Psychiatrist
Core
Provide critical psychiatric care, including evaluation, diagnosis, and psychopharmacological treatment to justice-involved individuals in a correctional setting.
Role type
Psychiatrist (Clinical)
Builds
Integrated mental health care services for incarcerated populations
Domain
Healthcare / Correctional Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Psychiatric evaluation, psychopharmacology, involuntary treatment management, interdisciplinary collaboration, clinical documentation
Preferred skills
Experience with incarcerated individuals, experience in institutional environments, Clozapine REMS certification, Suboxone waiver
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Evaluate new admissions to reach a diagnosis and treat identified mental illness; Re-evaluate patients under care to refine diagnosis and treatment; Prescribe medications following the CHS Pharmacy Formulary; Manage patients requiring involuntary treatment; Participate in the Mental Health Interdisciplinary Treatment team; Develop psychiatric protocols and clinical practice guidelines
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC