General Child Adolescent Psychiatrist in Virginia

Come and be part of a team with an esteemed Psychiatrist who is board certified in both psychiatry and addictionology and who completed a fellowship in the study of autistic disorders.

Primarily responsible for diagnosis, treatment, medication management and/or consultation of mental illness, emotional problems and dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and mental illness in adolescents and adults.

You will have a good workup of the patient coming in that is done by the Social Worker and the Family NP.

The NP handles the on-call in the evenings.

Essential Duties:

• Provides diagnostic assessment and treatment

• Establishes and modifies medical treatment plans; prescribes medication; monitors client’s response to treatment including medication side effects and adverse reactions

• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of medicine and psychiatry

• Knowledge of current theories of psychiatric practice including substance use disorders, crisis management and developmental disabilities •

• Ability to diagnose and treat mental illness in relation to substance use disorders and physical conditions

• Ability to deal effectively with children and adults with emotional and behavioral disturbances

Ability to work within an interdisciplinary treatment team to solve problems within scope of responsibility

Minimum Qualifications:

Licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to practice as a medical doctor. Must be Board Certified in Child /Adolescent psychiatry

Please contact for additional information. (I have a lot to share!)

Dorrie Steinberg

804-687-5280

Dorrie.steinberg@mwhc.com