Psychiatrist
About The Position
VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Healthcare, is seeking a Full-Time Psychiatrist to join their team at El Dorado Correctional Facility in El Dorado, Kansas. The company emphasizes a passion-driven, ethical work environment that values respect and appreciation for its staff, offering competitive wages, an annual incentive bonus, and an excellent benefits package. This role involves providing diagnostic evaluation, treatment, and psychiatric consultation to patients within the correctional facility. The Psychiatrist will also provide clinical direction, supervision, and training to site staff, manage treatment plans, and create discharge plans for appropriate follow-up care.
Requirements
- Must be a graduate of medical school and have completed an appropriate psychiatric residency.
- Must be licensed to practice in the state of Kansas.
- Current DEA number.
Responsibilities
- Provide onsite psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of inmates referred by medical and clinical services staff.
- Provide written summaries of history, diagnosis, and treatment course.
- Provide psychiatric services for inpatients, including assessment, diagnosis, staffing, treatment planning, and regular review.
- Provide psychiatric services for general population inmates requiring regular psychiatric/behavioral health follow-up.
- Provide psychiatric services for inmates needing transfer to Behavioral Health facilities, including work-up and court testimony.
- Act as regular Psychiatrist and participate in treatment programming and planning for the Behavioral Health Unit (if applicable), including staffing, medication monitoring, and psychiatric input.
- Provide medication management to all admitted inmates.
- Provide individual and/or group therapy as appropriate.
- Approve, sign, and monitor the implementation and efficiency of treatment plans.
- Approve all admissions and discharges into the Behavioral Health Unit (if applicable).
- Provide in-service education to site staff as needed.
- Attend training and meetings as required.
Benefits
- Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Short Term/Long Term Disability
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
- 401K & Plan Matching
- PTO
- Annual Incentive Bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
