prescribe psychotropic medications and monitor responses and side effects
• provide individual, group, and family therapy and education
• provide crisis assessment and management during work hours and after hours as described.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

psychiatrist

georgetown de

horizon house

behavioral health

residential group homes

sussex program

psychiatric assessment

medication management

psychotherapy

crisis assessment

part-time

community-based services

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The role includes on-call backup and may involve phone calls outside 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Community services are described as about 30% of the time, with on-site and off-site work also noted.

About the employer

Horizon House Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.