Psychiatrist

The GEO Group•Adelanto, CA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Psychiatrist evaluates and treats inmates, detainees, or residents who demonstrate signs or symptoms of mental illness, supervises nursing staff providing mental health services, and provides overall psychiatric direction for the mental health program. The position is full-time and onsite, and is listed as a 1099 contractor role with malpractice coverage. The Psychiatrist supervises clinical activities and medical personnel while on duty; evaluates patients referred for mental health assessment; provides psychiatric treatment and emergency psychiatric care; refers patients for counseling or inpatient care when needed; and reviews and adjusts maintenance medications based on clinical judgment and policy. The role also includes providing in-service education to medical and correctional staff when requested, documenting services in patient medical files, participating in quality-of-care reviews, and performing other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited medical school with specialty training in psychiatry.
Board certified in Psychiatry and maintain board certification during employment, or be board eligible within seven years of completing an ACGME-approved Psychiatry residency.
Licensed to practice medicine in the state where the facility is located.
One year of clinical experience.
Copy of professional license must remain on file at the facility where services are rendered.
Maintain a current DPS and DEA Certificate of Registration.
Ability to work with computers and the software typically used by the department.

Responsibilities

Supervise clinical activities and medical personnel while on duty.
Evaluate patients referred for assessment due to mental illness.
Treat patients requiring psychiatric intervention.
Refer patients for counseling or inpatient care as necessary.
Review and adjust maintenance medications based on clinical judgment and policy.
Provide emergency psychiatric care as required.
Provide in-service education for medical and correctional staff when requested.
Document all services provided in patients’ medical files.
Participate in review of the quality of care provided.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Supervise nursing staff providing mental health services and provide overall psychiatric direction of the mental health program.