Job Specification
CLINICAL PSYCHIATRIST – POST CERTIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
NJSA: 11A:3-4f
DEFINITION:
Under the general 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 incompliance
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:
CERTIFICATION:
Possession of current certification as a diplomate in the specialty of
psychiatry issued by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
EXPERIENCE:
Three (3) years of clinical experience in the practice of Psychiatry
subsequent to Board Certification.
NOTE: A sub-specialty board certification in Addictions, Geriatrics, or
Forensics may be substituted for one (1) year of experience.
NOTE: A sub-specialty board certification in Child or Adolescent may
be substituted for two (2) years of experience.
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 | | 10074 | | 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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