Northern Valley Indian Health

Key Responsibilities

• • Provide direct psychiatric services to program patients.
• • Provide assistance in establishment, review and revision of Medical and Behavioral Health Department protocols, policies and procedures.
• • Assist in establishing and maintaining professional relationship with ancillary medical, laboratory and pharmaceutical services within the community.
• • Evaluate abnormal laboratory studies, X-rays and other tests and prescribe treatment as necessary.
• • Evaluate patients with complex problems and refer to appropriate specialists if problem cannot be treated in-house.
• • Work in conjunction with other Behavioral Health and Medical Clinic personnel in providing ongoing health education and information on preventative medicine.
• • Assist in Clinical staff in quality assurance and peer review.
• • Responsible for obtaining necessary continuing medical education credits. A significant portion of which should be specifically relevant to Indian Health issues.
• • Keep medical license, DEA registration and CPR certification current.
• • Maintains the standards of patient care and implements the policies and procedures of the Medical and Behavioral Health Department.
• • Responsible for communicating problems identified involving personnel, medical and behavioral health staff, patients, families and the general public to the Clinic Manager.
• • Other duties as assigned by Medical Director.