Job Description

This position is eligible for an additional sign-on bonus.

Provide psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, medication management, crisis intervention, and continuity of behavioral health care for patients in a secure residential setting, in accordance with community standards of care, credentialing requirements, facility policies, and applicable accreditation and regulatory requirements. The Psychiatrist supports on-site and telehealth psychiatry services, contributes to the management of serious mental illness, suicide precautions, and transfer planning, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to ensure timely, culturally competent, trauma-informed, and appropriately documented patient care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychiatric and behavioral health conditions across the life span within scope of practice and granted privileges.
• Provide psychiatric services on-site and/or through telehealth, including required twenty-four-hour, seven day per week on-call psychiatry coverage as applicable to the facility care level.
• Assess and manage patients with serious mental illness, moderate behavioral health conditions, suicide risk, and other urgent or emergent psychiatric needs.
• Add, remove, or reduce suicide watch precautions for patients, consistent with clinical authority, facility procedures, and contract requirements.
• Prescribe, adjust, and monitor psychiatric medications, including monitoring for side effects, adverse reactions, and clinically indicated follow-up.
• Provide patient education regarding diagnosis, treatment goals, expected benefits, risks, medication use, and self-monitoring.
• Use evidence-based standards of care and approved screening and assessment tools in psychiatric evaluation, treatment planning, and medication management.
• Review available medical records and document clinically relevant findings in the electronic health record.
• Complete mental health assessments and follow-up evaluations for patients referred after positive intake screening or comprehensive health assessment findings.
• Collaborate with behavioral health providers, nursing, medical staff, and primary care providers to coordinate integrated care.
• Participate in individual and group behavioral health treatment programming, including support for evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches used in the facility.
• Provide consultation to clinical staff regarding psychiatric diagnosis, treatment planning, psychotropic medications, suicide risk, and management of serious mental illness.
• Respond to psychiatric emergencies and support emergency medical response, stabilization, and transfer when clinically indicated.
• Refer patients for community specialty care, hospital-level care, or other higher levels of treatment when medically necessary.
• Prepare, review, and document treatment plans, clinical notes, orders, transfer summaries, and other required medical record entries accurately and timely.
• Ensure continuity of care during transfer or discharge by documenting current diagnoses, medications, appointments, consultations, and required follow-up information.
• Maintain confidentiality of patient information and medical records in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Privacy Act, and applicable privacy and records requirements.
• Use interpreter services and other communication supports when needed to ensure effective communication with patients.
• Work effectively in a multicultural and multilingual environment and provide culturally competent, trauma-informed care.
• Participate in quality assurance, performance improvement, risk management, utilization review, audits, inspections, and corrective actions as assigned.
• Maintain proficiency in electronic health records, telehealth platforms, and other required electronic systems.
• Complete all required orientation, annual training, emergency response training, drills, competencies, and discipline-specific testing.
• Comply with credentialing, licensure, fitness, security, safety, infection prevention, and professional conduct requirements applicable to the role.
• Perform other contract-related duties within scope of practice, licensure, and clinical competency.
• Complete required organizational compliance education, including assigned requirements that are client-specified, for Joint Commission Healthcare Staffing Services certification or other regulatory bodies.

This list is non-exhaustive, and the role holder may be required to undertake additional duties that are not specifically listed above.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements/Certifications:

• Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Psychiatrist in Maryland or the ability to obtain one.
• Minimum of 3 years of post-licensure clinical experience in psychiatry.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Experience in a detention/correctional or residential healthcare setting is preferred.

Education Required:

• Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from a school in the United States OR
• Doctor of Medicine or equivalent degree from a foreign medical school that provided education and medical knowledge substantially equivalent to accredited schools in the United States as established by:
• The National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA) AND
• Permanent certification by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
• Completion of four years of medical specialty training leading to board eligibility in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc. (ABPN).

Physical Requirements:

• Required to walk unaided at a normal pace for up to 5 minutes and maintain balance.
• Required to jog/fast walk up to ¼ mile.
• Requires physical exertion such as lifting objects greater than 30 pounds.
• Required to perform CPR/emergency care standing or kneeling.
• Must have the ability to assist sick, injured, or aging patients or staff exiting the building (may require lifting, dragging, wheeling, or carrying someone who weighs significantly more than self).
• Must be able to see, hear and smell with aids if necessary.
• Must be able to lift, push, or carry 30 pounds.
• Must perform the duties of my job in a stressful and often austere environment without physical limitations.
• Sitting and/or standing for extended periods of time.
• Average manual dexterity for computer operation.
• Phone or computer use for extended periods of time.

Other Special Qualifications:

• Must maintain current/physical residency in the continental U.S.
• Pass a medical examination conducted by a licensed physician within 30 days prior to initial assignment.
• U.S. citizen and have resided in the U.S. for the last five years (unless abroad on official U.S. government duty).
• Successfully engage in and complete a thorough Background Investigation.
• Poses or have ability to obtain required security clearances.
• Proficiency in Spanish is preferred.

Additional Information

Compensation Disclaimer:
Pay range is based on several factors and may vary in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Final salary and offer will be determined by the applicant's background, experience, skills, internal equity, and alignment with geographical market data.

Benefits Language (FTE roles):
Full-time positions are eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Additional benefits include a 401k plan, paid time off, and an annual bonus. IHMS USA, Inc. complies with all federal, state, and local minimum wage laws.