Fort Defiance
Fort Defiance, AZ 86504, USA
Description
CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled (OUF)
SALARY RANGE: Dependent on Experience (DOE)
***APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVERS LICENSE***
***RESUME AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED***
ESSENTIAL DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of acute and chronic mental illnesses in children and adolescent patients through direct patient care or consultation services.
- Performs initial psychiatric assessments, develops individualized treatment plans, and implements treatment plans for child patients through evaluation and diagnosis of children with mental illnesses.
- Provides medical care and preventive services to patients, including guidance in nutrition, common illnesses, accidents, growth, and development.
- Maintains knowledge and proficiency in medical practices through continuing education, staff meetings, workshops, and home study.
- Be available for stand-by, call back and on-call rotation schedule when needed for crisis or any other psychiatric needs in the adolescent care unit (ACU).
- Participates in Quality Assurance Improvement Performance (QAPI) review processes.
- Provides consultation services and coordination of clinical care with the multi-disciplinary treatment team.
- Provides supportive therapy, counseling, and guidance to individuals, families, and groups.
- Where necessary, provides case management functions; prescribes psychotropic medications and supervises medication maintenance.
- Participates in treatment and discharge planning meetings with interdisciplinary team members.
- Performs rounding on admitted patients for ongoing medication management.
- Communicates with other staff as necessary to ensure coordination and follow-through for the child patient.
- Participates in inter-disciplinary meetings, medical staff meetings, and other professional committees.
- When necessary, supervises physician assistants (PA), certified nurse practitioners (NP), and/or students, interns, or residents.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS
Experience:
- At least one year of experience in psychiatric care in an inpatient or outpatient setting as a resident or staff physician.
Education:
- Completion of Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy (MD/DO) from an accredited University.
- Completion of an accredited-ACGME residency program in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry and/or Adult Psychiatry.
License/ Certifications:
- Must be Board Certified (BC) or Board Eligible (BE) by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).
- Must hold a current license to practice in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia.
- Must have a current, valid, unrestricted Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) License.
FDIHB, Inc. is located within the Navajo Nation and, in accordance with Navajo Nation law, has implemented a Navajo/Indian Preference in Employment Policy. Pursuant to this Policy, applicants who meet the minimum qualifications for this position and who are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation will be given primary preference in hiring and employment for this position.
Qualifications
Education
Required
Doctorate or better in Medicine.
Doctorate or better in Osteopathic Medicine.
Experience
Required
At least one year of experience in psychiatric care in an inpatient or outpatient setting as a resident or staff physician.
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