Date: Aug 3, 2023
Location: CHATTAHOOCHEE, FL, US, 32324
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Requisition No: 809175
Agency: Children and Families
Working Title: SENIOR PHYSICIAN - PSYCHIATRIST - 60008316
Position Number: 60008316
Posting Closing Date: 08/17/2023
The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking, and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.
Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.
Florida State Hospital (FSH) is a mental health treatment facility owned and operated by the State of Florida and is part of the Department of Children and Families. The department’s mission is to “work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.”
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.
This is a highly responsible and professional position that will serve as a Senior Physician – Psychiatrist at FSH. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Direct personal services to individual DCF residents. These services include admission, psychiatric examinations, physical examinations, diagnosis, prescription of medication, psychotherapy, restraints, or seclusion as indicated, forensic determinations, when appropriate, management of minor and major medical conditions, and preparation for discharge.
- Make proper referrals to other ancillary departments of testing, treatment, or management.
- Make rounds to follow the progress, with suitable documentation of the individual residents in their care. Changes in the resident’s status will result in responsible changes in the prescription of medical management.
- Participate in the multi-disciplinary team process.
- Request a second opinion in all cases of medical doubt or difficulty.
- Complete documentation requirements in accordance with applicable rules, regulations, operating procedures, and other required standards.
- Participate in and attend when called, all legal proceedings concerning residents.
- Participate in and attend when called, all disaster drills. Be available at any time in the event of actual emergency or disaster.
- Supervise Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants as assigned per protocol.
- Attendance in continuing medical education activities, which maintain the legislated educational requirement to maintain medical licensure.
- Participate in medical committee work, which assures the optimal organization of the clinical staff in providing quality care to DCF residents.
- Be available to the families or other interested parties of residents when called upon.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:
- Demonstrates diagnostic competence by utilizing appropriate physical and psychiatric examinations based on current ICD/DSM criteria within the time frames and guidelines specified in the DCF/FSH policies.
- Chooses treatment based on current National Standards of Medical and Psychiatric care, on admission and when indicated by changes in the resident’s condition.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Licensure as a physician pursuant to Chapter 458, Florida Statutes, and two years of post-licensure professional experience in the practice of medicine; or
- Licensure as an osteopathic physician pursuant to Chapter 459, Florida Statutes, and two years of post-licensure professional experience in the practice of osteopathic medicine; or
- A current public psychiatry certificate issued by the Florida Board of Medical Examiners pursuant to Section 458.3165, Florida Statutes.
- Certification by a recognized board in a medical specialty area can substitute for the required experience.
Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
- Health insurance
- Life insurance; $25,000 policy is free plus option to purchase additional life insurance
- Dental, vision and supplemental insurance
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
- Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
- Flexible Spending Accounts;
- Opportunities for career advancement;
- Tuition waiver for public college courses;
US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.
SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS). Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.
BACKGROUND SCREENING It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735).
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
For assistance, call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287 Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern time.
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