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Job Description
Announcement Number: 988861050
Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services
1321 S. Jones Blvd.
• Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
702-486-7077
• Fax 702-486-8070
• dpbh.nv.gov
Joe Lombardo
Governor
Richard Whitley, MS
Director
DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
DIVISION OF PUBLIC AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Helping people. It's who we are and what we do.
Cody Phinney
Administrator
Ihsan Azzam,
Ph.D., M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
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Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services
Is Seeking...
Forensic Psychiatrists
Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services (SNAMHS) currently seeking Forensic Psychiatrists for Stein Hospital
located in Las Vegas, NV. Stein Forensic Hospital is a secure hospital providing inpatient services for adults who are court
committed in the course of their criminal proceedings. Stein Hospital also serves as training grounds for psychiatry
resident, forensic psychiatry fellows, and advance practice registered nursing students.
SNAMHS is a State of Nevada agency whose mission is to help adults with mental illness improve their quality of life, by
providing inpatient and outpatient mental health services for the Southern Nevada community. We are committed to
developing innovative programs and service delivery systems to a diverse patient population. Our greatest asset is 740+
professional staff dedicated to the betterment of the lives of our consumers. We are committed to a culture of life-long
learning and our employees know that SNAMHS is a place to grow, develop and build careers that are both dynamic and
satisfying. It is our intention to provide an environment which fully respects human dignity and consistently reflects human
caring. Some of the services we provide include Acute Inpatient Services, Mobile Crisis, Outpatient Counseling, Service
Coordination, Intensive Service Coordination, Medication Clinic, Residential Support Programs, Mental Health Court,
Assisted Outpatient Treatment and Programs for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) teams. Inpatient services are
provided through our state-of-the-art Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital, which began serving the community on August 28,
2006. Outpatient services are provided through three mental health clinics located throughout the community and two rural
locations. We are accredited by the Joint Commission and certified by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
We proudly serve as a major training site for the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine medical students and
psychiatric residents of all years of training, Touro University DO students, and APRN students from multiple national
programs.
SALARY AND Benefits: Competitive salary and benefit package. National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment
Program available in our NHSC approved sites. Relocation & J-1/H-1 Visa assistance is available. Excellent benefits
package including health, dental and vision insurance, Public Employees Retirement Plan, three weeks paid vacation,
three weeks sick leave, holidays and no state, county, city or Social Security tax!
DESCRIPTION: Incumbents will be expected to lead the facility treatment teams to develop treatment plans, provide
psychiatric assessments, and prescribe appropriate psychotropic medications. As a member of the treatment team the
Senior Psychiatrist is expected to complete the statutorily required assessments of criminal competency for the courts
and be available to testify as an expert witness. The posit on also requires participation in training forensic examiners
for the Division of Public and Behavioral Health as required by law.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Applicants must be Board Certified/Board Eligible Psychiatrists and be eligible for
licensure in the State of Nevada. Must possess and maintain NV medical license, DEA certification, State Board of
Pharmacy license and CPR certification at the time of appointment. Pursuant to NRS 284.4066, all positions in this class
have been identified as affecting public safety. Persons offered employment in this class must first submit to a
preemployment screening for controlled substances. Fingerprinting and a background investigation through the FBI and
NHP are required. The employee is responsible for all fingerprinting fees.
SPECIAL NOTES AND REQUIREMENTS: NRS 433.267 requires that Psychiatrists employed by the Division of Public
and Behavioral Health be certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology within five years from the date of
employment.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT
mehernandez@health.nv.gov - SNAMHS HR Dept.
1321 S. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89146
(Tel): 702-486-0935 (Fax): 702-486-8070
Closing Date/Time: Until recruitment needs are satisfied -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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State of Nevada
Show moreThe presence of Nevada's earliest inhabitants, beginning about 12,400 years ago, is marked by many petroglyphs and archaeological sites. Baskets, decoys, and ingenious traps are evidence of the resourcefulness of these early people in a harsh and arid environment.
European explorers traveled through Nevada in the early 19th century, but it was not until 1851 that the first settlements were established. An Act of Congress created the Territory of Nevada on March 2, 1861. James W. Nye of New York was appointed Nevada's first Territorial Governor by President Abraham Lincoln later that year. On October 31, 1864, President Lincoln proclaimed Nevada's admission to the Union as the 36th state. The State's first elected Governor, Henry Blasdel, took office on December 5, 1864.
Today, Nevada is the nation's seventh largest state in land area. Several hundred mountain ranges cross its landscape, many with elevations over 10,000 feet. In contrast, the State's lowest point (along the Colorado River) is only 470 feet above sea level. From majestic mountains to desert valleys, nature has endowed Nevada with diverse and unique ecosystems.
The Nevada Legislature has honored the State's natural resources and cultural heritage with a variety of State designations described below.
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