Psychiatrist

Job DescriptionSummary: • ID: BD-599-01 • Profession: Physician • Specialty: Psychiatry • Service Setting: Correctional facility • Coverage Type: On-site/ Clinical • Job Type: Contract • Location: Santa Clara • Contract Length: Initial term of 5 Years • Start Date: August 2024 • Shift/Schedule: • Rate: $250 Requirements: • Certification of completion of a psychiatric residency program • Active California license • BC/BE in Psychiatry • BLS/ACLS certification • DEA certification • 5 - 10 years of experience • Proficiency in the use of electronic health records for documentation and orders. • Other duties and responsibilities as assigned Qualifications: • Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree • Experience working in correctional psychiatry or a similar setting preferred. • Strong communication and interpersonal skills. • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team environment. Responsibilities: • Psychiatrists shall use their professional-clinical judgment when providing care and treatment for inmate patients. • Psychiatrists must ensure timely and accurate documentation of patient care by completing all medical records within 24 hours of service provision. • Provide direct patient care, including work with individual inmate patients providing evaluations, medications management, medications reconciliations (admission and discharge), chart checks. • Provide psychiatric consultations with other staff regarding patient care, medical and diagnostic work performed • Conduct or coordinate appropriate physical, behavioral, psychological, laboratory, and radiologic assessments of patients to determine treatment needs • Authorize and complete required supporting documentation for involuntary detention, involuntary medication, and transfer to hospitals as required.

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