Permanent Psychiatry: General Job in Havelock, North Carolina
MD/DO -
Psychiatrist
Marine
Corps Air Station Cherry Point
Often referred to as the "Gateway to Cherry
Point, Havelock is home to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and the 15,500
sailors, Marines and civilians that work on base. A number of services are
available to the military and their dependents, ranging from housing to
recreational opportunities. Other facilities on the air station are designed to
afford military personnel a wide variety of conveniences and recreation. The
newly remodeled Marine Corps Exchange offers a department store, furniture
store, grocery store, flower shop, liquor store and a number of small shops.
There are also dry-cleaning and laundry facilities, a child-development center,
a bank, a credit union and a service center with a convenience store, and a
number of restaurants. Recreational facilities geared to Marines and their
dependents include a large gymnasium, fitness center, three pools, a bowling
center, a golf course, a boat ramp, a number of marinas and the base stables.
Requirements (duties include but are not limited to)
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Function with
an awareness and application of safety procedures.
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Perform
efficiently in emergency patient situations following established
protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting
events. Anticipate potential problems/emergencies and make appropriate
interventions. Notify supervisor, director, or other designated person
regarding problems that the HCW is unable to manage.
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Apply an
awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and strive to
manage situations in a reduced risk manner.
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Participate in
the implementation of the Family Advocacy Program as directed.
Participation shall include, but not be limited to, appropriate medical
examination, documentation, and reporting.
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Exercise
awareness and sensitivity to patient/significant others' rights, as
identified within the institution.
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Maintain an
awareness of responsibility and accountability for own professional
practice.
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Participate in
continuing education to meet own professional growth.
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Attend annual
renewal of hospital provided annual training such as family advocacy,
disaster training, infection control, sexual harassment, and bloodborne
pathogens.
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Actively
participate in the command's performance improvement program.
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Participate in
meetings to review and evaluate the care provided to patients, identify
opportunities to improve the care delivered, and recommend corrective
action when problems exist.
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Participate in
the provision of in-service training to clinic staff members. Provide
training and/or direction as applicable to supporting government employees
(e.g., hospital corpsmen, students, etc.).
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Attend and
participate in various meetings as directed.
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Perform timely,
accurate, and concise documentation of patient care.
Qualifications
- Have successfully completed a
residency program in Psychiatry which has been approved by the Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Committee on Postdoctoral
Training of the American Osteopathic Association or those Canadian training
programs approved by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or
other appropriate Canadian medical authority.
- Possess board certification in
Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) or the
American Osteopathic Association.
- Possess a minimum of 1 year of
full-time experience within the last 3 years as a Psychiatrist.
- Possess current unrestricted license
to practice in one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Must have and maintain
current certification in Basics Life Support (BLS) as certified by the American
Heart Association.
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