Senior Instructor of Clinical Practice – Psychiatrist – MD/DO

University of Colorado • Aurora, CO

100d • $255,000 - $255,553

About The Position

This position at the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) provides psychiatric assessments to ensure all inmates sentenced have adequate access to mental health treatments in 17 locations throughout Colorado. Psychiatric providers employed by the University of Colorado to provide care to the inmates in DOC shall be responsible for offering professional psychiatric services to the inmate population in compliance with DOC Clinical Services and mental health guidelines, to include psychiatric assessment of offenders’ mental health needs, prescription and management of psychiatric medicine, clinical management of offenders with mental illness, consultation with other staff regarding the mental health needs of inmates, provision of training to ancillary staff regarding psychiatric needs and issues, and assisting in the care of inmates presenting with psychiatric crises or emergencies. This position is considered full-time (1.0).

Requirements

• MD/DO, Colorado Physician License or eligible for a Colorado Physician License
• Board Eligible or Certified in Psychiatry
• Proficiency in telepsychiatry

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with Forensic populations.

Responsibilities

• Provides needed treatment to incarcerated patients.
• Work with integrated care teams that include mental and physical health professionals, such as physicians, psychologists, nurses, and social workers, to provide seamless continuum of care at Colorado Department of Corrections.
• Collaborate with other members of the team and evaluate their diagnosis and treatment protocols upon request to ensure the best in patient care.
• Provide consultation to integrated care team members to help diagnose, assess and treat complex behavioral health conditions in an inpatient corrections facility.
• Provide input in the creation of individual patient treatment plans that incorporate multiple treatment methodologies and adjust as needed for enhanced patient response.
• Diagnose mental health conditions based on patient health history, discussions with the patient and information provided from relatives and other health professionals.
• Assess patients and prescribe pharmaceutical interventions, as appropriate, on an ongoing basis for treatment of behavioral, emotional, or mental disorders.
• Recommend diagnostic and laboratory tests on patients to learn additional information about their physical and/or mental health, as well as their improvement over time.
• Discuss treatment protocols and diagnoses with patient caregivers and advise as appropriate.

Benefits

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10%25 of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 10/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed