Lead Psychiatrist
🔍 Georgia - Dekalb - Decatur
LEAD PSYCHIATRIST – DEKALB REGIONAL CRISIS CENTER
ABOUT US
Claratel Behavioral Health is an innovative, community-based organization in metropolitan Atlanta offering comprehensive mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services to over 11,000 uninsured and underinsured citizens annually. Operating over 20 locations in DeKalb County with a diverse workforce of 500+ staff, our dedicated team provides high-quality, evidence-based care to help clients and their families recover and thrive. Accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), we strive to ensure disabilities no longer limit potential. Read more about our recent CARF accreditation here.
JOB SUMMARY
The Lead Psychiatrist at our DeKalb Regional Crisis Center will support adult individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis or requiring withdrawal management. This role is pivotal in supervising a team of advanced practice nurses within an interdisciplinary team across three levels of care in the Behavioral Health Crisis Center: a Crisis Service Center for triage and evaluation, a Temporary Observation Unit, and a Crisis Stabilization Unit. The Lead Psychiatrist ensures the medical team delivers evidence-based practices to provide optimal patient care. Additionally, the Lead Psychiatrist evaluates and diagnoses patients, prescribes medications, conducts psychiatric assessments, and offers ongoing care to facilitate effective crisis resolution.
WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision and additional flex benefits
- Robust Retirement – 7.5% Employer contribution
- Generous paid time off (PTO) and continuing medical education (CME) allowances
- Student loan forgiveness options
- Relocation assistance available for eligible candidates
- Provides direct psychiatric care for clients ages 18 and above; this includes psychiatric evaluations, crisis management, psychiatric treatment including therapy, medication management, withdrawal management, and medical care on the unit
- Works collaboratively with the Director of DeKalb Regional Crisis Center to assure optimum medical and psychiatric care is provided
- Develops and updates behavioral health medical policies that conform to regulation, laws, overall agency policy and procedures
- Uses data effectively to drive performance improvement. Supports data driven strategies/initiatives
- Performs clinical quality care reviews of the medical staff
- Provides clinical expertise and direction for medical/psychiatric treatment
- Provides clinical supervision for program APRN medical staff
- Sets and maintains APRN schedules to assure appropriate coverage
- Acts as delegated physician of record for specific Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- Develops and enhances professional behavioral health / medical community relationships with area hospitals
- A graduate from an accredited medical school
- Board eligible or board certified (preferred) in psychiatry, serving a residency in general psychiatry with license to practice medicine in Georgia or license eligibility in Georgia.
- Proficiency in using an Electronic Health Record
- Ability to promote a person-centered, recovery oriented, and trauma informed philosophy in client care
- High ethical standards demonstrated in all aspects of medical practice
- Able to lead a medical team that promotes learning, excellence and optimal outcomes for clients
- Critical thinking, exemplary interpersonal skills, and a consistent, contributing demeanor is required
Please note that due to the high volume of applications we have received, we regret to inform
Claratel CSB is an equal opportunity employer regarding disability under VEVRRA and ADA
Claratel is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EOE)
It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of Claratel not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital or partnership status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, caregiver status, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff and termination.
Our Mission: Claratel Behavioral Health strives to provide the right service, for the right person, at the right time.
Our Vision: Claratel Behavioral Health envisions a community in which disabilities no longer limit potential.
Our Values:
- Providing inspirational leadership in marshaling resources to achieve our vision
- Being an industry leader in public sector service delivery
- Having talented and well trained staff that is client and mission focused
- Offering a full service continuum with a collaborative spirit
- Being the provider of choice, the employer of choice and the board of choice
