- Provides psychiatric rehabilitation services to adolescents and adults through outpatient mental health.
- Prioritizes consumers with serious mental health (psychotic disorders, severe mental illness).
- Prescribes and monitors psychotropic medication.
- Implements and delivers SAMHSA-approved Illness Management & Recovery Service using evidence-based practices.
- Participates in continuous quality improvement and data-driven decision-making processes to assess program efficacy and drive quality improvement.
- Evaluates responses to client intervention, reviews treatment plans and reevaluates as necessary according to applicable regulations.
- Ensures adherence to data collection requirements in accordance with established standards and enters accurate and timely data into the Electronic Health Record (EHR).
- Provides culturally relevant and trauma informed service.
- Attends mandatory position training that provides training in risk factors.
- Attends staff meetings and in-service training and presents cases for routine/problematic staffing as needed, including participation in interdisciplinary treatment teams.
- Meets with Behavioral Health Director monthly.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
- Ability to report to work in a timely manner.
- Knowledge of substance abuse and mental health; and appropriate skills in working with consumers with Mental Health/Substance Use disorders.
- Skill in working successfully with the Alaska Native/American Indian population and experience providing culturally specific programming; understanding of and sensitivity to diverse cultures and lifestyles.
- Skill in operating/using computers and using Windows, Word, and Excel with ability to accurately input information into reporting formats.
- Above average communication and people skills with the ability to accurately follow written and verbal instructions.
- Knowledge on how to best assist possible escalated individuals during data collection process.
- Ability to protect confidentiality is essential; HIPAA & 42 CFR compliant.
- Knowledge and ability to interpret/understand billing procedures.
- Skill in managing multiple priorities and tasks concurrently and meeting their deadlines.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with colleagues, supervisors, agencies, and consumers.
- Ability to work independently as well as with teams.
- Medical Doctor or Doctor of Psychiatry.
- Current DEA license with the authority to prescribe and dispense legend drugs and schedule 2-5 controlled substances in accordance with applicable state and federal laws.
- State of Alaska Board certified or Board eligible as a psychiatrist.
- Two (2) years' experience in a behavioral health clinic or hospital providing services with one (1) year post residency experience.
- Two (2) years' experience serving American Indian or Alaska Native populations.
- Experience working in crisis intervention.
- Experience working with veterans.
psychiatrist - athabascan bhc - Anchorage, United States - Fairbanks Native Associ
Description
Department: Athabascan Behavioral Health ClinicCategory: Regular Full Time
Reports to: Behavioral Health Director
Hours of Work: 40 hours
JFC: P901
Level: G-16
FLSA Status: Exempt
Date Approved: 10/12/23
GRANT SUMMARY
The goal of the Athabascan Behavioral Health Clinic project is to transform the community behavioral health system by providing comprehensive, coordinated behavioral health care. The Clinic provides culturally specific programming, strength-based services, community-wide engagement, evidence-based practices, and early intervention.
POSITION SUMMARY:
This position evaluates consumers for mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders. Diagnoses disorders, including nature and extent, and determines the appropriate course of treatment. This position is part of a collaborative treatment team assuring culturally resonant mental health intervention, treatment, and support services.
JOB DUTIES
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The work is generally sedentary, requiring routine walking, standing, bending, and carrying of items weighing less than 25 lbs. Most of the work is performed in an office setting with a wide variety of people with differing functions, personalities, and abilities. The office is a non-smoking facility with outside smoking areas. The work may require local travel between various programs of FNA which may involve exposure to extreme weather conditions. Works in an environment where protection of client confidentiality is essential. Personal Protective Equipment will be provided where/when needed.
SPECIFICATIONS
Driving Requirements:
This position will require you to frequently drive your personal vehicle for FNA business. To drive your personal vehicle for FNA business an individual must provide a copy of their current Alaska Driver's License and a copy of their proof of personal liability insurance. No employee may transport a FNA consumer in a personal vehicle.
Supervision Received:
Position receives direct supervision from immediate supervisor; however, incumbent is expected to effectively perform day-to-day activity as denoted within job description. Work will be monitored through weekly meetings, monthly reports, and regular communication with the director. General guidelines for operations are based on program requirements and the general policies and procedures of FNA.
Supervision Exercised:
No supervision requirements for this position.
Position Impact:
Impact at the program level is high. Program's level of compliance with program standards is directly affected by the effective performance of duties, especially as they relate to providing services to divisions and programs.
Contacts:
Contacts include staff, management, and program clients, external Evaluator, and funding sources.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATEMENT
This Job Description describes the essential functions and qualifications. It is not an exhaustive statement of all the duties, responsibilities, or qualifications of the job; and management has the exclusive right to alter this job description at any time without notice. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, job-related duties. This document is not intended to exclude modifications consistent with providing reasonable accommodation for a disability.
This position will (or may) require you to frequently (or incidentally) drive your personal vehicle for FNA business. To drive your personal vehicle for FNA business an individual must provide a copy of their current Alaska Driver's License and a copy of their proof of personal liability insurance. No employee may transport a FNA client in a personal vehicle.
Continued employment status will be contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal background investigation and the pre-employment drug testing process. Where required, continued employment status (post job offer) will be contingent upon employee providing certification of annual tuberculosis (TB) screening and medical certification that employee does not, because of infectious or communicable disease, pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of program participants or others in the workplace.
Notice: All employment at the Fairbanks Native Association (FNA) is "at will." This means the employee or FNA may terminate employment at any time and for any reason. Unless specified in writing, no duration of employment is expressed or implied for this position. Your signature indicates that you have read this Job Description and understand the essential functions of and qualifications for the job.