The job of the Child Psychiatrist Consultant is to provide psychiatric oversight to the Center’s programs and services. The Child Psychiatrist Consultant reports to the Director of Psychiatric Services. Specific responsibilities include:
Psychiatric Evaluations, Assessments and Discharge Summaries
Provide Individual and Family or Collateral Psychotherapy
Score Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
Review and approve client treatment plans
Provide psychiatric consultations as member of treatment team
Participation in treatment team meetings
Participate in Center-sponsored research projects
Medication management
Follow-up recommendations on evaluations for Center clients
Consultation regarding diagnostic changes
Calling parents when diagnosis changes
Additional responsibilities as assigned
Requirements:
Have an M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited school of medicine or osteopathy in the U.S. or have a valid M.D. from a foreign school of medicine and have passed the ECFMG exam
Experience with autism is required
Spanish speaking preferred
Completed an internship from an accredited graduate medical education program recognized by the AMA (LCME) or AOA
Have a valid and current PA medical license for the practice of psychiatry
Completed a psychiatric residency in an accredited residency program and be board certified or eligible in Child Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Have a valid and current DEA certificate number
Possess a minimum of professional liability coverage of $1,000,000/occurrence and $2,000,000/aggregate; or $200,000/occurrence and $600,000 aggregate and participate in the PA Catastrophic Fund
Act 33 clearance
Company Description:
The Center for Autism is the oldest specialized autism treatment center in the nation, evaluating and treating individuals with a range of Autism Spectrum Disorders.Since its founding in 1955 by Bertram A. Ruttenberg, M.D., the Center has been on the cutting edge of autism evaluation and therapy, applying state-of-the-art theories to real-world practice. Today, these approaches are replicated across the nation and world.The Center has garnered national recognition from the American Psychiatric Association for its leadership in the field; created a model forintegrating young children with autism in school settings now replicated by school districts across the country; and was involved in two landmark legal cases that resulted in major public policy changes to the benefit of children with autism.
