Job Summary
The role involves conducting psychiatric assessments, delivering treatments, and providing ongoing care to patients in correctional facilities. This position includes the oversight of psychotropic medications, ensuring they are adjusted as necessary based on clinical evaluations.
Responsibilities
- Conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations for incarcerated patients.
- Administer and manage treatment plans and follow-up care.
- Monitor and modify psychotropic medications as required.
- Collaborate with facility leadership and multidisciplinary teams.
- Document all patient interactions and care provided.
- Facilitate referrals, transfers, and crisis intervention to ensure mental health service continuity.
Qualifications
- Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) from an accredited institution.
- Specialty training in psychiatry.
- Experience in providing psychiatric care to adult populations.
- Unrestricted medical license in the state of practice.
- Board certification or eligibility in psychiatry.
- Current DEA registration and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Experience in adolescent psychiatry and correctional settings is preferred.
