Job Description

Job Responsibilities

With our Agency\'s mission to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses, we provide a complete array of medical and support services for children, adults, and families throughout South Carolina.

This position is located at the Department of Mental Health - Division of Inpatient Services, , 610 Faison Drive, Columbia, SC 29203.

In this position, you will provide psychiatric care to patients at Morris Village with substance use disorders (SUD) to include diagnostic assessments and treatment planning. Direct, plan, develop, and organize clinical activities for assigned patients and treatment team. Performs additional duties as directed by the Medical Director at Morris Village.
Responsibilities for the Addictions Psychiatrist:-

• Provides medical leadership to treatment team and competent care to assigned patients.
• Ensures treatment/service/care planning processes are effectively implemented ..\\
• Completes required documentation on patients throughout their admission to Morris Village (i.e., admissions, progress notes, discharge paperwork).
• Possesses required certification to prescribe medications for SUD (e.g., Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorders) and utilizes approved SUD pharmacotherapies routinely, as appropriate.
• Supervises !nurse practitioners, provides consultation to colleagues, and serves as a member of the medical staff and other Department of lnpatient Services committees, as assigned.
• Maintains Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits as outlined by ABPN and for licensure in S.C.
• Coordinates and supervises scholarly activities/quality improvement projects, as directed.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

Minimum Requirements:
Licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina. Completion of residency in Psychiatry.

Preferred Qualifications

Certification in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).
Certification or eligibility for certification in Addiction Psychiatry by the ABPN is desirable.

Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.

Additional Comments

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency. We provide affirmative action and equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex - including the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, national origin, age, religion, or disability.

South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave accrual per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• \'Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs

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