Centered Spirit Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist Position

The Psychiatrist provides psychiatric services for behavioral health programs shall ensure timely medical decisions on a part-time basis, provide telemedicine services for both psychiatric and addiction services through New Beginnings Clinic, provide consultation to Program Managers to identify level of care criteria, review medical screening information, and evaluates the psychotropic drug effectiveness as a part of the patient treatment plan.

The Psychiatrist will:

1. Provide consultation to Program Managers to identify level of care criteria, standards of practice, and standards for psychiatric supervision for each program, create a system for internal review of level of care determinations, and appeals brought forth by members or providers.
2. Participate in the development, approval, and review of psychiatric policies.
3. Ensure all clinical staff receives appropriate in-service training on issues related to psychiatric care.
4. Ensure clients receive appropriate evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, medical screening, and medical/psychiatric evaluation when appropriate.
5. Provide direct psychiatric service for clients at least half time.
6. Record all clinical contacts in an electronic charting system in accordance with American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and Commission on Accreditation of rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) guidelines.
7. Enter and maintain clinical information and clinical notes into an electronic charting system, in accordance with the Centered Spirit employee Handbook.
8. Participate in the Management Team and Quality Management (QM) Committee and other committees as appropriate to review, identify program service gaps, and training needs.
9. Provide psychiatric consultation in clinical staff meetings, and ensure proper program staffing for quality psychiatric care.
10. Provide Second Level Reviews for clients needing assessments for SMI or SED eligibility.
11. Provide ongoing medical chart reviews of nursing documentation.
12. Fill out Certificates of Need for inpatient admissions within the timeframe allowed.
13. Provide after-hours, emergency consultations to on-call crisis worker as necessary.
14. Perform other duties of a similar nature or level as requested by supervisor or director.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Best practices in psychiatric care;
• Psychiatric evaluation and medication management for adults, adolescents and children;
• Tribal, state, and federal regulations regarding psychiatric and behavioral health care;
• Knowledge of methadone programs or willingness to acquire the necessary training and skills in order to assume full responsibility for medical management of our methadone program;
• Level of Care Determinations;
• Medical records and documentation standards, HIPAA guidelines;
• Yaqui culture, customs, resources and traditions and/or a willingness to learn.

Skills and Abilities:

• Clinical supervision, consultation, and training;
• Program planning and development;
• The use of Outcome Measures;
• Clearly document medical records in an electronic format;
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, clients and outside programs;
• Work independently, as well as part of a team;
• Work in a fast-paced work environment;
• Work effectively with colleagues, employees, other agencies and the public;
• Interact with other professionals in the healthcare field;
• Handle multiple tasks and deadlines;
• Prepare statistical reports and analyze outcome and performance measures;
• Problem-solve and research information as needed;
• Develop appropriate training materials for network provider training and development;
• Interact and maintain good working relationships with individuals of varying social and cultural backgrounds;
• Operate a variety of office equipment, including a computer and related software applications;

• Good communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with co-workers, supervisor, management, Council members, and the public. Have ability to sufficiently exchange or convey information and receive verbal and written work instructions.

Education, Certifications and Experience Required:

Medical Degree, three (3) years of clinical practice experience in the development, management of utilization review, and quality assurance programs. Special Requirements:

• Board certified or eligible Arizona State Licensed Physician, board-certified Psychiatrist with experience working with adults, adolescents and children;
• Must possess and maintain a valid Arizona Driver's License;
• Must have a current Level 1 Arizona Clearance Card. Failure to maintain a current Level 1 Clearance Card will result in termination.

The Pascua Yaqui Tribe provides 22 days of Paid Time Off which increases with years of service and 15 paid Holidays per year. We offer a comprehensive healthcare benefit package that surpasses or rivals the biggest organizations in Tucson. We encourage you to stay healthy by providing an onsite Wellness Center. Additionally, the Tribe offers a 401(k) Plan with a generous match in which you're immediately vested along with a profit sharing plan after one year of employment. Sworn police and and fire employees are eligible to make Pre-Tax and After-Tax contirbutions to the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement Systems ("PSPRS").