Jurisdiction:
Jurisdictional Class: Competitive
Adopted: October 15, 1969
Revised: February 22, 2002
STAFF PSYCHIATRIST
GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: Under general supervision, provides
professional medical and psychiatric clinical services for patients in a
psychiatric outpatient clinic; does related work as required.
DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: This is professional psychiatric work
permitting independent judgment. The staff psychiatrist provides clinical psychiatry
in the team treatment of problems of personality and behavior among clients of
the Mental Health Clinic. Provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations in
assigned cases, and provides psychiatric consultation to clinic staff and
others in the community (other agencies, public education, etc.).
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:
Renders
psychiatric diagnostic service for patients of the clinic;
Participates
as a team member in conferences concerned with diagnosis and treatment of
patients;
Provides
psychiatric treatment for patients;
Contributes
to the interpretation of methods and procedures to agencies responsible for
carrying out the recommendations of the mental hygiene clinic in the community;
Makes
reports to practicing physicians about patients attending the clinic;
Consults with community
organizations and individuals relative to the treatment of patients;
Engages
in community mental health education;
Develops
and engages in such research projects as have met with official approval.
FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE,
SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS: Extensive knowledge of the principles and
techniques of medical and psychiatric practice of personality development and
emotional and behavior problems in children and adults; extensive knowledge of
public health functions in community organizations and of state and local
relationships in the work of psychiatric treatment programs; ability to
participate effectively as a member of a team in the work of the total clinic
program; ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and making
decisions; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Graduation from a medical school approved by
the University of the State of
A.
At least three years of approved resident training in psychiatry and/or
neurology; or
B.
A satisfactory approved equivalent of the experience stipulated in A.