PSYCHIATRIST

Psychiatrist

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

Job Description

• Manage the operation and provide overall direction and leadership for the provision of mental health services in the facility.
• Provide administrative and clinical coordination for the comprehensive mental health care program for the inmates/residents.
• 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, including counseling, disease process education, 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; help inmates/residents understand and overcome social and emotional problems.
• Prepare progress reports; provide recommendations regarding discharge plans; make case presentations; assist administrative and medical staff in the 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 during 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 ensure 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 ensure their needs are addressed.
• Prepare and maintain a variety of standard narrative, statistical, summary, and/or operational records, reports, and logs, using appropriate grammar; review reports and records produced by staff. Properly process all reports and documents in a timely manner.
• Attend scheduled staff meetings, group meetings, and other staff and group activities essential for effective program and service delivery to promote communications and the proper flow of relevant information between administration, staff, and inmates/residents.
• Utilize established corporate, facility, and correctional policies and procedures in making decisions while performing with a high degree of independence and professional administrative skill; use sound independent judgment in meeting responsibilities and performing duties of the position.
• Review, process, and respond (via corporate counsel) to lawsuits; attend court hearings when necessary.
• Read, analyze, comprehend, and interpret technical procedures or governmental regulations, legal and non-legal documents, including processing documents such as medical instructions, commitment orders, summons, and other legal writs.
• Communicate effectively and coherently with administration, staff, inmates/residents, visitors, and the general public, particularly in situations requiring tact, diplomacy, understanding, fairness, firmness, and good judgment. This includes giving information, instructions, directions; mediating disputes; advising of rights and processes; providing reliable testimony in court and other formal settings.
• Maintain equipment and supplies as required; order replacement items in a timely manner via the purchase order system.
• Endure verbal and mental abuse when confronted with the hostile views and opinions of inmates/residents and others encountered in an antagonistic environment.
• Perform rescue functions at accidents, emergencies, and disasters to include administering basic emergency medical aid, physically removing people from dangerous situations, and securing and evacuating people from confined areas.
• Take appropriate action to prevent or diffuse potentially disruptive situations.
• Experience exposure to body fluids, wastes, and encounters with deceased or contagious persons.
• Endeavor to comply with applicable regulations, laws, rules, procedures, policies, standards, and/or contracts.
• Be aware that verbal abuse may be present with the hostile views and opinions of inmates/residents encountered in an antagonistic environment.
• Establish and maintain effective working relations with others; handle difficult interpersonal contacts.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Participate in in-service training programs as required.
• Report to assigned facility at designated hour to provide direct patient care and associated clinical duties.
• May be assigned the duties of any position in an emergency situation.
• Remain alert at all times; react quickly, efficiently, and calmly in emergency and other high-stress situations.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited college or university with an advanced degree in psychology or an appropriate degree in a related clinical area with 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.

Compensation Information

$275,000 - $350,000 annually.

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