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Steven Cochran

Steven Cochran

Aurora

Summary

Seeking full time position providing a wide range of psychiatry services to include diagnosing complex or unusual mental disorders and comprehensive intervention via Telemedicine.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Veteran's Administration Staff Psychiatrist

Veteran's Administration
01.2020 - Current
  • Outpatient assessments and treatment
  • Assessed need for specialize treatment such as: PTSD evident based therapies, Treatment-resistant depression, Substance abuse specialized treatment
  • Participation with team-based treatment planning and referrals as needed
  • Assess need for in-patient treatment as well as intensive outpatient services
  • Assess the readiness of stabilized patients to return to primary care for on-going treatment

Sanford Clinic Behavioral Health, Sioux Falls, SD Staff Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Sanford Clinic Behavioral Health
11.2011 - Current
  • Accurately interprets and evaluates clinical data for the purpose of determining diagnosis and clinic status
  • Assesses patients by reviewing their mental and physical health along with their background and current social situations
  • Formulates assessment and plan according to accepted protocols, treatment plans or attending physician's treatment protocols, treatment plans or recommendations
  • Collaborated with nurses, doctors, social workers, psychologists to discuss treatment plans and progress
  • Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with mulit-disciplinary team members
  • Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions including diagnostic assessment, medication evaluation and management, suicide risk assessments, crisis intervention, and overall care of patients with psychiatric disorders
  • Worked directly with patients suffering from a wide range of mental health problems and provided a good standard of practice care
  • Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issue arose
  • Assumed complete professional responsibility of clinical assessment findings, patient care decisions, and documentation
  • Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess the medications' effectiveness and side effects
  • Telemedicine mental health services, for more than 10 years
  • Worked with various EMR's (electronic medical records).

State of South Dakota Human Services Center, Yankton, SD Staff Psychiatrist

State of South Dakota Human Services Center
07.2004 - 10.2011
  • Consulted with and developed appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plans for dually diagnosed patients
  • Diagnosed mental health, emotional and substance abuse disorders
  • Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes
  • Developed comprehensive treatment plans that focused on accurate diagnosis and behavioral treatment of problems
  • Conducted psychiatric evaluations and executed medication management for both inpatient and outpatient facilities
  • Collaborated with nurses, doctors, social workers and psychologist to discuss treatment plans and treatments
  • Organized treatment plans that focused on problem solving skills and creative thinking
  • Used various therapy techniques, including cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and family systems for a diverse population
  • Consulted with other psychiatrists about client medications changes, issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications
  • Served as lead clinician for patients with bipolar, depression, PTSD, anxiety and personality disorders
  • Assessment for anger management, impulse control, social skills, emotional coping skills, and functional living skills
  • Telemedicine mental health services
  • Worked with various EMR's (electronic medical records).

Education

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship -

University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, CO

General Psychiatry Residency -

Menninger Foundation
Topeka, KS

M.D. -

Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Loma Linda, CA

B.A. -

Union College
Lincoln, NE

Skills

  • Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in CO, MN, MI, and New Jersey Pending license's in other States
  • Board Certified in Psychiatry
  • Wide range of professional training and experience with different treatment modalities which benefits the service veterans' mental health and chemical dependency issues
  • Demonstrated ability to complete tasks accurately despite interruptions and competing demands
  • An excellent communicator with the ability to engage patient's and listen to their needs
  • Ensures practice of psychiatric medicine is consistent with policies and procedures, clinical practice guidelines,, national statutes and regulations, medical record documentation, and mandatory continuing educations
  • Proficient in the use of therapeutic communication techniques to establish rapport and deliver exceptional care to mentally ill patients
  • An extensive background in assessing, diagnosing and treating a variety of patients with different psychiatric disorders
  • Awesome team player and competent worker with an outstanding ability to create effective individual plans for each patient after a thorough and careful evaluation

Hobbies and Interests

Music, Reading, and Painting

References

Upon request

Timeline

Veteran's Administration Staff Psychiatrist

Veteran's Administration
01.2020 - Current

Sanford Clinic Behavioral Health, Sioux Falls, SD Staff Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Sanford Clinic Behavioral Health
11.2011 - Current

State of South Dakota Human Services Center, Yankton, SD Staff Psychiatrist

State of South Dakota Human Services Center
07.2004 - 10.2011

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship -

University of Colorado School of Medicine

General Psychiatry Residency -

Menninger Foundation

M.D. -

Loma Linda University School of Medicine

B.A. -

Union College

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