Psychiatrist (part-time)
Wellpath
**Why Wellpath**
**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.
**About this role**
ThePsychiatristprovidesa comprehensive range of psychiatric services to incarceratedpatients, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health disorders. Additionally, the Psychiatristprovidesclinical consultation to mental health and health care staff onidentifiedcases, ensuring high-quality mental health care for inmates. Overall, the position requires a strong commitment to providing compassionate care, sound clinical judgment, and effective communication with interdisciplinary teams.
**Additional Details**
Working hours can be flexible but schedule should be between the hours of 7a-7p. On call is only in the event we have an emergency situation. We have a supporting provider 24/7 so it would only be in extreme psychiatric emergencies.
**What you bring to the table**
Education
+ Doctorate in psychiatry.
Experience
+ Training and experience providing psychiatric services to an adult population.
Licenses/Certifications
+ Physician who is licensed to practice medicine in the state of employment
+ Board-certified or board-eligible in psychiatry.
+ CPR Certified.
**What you will do**
+ Provide psychiatric services to inmatepatients, including evaluations, treatment, and monitoring of psychotropic medications in compliance with professional and company policies and procedures.
+ Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure uniformity of mental health services and documentation of psychiatric services.
+ Providesupervision and oversight to psychiatricnurse(if applicable) and consultation/training services to mental health and medical staff.
+ Participate in involuntary medication of high-risk inmates andprovidedocumentation of psychiatric services contacts asrequested.
+ Exercise independent medical judgment in diagnosis and treatment of patients while adhering to approved medication formulary and notifyingappropriate staffof clinical or administrative concerns.
**Qualifications & Requirements**
Education
+ Doctorate in psychiatry.
Experience
+ Training and experience providing psychiatric services to an adult population.
Licenses/Certifications
+ Physician who is licensed to practice medicine in the state of employment
+ Board-certified or board-eligible in psychiatry.
+ CPR Certified.
**Additional Details**
Working hours can be flexible but schedule should be between the hours of 7a-7p. On call is only in the event we have an emergency situation. We have a supporting provider 24/7 so it would only be in extreme psychiatric emergencies.
**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.
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**Job** _24-168575_
**Facility** _PA Delaware County_
**Type** _Part-Time_
**Shift** _Variable Shift_
**Recruiter : Full Name: First Last** _Sarah Keene_
**Recruiter : Email** _SaKeene@Wellpath.us_
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