SENIOR PSYCHIATRIST (RANGE C) - UNCLASSIFIED

Senior Psychiatrist

***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE***

The Nevada Department of Corrections is hiring for a Senior Psychiatrist in Las Vegas, Ely, or Lovelock. Under administrative direction, plans, directs and participates on providing medical care to the mentally ill or mentally disabled; may supervise a subordinate staff providing professional medical services or patient care; and does related work as required. Performs psychiatric evaluations by reviewing data from referral services and client record; interviewing family of client to obtain additional date; conducting psychiatric examination for client by interview to elicit subjective information and to observe the client's mood, speech, perceptivity, thought process and intellectual functions; evaluating the data acquired and deciding whether a mental disorder is present and if so, wha...