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This position is within our Refresh Mental Health (RMH) organization at Life Strategies, which provides a variety of behavioral and mental health treatments, including individual and group therapy, schools, home health, and outpatient programs.
LCSI offers counseling services to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and group psychotherapy in a warm, safe and supportive environment. We also support schools, home health, and outpatient programs. Services are offered for a wide variety of mental health concerns, including depression, anxiety, stress, childhood abuse and trauma, family and relationship issues, grief and loss, and addiction recovery.
At LSCI, our commitment to optimal mental health and steadfast support isn't just for our clients; it extends to every team member. We pledge to provide distinctive quality and ethical community-based mental health service to families and individuals. We will strive to gain the respect and trust of our clients, suppliers and other agencies.
We seek a medical director-psychiatrist for full-time positions in Jonesboro, AR.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provides psychiatric care, medication assessments, and crisis response to new and existing outpatient clients
- Develops individual evaluations based upon assessment data and provides therapeutic interventions as necessary, including ongoing medication management services
- Review, evaluate, and collaborate with other professionals to discuss treatment plans, progress, and outcomes
- Provides consultation and health education to agency staff and clients regarding the treatment and medication needs of agency clients
- Responsive to psychiatric emergencies for appropriate intervention and evaluations
Advantages:
- Paid holidays
- Health/Dental/Vision/401k with employer contribution & additional elective insurance
- Paid time off
You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
- MD/DO psychiatrist licensed in Arkansas
- Experience providing direct psychotherapy services to individuals and families
- Solid computer and basic technology skills
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
