Psychiatrist-RTH-Chandler

Position Summary: Evaluates, diagnoses, and provides psychiatric treatment to patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. Provides treatment in the form of psychotherapeutic methods and procedures and administers appropriate medication. Responsible for monitoring entire caseload and intervening where necessary to ensure continuous patient health improvement. Provides clinical leadership and consultation services to other medical professionals to optimize organizational effectiveness and delivery of patient care.

Critical Tasks:

• Evaluates, diagnoses, and treats patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
• Utilizes a variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications to treat patients.
• Ensures compliance with all patient medical records and information privacy regulations.
• Collects and organizes patient data related to their family, medical history, and symptoms to develop an effective treatment plan.
• Maintains and updates patient medical records in order to ensure accurate documentation and evaluate treatment results.
• Provides referrals for hospitalization, out of home placement, and advanced psychiatric services as needed to guarantee maximum quality of patient care.
• Monitors and interprets laboratory results to appropriately assess patient conditions.
• Collaborates with laboratory staff in order to ensure proper, reliable, and efficient testing procedures.
• Maintains knowledge of all medical services provided by the organization and the community in order to fully support patients served.
• Provides clinical leadership and consultation to other health care providers in the fields of psychopharmacology and various therapeutic interventions.
• Performs other job-related activities as requested.

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited program of study leading to either an M.D. or D.O. required.
• Current, unrestricted and valid State of Arizona license to practice medicine from the Arizona Medical Board or the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners in Medicine & Surgery. If licensed in another state, must possess such Arizona license within 1 year of hire.
• Must possess or be actively pursuing a Psychiatric Board Certification. Must be obtained within 2 years of hire.
• Completion of either an ACGME or AOA approved Psychiatric Medicine training or residency program required.
• Current and continuing CPR/AED training and certifications within 90 days in position. Demonstrates ability to relate to diverse cultures and specifically the Gila River Community and/or other Native American cultures and community health services.