Graduate of an accredited medical school with specialty training in psychiatry.
Board certified in Psychiatry or board eligible within seven years of residency completion.
Licensed to practice medicine in the relevant state.
Minimum of one year of clinical experience in psychiatry.
Current DPS and DEA Certificate of Registration required.
Proficient in using computers and relevant software.
Responsibilities
Supervise clinical activities and medical personnel during duty hours.
Evaluate patients referred for mental illness assessment.
Provide psychiatric treatment to all patients needing intervention.
Refer patients for counseling or inpatient care as necessary.
Review and adjust maintenance medications based on clinical judgment.
Deliver emergency psychiatric care when required.
Conduct in-service education for medical and correctional staff as requested.
Document all services in the patient's medical file.
Participate in quality of care reviews.
Benefits
Full-time, onsite position.
1099 contractor status with malpractice coverage.
Patient-centered care with no insurance barriers.
Full Job Description
Benefits Information
*Position is Full Time & ONSITE*
*1099 Contractor | Malpractice Covered*
*Patient Care Centered | No Insurance Barriers*
Responsibilities
Summary:
The Psychiatrist evaluates and treats inmates, detainees, or residents (I/D/R) demonstrating signs or symptoms of mental illness. Supervises nursing staff providing mental health services. Responsible for overall psychiatric direction of the mental health program.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
The Psychiatrist supervises clinical activities and medical personnel while on duty.
Evaluates patients referred for assessment due to mental illness.
The Psychiatrist treats all patients requiring psychiatric intervention.
Refers patients counseling or inpatient care as necessary.
The Psychiatrist reviews and adjusts as necessary all maintenance medications based on clinical judgment and as required by policy.
Provides emergency psychiatric care as required.
The Psychiatrist provides in-service education for medical and correctional staff as requested.
Documents all services provided in the patient's medical file.
The Psychiatrist participates in review of the quality of care provided.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Graduate of an accredited medical school with specialty training in psychiatry.
Board certified in Psychiatry and must maintain board certification during employment or board eligible if within seven (7) years of their completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) approved residency in Psychiatry.
Licensed to practice medicine in the state in which the Facility is located.
One (1) year of clinical experience.
Copy of professional license to remain on file at the Facility where services are rendered at all times.
Maintain a current DPS and DEA Certificate of Registration.
Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department
About The GEO Group
The GEO Group, Inc. is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, leasing and management of correctional, detention and re-entry facilities and the provision of community-based services and youth services in the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. The company operates more than 120 facilities with approximately 93,000 beds. The GEO Group's customers include federal, state, and local government agencies as well as international agencies. The company has been the subject of controversy over allegations of human rights abuses and poor conditions in its facilities.
