Job Title: Child Psychiatrist
Department: Children Residential Center
Reports To: Director of Clinical Services
FLSA Status: Contractor
SUMMARY: Oversees all pharmacological management services for Christian Children's Home of Ohio,
by performing the following duties either personally or through subordinates.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: It is the responsibility of each employee to be a consistent
witness for Jesus Christ and to adhere to the Standard of Moral Conduct and Statement of Faith.
Further, each employee is responsible for dealing with others with a Christ-like attitude and for
demonstrating behaviors reflecting CCHO's core values.
Other essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:
- Diagnoses and treats clients and residents with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
- Conducts initial psychiatric evaluation of clients.
- Examines clients to determine general physical condition, following standard medical
procedures.
- Orders lab work and other special diagnostic tests and evaluates data obtained.
- In direct consultation with staff, either formulates or advises the treatment plan for each client.
- Treats or directs treatment of patient, utilizing variety of psychotherapeutic methods and
medications.
- Provides individual supervision for staff pediatricians, psychiatric nurse practitioners and nursing
staff.
- Provide consultation to CCHO residential staff, both clinical and direct.
- Participates in CQI.
- Ensures compliance with various licensing entities.
- Responsible for shared on-call duties when offices are closed.
- Networks with professional organizations and community agencies.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) is required.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Board certification required.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret trade journals, financial reports, and legal
documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complains from clients, regulatory agencies, or
members of the business or church community. Ability to write speeches and articles. Ability to make
effectively present information to administration, public groups, and/or board of directors.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest,
commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of
basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of
intellectual and practical problems. Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific
equations, graphs, etc.,) in its most difficult phases. Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and
concrete variables.
COMPUTER SKILLS: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Database
software; Design software; Spreadsheet software and Word Processing software.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITY: Must have the ability to use a 10 key adding machine, photocopier and fax
machine.
The employee will be trained on physical restraints and be required to perform them as needed. Driving
between schools as needed.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger,
handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee
frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and
stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of
those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
