Psychiatrist - Adult & Adolescent

Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist

The Navajo Area Indian Health Service (NAIHS) is one of 12 regional administrative units of the Indian Health Service (Client), in the US Department of Health and Human Services. The NAIHS delivers health services to a user population of over 244,000 American Indians in five Federal service units on and near the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation is one of the largest Indian reservations in the United States. The Navajo Nation consists of more than 25,000 contiguous square miles and three satellite communities and extends into portions of the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. NAIHS primarily delivers health services to members of the Navajo Nation and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, and also provides services to other Native Americans, including Zunis, Hopis, and other American Indian beneficiaries. The five (5) Federal Service Units (SUs) include Chinle, Crownpoint, Gallup, Kayenta, and Shiprock Service Units. The needs of this role are at the following: Gallup Indian Service Unit Crownpoint Indian Service Unit Shiprock Indian Service Unit

Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist Responsibilities:

• Perform outpatient psychiatry duties and manage needs identified.
• Shall provide psychiatric assessments, prescribe psychotropic medications, and provide psychiatric treatment for psychiatric patients.
• Provide consultation and education for clinical medical and mental health staff regarding assessment and treatment of specific patients and overall mental health issues, as appropriate.
• Record patient contacts in the facility medical record following established policies for documentation.
• No weekend, holiday, overtime, or on-call responsibilities.
• Should be able to show sensitivity to cross-cultural and language differences and be able to work through interpreters as necessary for non-English speaking patients.
• Shall adhere to facility information technology system security policies and procedures.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Qualifications:

• Education: Must have a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree.
• Certification: Shall have board certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in both General and Child & Adolescent psychiatry.
• Must have experience providing telepsychiatry services.
• Must have a full, permanent and unrestricted license in any state.
• Must have a federal DEA number

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