Psychiatrist Job at Correctional Medicine Associates, Millen, GA

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  • Correctional Medicine Associates
  • Millen, GA

Job Description

Job available in these locations:

Millen, GA, United States

Nicholls, GA, United States

Alamo, GA, United States

Compensation: $275,000 - $350,000

We are recruiting for three facilities in Southern Georgia full-time or part-time.

At CoreCivic, we do more than manage inmates, we care for people. CoreCivic is currently seeking Psychiatrist who have a passion for providing the highest quality care in an institutional setting.

The Psychiatrist manages the operation and provides overall direction and leadership for the provision of the mental health services in the facility. This position has the primary responsibility of providing administrative and clinical coordination for the comprehensive mental health care program for the inmates/residents.

The successful applicant should be able to perform ALL of the following functions at a pace and level of performance consistent with the actual job performance requirements.

  • Report to assigned facility at designated hour to provide direct patient care and associated clinical duties.
  • Participate in civil commitment proceedings.
  • Assess and provide a DSM diagnosis as appropriate.
  • Prescribe and monitor psychotropic medications.
  • Provide a variety of professional services to include counseling, disease process and central, ordering necessary lab work and reviewing results.
  • Supervise and provide mentorship to other facility based mental health staff.
  • Assess the needs of mental health services, collect and maintain statistics and data and prepare necessary reports pertaining to mental health services.
  • Evaluate and recommend methods of improving operational efficiency and cost effectiveness of mental health related services.
  • Accept on call status.
  • Provide direct casework services and individual, group and family counseling to inmates/residents and their families.
  • Assist in developing and implementing treatment and therapeutic programs for assigned inmates/residents; assist inmates/residents to understand and overcome social and emotional problems.
  • Prepare progress reports; provide recommendations regarding discharge plans; make case presentations; and assist administrative and medical staff in development of statistical reports on assigned inmates/residents.
  • Serve as mental health staff liaison in group counseling, volunteer activities and other events designed to promote mental health services to inmates/residents.
  • Assist in supervision of inmates/residents, both within the facility and while in community activities; promote positive community relations and utilize community services, as needed.
  • Maintain and monitor confidentiality of inmates/residents and their files; audit files to determine that all services provided are documented; review status of inmates/residents to verify that all treatment and therapeutic programs are completed.
  • Assist in coordinating professional services provided by contract personnel, if applicable, and provide for that their needs to be addressed.
  • Prepare and maintain a variety of standard narrative, statistical, summary and/or operational records, reports and logs, using appropriate grammar, to include filing, alphabetizing and labeling; review reports and records produced by staff. Properly process all reports and documents in a timely manner.

Qualifications:

  • Graduate from an accredited college or university with an advanced degree in psychology, or an appropriate degree in a related clinical area and appropriate certification or license (or meet educational requirements for licensing in the state of employment, if greater).
  • Five years clinical experience, which includes two years in a comparable position.
  • A valid driver’s license is required.
  • Minimum age requirement: Must be at least 18 years of age.

CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace & EOE including Disability/Veteran.

Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Part time,

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