Psychiatrist

PrimeCare Medical, Inc.•Towson, MD

6d•$175 - $230•Onsite

About The Position

PrimeCare Medical, Inc. (PCM) has been in operation since 1986 and is a privately owned, physician-founded, nationally accredited correctional healthcare practice. PCM provides comprehensive medical & mental health care services to over 80 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers throughout 5 different states in the Northeastern US (PA, MD, FL NY, & NH). Correctional medicine is a unique, challenging, and exciting opportunity for today’s mental health professional, providing the ability to truly utilize all learned skills and knowledge on a daily basis. Correctional mental health care is the perfect hybrid of Outpatient, Inpatient, and Addiction Psychiatry, serving an underserved, extremely diverse, and very appreciative patient population. We are currently looking for a part-time Psychiatrist to join our team and share their time weekly at the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson, MD. This position requires 16-24 hours of on-site services each week, Monday's - Friday's, during normal business hours (i.e., ~8:00a - 4:30p).

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine, specialty in Psychiatry.
Board Certified or Board Eligible.
Licensed to practice Psychiatry within the state of Maryland
Maintain current DEA number and eligible to prescribe medications in Maryland
Maintain current Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

Provide service to the inmate/patient population while utilizing current, acceptable standards of psychiatric practice.
Assume responsibility for clinical management of the mental health program in accordance with NCCHC/ACA Standards, as well as PCM policies and procedures.
Services to be provided on scheduled work days according to standards and times mutually agreeable to physician, facility administration, and PCM.
Provide psychiatric treatment to confined inmates/patients (i.e. restricted housing, behavioral units, etc.).
Provide psychiatric consultation to all professionals (i.e. physicians/nursing) within the unit.
Oversee and supervise all psychiatric clinical services provided.
Ensure complete, accurate and timely psychiatric entries are made for each inmate/patient contact.
Available for consultation and/or emergency psychiatric coverage.
Work collaboratively and supervise clinical activities of fellow psychologist and medical staff while on duty.
Evaluate all inmates/patients referred with mental health concerns for presence, or absence, of mental illness.
Refer inmates/patients as necessary to appropriate psychiatric facilities when appropriate.
Work collaboratively with pharmacy to evaluate and approve all medications and other medicinal preparations, which comprise the facility formulary.
Establish and monitor standards of care provided by physicians, psychologist and nurses in accordance with NCCHC/ACA and accepted psychiatric standards.