ICE Detention Centers in need a Full Time Psychiatrist in Tacoma WA

Job description

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
 Provides direct care to patients within discipline Scope of Practice and performs functions in
accordance with current accepted practice, licensure, certification, credentialing and or granted
privileges.
 Provides treatment of persons throughout the life span as appropriate to discipline and facility
setting.
 Provides telepsychiatry services for patients at other IHSC facilities as needed and as the local
facility allows, only in the states the provider is licensed, to include:
 Working with the patient’s local primary care provider (PCP) to coordinate care for any
identified medical concerns (patient’s local administrative staff will coordinate the
appointment).
 Using IHSC video teleconferencing equipment and electronic medical records (EMR) software to
examine and record the patient’s plan of care.
 Telepsychiatry services will be provided in accordance with the IHSC Tele-Mental Health
Services policy.
o OPTIONAL: Provider may choose to obtain additional state licensing, outside of the
state of his/her duty station, to provide out-of-state telepsychiatry services.
 May be expected to respond to and or coordinate response to medical emergencies.
 Prescribes and monitors psychiatric medication treatment services including monitoring the
side effects of medication and/or adverse reactions.
 Offers comprehensive psycho-educational information with each medication/somatic
treatment regarding the patient’s mental illness, emotional disturbance or behavior disorder,
treatment goals, potential benefits and the risk of treatment, self-monitoring aids, and
identifies support groups for therapeutic assistance.
 Utilizes the evidence-based algorithms for decision-making regarding patient assessment and
medication management.
 Utilizes evidence-based tools (i.e. Assessment of Involuntary Movement Scale) in the
identification of risks associated with medication induced movement disorders.
 Adheres to medical standards in accordance with IHSC policies, American Psychiatric
Association standards, and legal requirements.
 Determines the need for core treatment and specialty services for identified patients in a full
range of psychiatric problems.
 Performs various diagnostic and treatment procedures, including cognitive and behavioral
psychotherapy, supportive individual and group psychotherapy, somatic therapies (including
the use of traditional and atypical drugs).
 Provides professional, recovery based psychiatric care considerate of cultural and ethnic
diversity and focuses on empowering individuals to change their own lives.
 Assures patients are treated with dignity and are consulted when evaluating and/or revising
treatment and services.
 Utilizes evidence-based practices to promote recovery, reduces stigma and unconditionally
enhance the quality of life.
 Assures a positive therapeutic milieu exists during treatment and emphasizes recovery goals.
 Participates in comprehensive performance improvement and utilization management plans to
include:
o Quality and appropriateness of services,
o Evaluation of patient-based functions,
o Decreasing the escalation of healthcare costs, and
o Improvement in patient outcomes.
 Prepares or oversees the preparation of documentation, testimony, and written orders needed
for care, treatment, medical records, legal actions, referrals, performance development,
credentials/privileges, and administrative requirements.
 Provides subject matter expertise to staff in all matters pertaining to mental health treatment
(modalities and medications), and mental health programs both domestic and international.

• 1 yr experience needed as a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic
• Board Certified ABPN
• WA License & BLS from the American Heart Association