Survey of Psychiatrists' Roles: 1998

Are you a
Graduate of the Public Psychiatry Fellowship Yes, No
Member of the American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP) Yes, No
Member of the American Association of Psychiatric Administrators (AAPA) Yes, No

Please answer all questions in reference to the agency where you spend most of your professional time

1. Name

2. Phone Number

3. e-mail address

4. Age years

5. Gender male, female

6. Medical Graduate US, or International

7. Locality Large Urban (>500,000),. Urban (<500,000), Suburban, Rural

8. Which best describes your race
Caucasian, African-American, Asian-American or
Other (describe)

9. Are you of Latin descent? Yes, No

10. Name of Agency

11. State

12. Job Title

13. Years in current agency

14. Years in current job title

15. Auspice of agency (choose one)
State, Federal, Municipal, Nonprofit, Private (for profit)

16. How many hours per week do you work at your agency?

17. Size of Work Group (number of staff you work with regularly - at least monthly)?

18. Is your job best described as that of (A) consultant, (B) staff psychiatrist,
(C) medical director of program, or (D) medical director of agency?

19. IF MEDICAL DIRECTOR (program or agency level), do you function (chose one)
(A) as director of medical staff only, (B) as director of all clinical staff, or
(C) as overall director of program or agency (clinical and administrative)

20. Do you have (1) your own (program or agency) budget, (2) input on (program or agency) budget, (3) no input on budget?

Survey

How often do you perform each of the tasks below (try to estimate average time per year or month for jobs performed on an ad hoc basis)?
In addition, rate each of the items in terms of how much it contributes to your job satisfaction

Direct Service Tasks

21. Prescribe Medication:
Record number of patient contacts per week for medication only
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

22. Provide direct psychiatric services (evaluation, diagnosis and therapy):
Record number of patient contacts per week for psychiatric services
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

23. Oversee other medical care (e.g. physical assessments, lab tests, referrals to internists):
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

24. Negotiate care for individual patients (e.g. case management, referrals) with other provider agencies or insurance companies:
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

Clinical Collaboration Tasks

25. Supervise other medical staff (including reviewing of chart documentation):
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

26. Supervise non-medical staff (including running team meetings and treatment plan reviews):
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

27. Provide informal (i.e. unscheduled curbside) consultation to other staff:
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

28. Participate in (but not run or supervise) team meetings, rounds, case conference, etc.:
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

29. Provide formal training to staff and/or trainees(e.g. lectures on diagnosis, treatment or psychopharmacology):
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

Administration Tasks

30. Participate in policy development (e.g. program design, strategic planning, fund raising, legal issues):
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

31. Participate in routine administration (e.g. executive staff meetings, program management, fiscal management):
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

32. Provide linkage or consultation to outside agencies (program-related rather than individual patient contacts):
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

33. Participate in quality assurance (e.g. review of trends) or program evaluation (process or outcome) activities:
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

34. Interact with certifying/regulatory agencies:
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

35. Negotiate contract with, or market services to, consumers, employers, insurance companies or government:
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

36. Interact with Boards of Directors or Community Boards:
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

37. Other Tasks - Please specify (e.g. clinical research, political or professional advocacy):
Task Frequency

Never

Yearly

Semi-Annually

Quarterly

Monthly

Twice-Monthly

Weekly

Twice-Weekly

Daily
Job satisfaction

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

38. Please enter the number of any of the above tasks you wish you performed more often.

39. Overall job satisfaction:

Extremely Dissatisfied

Very Dissatisfied

Somewhat Disatisfied

Neutral

Somewhat Satisfied

Very Satisfied

Extremely satisfied

40. What is your current salary (on a FT basis) <$75,000, $75,000-$99,999,
$100,000-$124,999, $125,000-$149,999 $149,000-$199,999 >$199,999.

41. Compared to a staff psychiatrist at your agency, how much more salary (on a FT basis) does a psychiatrist make as a(n)
program medical director? <$5,000, $5,000-$9,999, >$9,999;
42. agency medical director? <$10,000, $10,000-$19,999, $20,000-$29,999,
>$29,999.

43. To what extent does salary contribute to job satisfaction?

Seriously detracts

Somewhat detracts

No effect

Somewhat helpful

Extremely helpful

44. Do you have any other comments?