The mission of The mission of the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) is to provide statewide leadership of a high quality mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery system that is effective and valued by all Ohioans.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Evaluate, examine, diagnose, and treat patients 18 years and older.
Coordinate treatment team meetings and provide clinical direction to the team in development of individualized treatment plans.
Administer and monitor psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatment for each patient.
Collaborate with in-house internists in treating and monitoring medical conditions of each patient and seek consultation, referral, and transfer to general hospital, if necessary, to maintain the well-being of the patient.
Collaborate with outside psychiatrists and other clinicians to ensure coordination of care and continuity in community setting.
Forensic psychiatrists, in addition to above, perform Competency Evaluations, Competency Restorations, Sanity Evaluations, file reports with courts, etc.
Complete and maintain proper documentation of activities/treatment to ensure compliance with Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Medicare, Medicaid, Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services, and hospital policies, regulations, and directives.
Give directions to nursing and direct care professional staff in areas related to psychiatric care of patients.
Hospital Layout:
152 beds - 6 units with about 25 beds each
2 Acute Civil units - 2 psychiatrists and 2 SW on each unit; approx. 10 ? 14 patients per psychiatrist
2 Acute Forensic/Civil - 1.5 psychiatrists and 1.5 SW on each unit; caseload of approx. 14 ? 18 patients each
2 Chronic Forensic/Civil - 1 psychiatrist and 1 SW on each; approx. 20 ? 26 patients
2 internists/APRNs
Psychologists on every unit
One social worker for every psychiatrist
Work week 8:00 am - 4:00 pm / 4 x 10-hour days schedule available
Average 3 admissions per 24 hours throughout the hospital
Certificate to practice medicine per Section 4731.13 of Revised Code; satisfactory completion of residency training program in psychiatry, as approved by the residency review committee of the American Medical Association, the committee on post-graduate education of the American Osteopathic Association or the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology & Psychiatry or has been recognized as a psychiatrist by the Ohio State Medical Association or the Ohio Osteopathic Association on the basis of formal training & 5 or more yrs. of medical practice limited to psychiatry per Section 5122.01(E) of Revised Code.
