Psychiatrist - MD/DO

at  Wellpath

You Matter:

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

NOW IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
How you make a difference:
The Psychiatrist is responsible for overseeing the mental health program at the county’s correctional facilities. They work under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer to ensure that the program is effectively and efficiently meeting the needs of the incarcerated population. The Psychiatrist provides direct patient care, conducts psychiatric evaluations, and prescribes medication as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide medication prescriptions and monitoring, individual counseling, and supervise LMFT
• Respond to psychiatric emergencies and conduct monthly audits of patient charts
• Review and countersign records of mid-level providers and RNs
• Monitor hospitalized patients and attend Quality Assurance and administrative meetings
• Refer eligible inmates for 5150 and participate in Quality Management and Peer Review meetings.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• Graduate of accredited medical school

Experience

• Prefer correctional/detention facility experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Current, unrestricted state license as a physician
• Current DEA license
• Current life saving certification

Additional Details : Must be an ABPN Board Certified Psychiatrist in the State of California. This is an onsite position.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description

• Provide medication prescriptions and monitoring, individual counseling, and supervise LMFT
• Respond to psychiatric emergencies and conduct monthly audits of patient charts
• Review and countersign records of mid-level providers and RNs
• Monitor hospitalized patients and attend Quality Assurance and administrative meetings
• Refer eligible inmates for 5150 and participate in Quality Management and Peer Review meetings