Psychiatrist- Houston, TX and surrounding areas
About Us:
Senior Psych Care provides fully integrative behavioral health services to the long term care and rehabilitation patients in Nursing Homes. Our model of care involves psychotherapists (LCSW & PhD/PsyD), rendering individual, family, and group therapies; along with diagnostic evaluation and collaborative intervention between the therapy team and the psychiatric team. Our multi-disciplinary team realizes that older adults have special physical, emotional, and social needs. The psychiatrist collaborates with a team of psychiatric nurse practitioners and physician assistants to take a comprehensive approach to diagnosis and treatment. For more information please visit http://www.spchealth.com
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Senior Psych Care provides fully integrative behavioral health services to the long term care patient, at their facility. Physicians are responsible for comprehensive assessment and treatment of persons whose lives are impacted by cognitive conditions, mental health issues (depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, Alzheimer’s, Dementia), or a declining capacity to function independently. Duties include (but aren’t limited to) completing cognitive and mental health evaluations; prescribing psychotropic medications when appropriate; completing timely and accurate charting.
Collaborating Physician will be responsible for performing outpatient care, billing, coding and documenting under the professional standards set forth by the AMA code of medical ethics. Physician will collaborate with mid-level providers (Nurse Practitioners/Physician's Assistants) This position requires an individual with a Texas medical license and completion of course of study from an accredited university and/or designated medical program.
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Senior PsychCare provides mental health services to seniors.