Job Description

Per Diem/PRN Coverage. Flat rate of $236.25 per hour

How you make a difference:
The Psychiatrist is responsible for overseeing the mental health program at the county's correctional facilities. They work under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer to ensure that the program is effectively and efficiently meeting the needs of the incarcerated population. The Psychiatrist provides direct patient care, conducts psychiatric evaluations, and prescribes medication as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide medication prescriptions and monitoring, individual counseling, and supervise LMFT.
• Respond to psychiatric emergencies and conduct monthly audits of patient charts.
• Review and countersign records of mid-level providers and RNs.
• Monitor hospitalized patients and attend Quality Assurance and administrative meetings.
• Refer eligible inmates for 5150 and participate in Quality Management and Peer Review meetings.

Requirements:
Education:

• Graduate of an accredited medical school.

Experience:

• Prefer correctional/detention facility experience.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Current, unrestricted state license as a physician.
• Current DEA license.
• Current life-saving certification.

About Wellpath:

Patients are at the center of everything we do. With more than 15,000 clinicians and professionals in 34 states across the U.S. and Australia, Wellpath delivers high-quality medical, mental and behavioral healthcare services to nearly 300,000 patients located in inpatient and residential treatment facilities, civil commitment centers, and local, state and federal correctional facilities.We deliver care in a variety of clinical environments, from local government correctional facilities that look like Urgent Care Clinics/Emergency Rooms, to state government facilities more focused on Chronic Care Management, to behavioral hospitals focused on caring for people who suffer from mental illness, to community care centers servicing the community. In all settings, our doctors, nurses, mental health clinicians, and staff work tirelessly to implement evidence-based clinical best practices with the goal of compassionately improving the medical and behavioral healthcare outcomes of our patients.We believe in transforming public health by delivering hope and healing to those who need it most.

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Daily paid, Price work, Full time, Relief, Local area,

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