Job Specification
CLINICAL PSYCHIATRIST - BOARD ELIGIBLE
UNCLASSIFIED
NJSA: 11A:3-4f
DEFINITION:
Under the close supervision of a Medical Director or Managing
Physician/Psychiatrist in a state department, institution, or agency,
functions as a specialist/consultant in the field of psychiatry; performs
clinical responsibilities in accord with the standard of care and unified
service systems; performs psychiatric functions in accord with
legal/judicial mandates and Patient’s Bill of Rights; performs technical
applications to meet The Joint Commission (TJC) standards and other
relevant accreditation bodies standards; does other related duties as
required.
At the discretion of the Division’s Medical Director and Chief Executive
Officer the Clinical Psychiatrist must be willing to enter into a
collaborative agreement/joint protocol with an Advance Practice
Nurse who will provide services to the patient, as allowed by the
NJ Division of Behavioral Health Services (“DBHS”), in conjunction
with the attending psychiatrist.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes
only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties
listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the
job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Studies, evaluates, diagnoses, and treats diseases/disorders of the
mind in accord with the standard of care, Patient’s Bill of Rights,
TJC standards, and legal/judicial mandates.
Takes the lead in formulation of treatment plan including discharge
plan and its implementation with other members of the treatment
team in accord with Patient’s Bill of Rights and the standard of care.
Complies with judicial mandates in accord with NJ Statutes reflecting
the Patient’s Bill of Rights such as review of records of patients for
prescribing of psychotropic medication, freedom from unnecessary
physical restraint and isolation, emergency administration of medication,
administration of medication over objection, and so forth.
Organizes data concerning patient’s families, personal medical and
psychiatric history, onset of symptoms, source of referral, emotional
reactions and behavior, and intellectual functions.
Is responsible for ensuring that psychiatric treatment is in compliance
with TJC standards and other accreditation bodies standards and legal
or judicial mandates.
Reviews diagnostic and psychological testing to confirm physical and
psychiatric diagnoses as indicated including follow- up of results.
Examines patients to determine general physical condition.
Reviews orders on psychotropic medication according to acceptable
medical standards and in accord with the statutes as reflected in the
Patient’s Bill of Rights and legal/judicial mandates.
Recommends and orders laboratory and other special diagnostic
tests and evaluates material obtained.
Determines condition and extent of mental disorders and formulates
a treatment plan and follow-up studies.
Treats patients utilizing somatic, group, or milieu therapy, and other
psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
Serves as active medical staff member of the institution, eligible to
serve as Officer of the organization, and is required to attend regular
medical meetings to discuss issues pertinent to medical/psychiatric
care of patients.
Participates in continuing medical education activities to maintain
knowledge/skills required for professional competency to provide
the best quality of care to patients.
Directs activities of medical and other personnel engaged in
rendering psychiatric treatment to patients.
Writes up and presents at staff conferences data on patients for
diagnoses, treatments, and disposition.
Provides appropriate and timely reports and testifies in civil
commitment hearings.
Evaluates and provides appropriate and timely reports and testifies
in judicial reviews of insanity acquittees.
Evaluates and provides appropriate and timely reports and testifies
in judicial reviews related to patient’s fitness to proceed to trial.
Evaluates and provides appropriate and timely reports and testifies
in judicial reviews related to patient’s need for guardianship.
Evaluates and provides appropriate and timely reports and testifies
in judicial reviews related to sexually violent predator status (Applies
to Psychiatrists employed at the Special Treatment Unit).
Makes required rounds and inspections.
Maintains complete/adequate case records and renders periodic
and incidental reports.
Will fulfill requirements of the United States Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Risk Evaluation and Management Strategies
as directed by the DBHS Medical Director.
Will comply with all Medicare/ Medicaid enrollment applications
for reassignment of benefits.
Will be required to learn how to utilize various types of electronic
and/or manual recording and information systems used by the
agency, office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
One (1) year of broad-based clinical training in internal medicine,
family practice, or pediatrics; or a transitional year program that
shall have included a minimum of four (4) months of primary care;
or a residency in a clinical specialty requiring comprehensive and
continuous patient care all of which must be approved by the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
AND
Three (3) years of full-time post-graduate specialized residency
training in a clinical psychiatry program approved by the
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
OR
Completion of a four (4) year psychiatry residency program approved
by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
NOTE: Board Eligible Clinical Psychiatrists must complete/pass the
board certification within three (3) years after the completion of
residency training, unless otherwise approved in writing by the
Deputy/Assistant Commissioner of the Division in which they are
employed.
LICENSE:
Possession of an Unrestricted License to practice medicine in the
State of New Jersey.
Possession of an unrestricted State of New Jersey Controlled
Dangerous Substances License.
Possession of an unrestricted Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Registration number.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in
New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee
mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of the diseases/disorders of the mind in accord with
the standard of care, Patient’s Bill of Rights, TJC standards, and
legal/judicial mandates.
Knowledge of the judicial mandates in accord with NJ Statutes
reflecting the Patient’s Bill of Rights such as review of records of
patients for prescribing of psychotropic medication, freedom
from unnecessary physical restraint and isolation, emergency
administration of medication, administration of medication over
objection, and so forth.
Knowledge of the TJC standards and other accreditation bodies
standards and legal or judicial mandates.
Knowledge of the diagnostics and psychological testing to confirm
physical and psychiatric diagnoses as indicated including
follow-up of results.
Knowledge of the laboratory and other special diagnostic tests.
Knowledge of the various conditions and extend of mental disorders
and the different types of treatment plans.
Knowledge of the somatic, group, or milieu therapy, and other
psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
Knowledge of the requirements of the United States Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) Risk Evaluation and Management
Strategies as directed by the DBHS Medical Director.
Knowledge of the Medicare/ Medicaid enrollment applications
for reassignment of benefits.
Ability to study, evaluate, diagnose, and treat diseases/disorders
of the mind in accord with the standard of care, Patient’s Bill of
Rights, TJC standards, and legal/judicial mandates.
Ability to formulate treatment plans including discharge plan and
its implementation with other members of the treatment team in
accord with Patient’s Bill of Rights and the standard of care.
Ability to organize data concerning patient’s families, personal
medical and psychiatric history, onset of symptoms, source of
referral, emotional reactions and behavior, and intellectual functions.
Ability to examine patients to determine general physical condition.
Ability to recommend and order laboratory and other special
diagnostic tests and evaluate material obtained.
Ability to determine the condition and extent of mental disorders
and formulate treatment plans and follow-up studies.
Ability to utilize somatic, group, or milieu therapy, and other
psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
Ability to serve as active medical staff member of the institution,
to serve as Officer of the organization, and to attend regular
medical meetings to discuss issues pertinent to medical/psychiatric
care of patients.
Ability to continue medical education activities to maintain
knowledge/skills required for professional competency to
provide the best quality of care to patients.
Ability to direct activities of medical and other personnel engaged
in rendering psychiatric treatment to patients.
Ability to write up and present at staff conferences data on patients
for diagnoses, treatments, and disposition.
Ability to testify in civil commitment hearings, in judicial reviews
of insanity acquittees, in judicial reviews related to patient’s
fitness to proceed trial, in judicial review related to patient’s
need for guardianship, and in judicial reviews related to sexually
violent predator status.
Ability to fulfill requirements of the United States Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Risk Evaluation and Management Strategies
as directed by the DBHS Medical Director.
Ability to comply with all Medicare/ Medicaid enrollment applications
for reassignment of benefits.
Ability to learn how to utilize various types of electronic and/or
manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in
English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American
Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable
forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible if they
can perform the essential functions of the job with or without
reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be
made because it would cause the employer undue hardship,
such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 00468 | | S | U | NL | 99 | N/A | P99 | - |
This job specification is for state government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
10/22/2022 |
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