Correctional Psychiatry Specialist — Full-Time

Rutgers University; Newark, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 421,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription drug, and dental

Paid vacation and holidays

Competitive retirement benefits

Educational benefits

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rutgers University Correctional Health Care (UCHC) seeks a Psychiatrist Specialist for Northern State Prison in Newark, NJ. The physician provides direct clinical care to state inmates, collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, and communicates with staff and administration.

Responsibilities include conducting psychiatric assessments, treatment planning, psychiatric medication management, and adherence to DOC/UCHC policies.

Qualifications

• Eligible for certification or certified by the American Board Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) in Psychiatry with valid NJ medical license, CDS and NJ DEA.
• Valid Driver’s License. Possesses own vehicle or have alternative means of transportation from one site to another.

Responsibilities

• Provides assessments, direct clinical care and treatment planning to inmates.
• Conducts comprehensive psychiatrist assessments demonstrating a review of the electronic record, psychotropic medications, history of mental illness, prior psychiatric hospitalization, suicidal, unusual, or bizarre behavior (for new admissions to UCHC’s Special Needs roster according to established timeframes).
• Is knowledgeable about and follows DOC and UCHC policies and procedures, including, but not limited to, emergency and non-emergency forced medication, management of potentially suicidal inmates, psychiatry services, and therapeutic restraint.
• Orders, initiates and interprets laboratory tests according to required time frames or as medically necessary including metabolic monitoring, mood stabilizer blood levels, thyroid function, AIMS testing, and other appropriate biochemical monitoring.
• Prescribes and renews medications that are deemed medically necessary within required time frames.

Skills

ABPN certification

NJ medical license

CDS

NJ DEA

Job description

Rutgers University Correctional Health Care (UCHC) seeks a Psychiatrist Specialist for Northern State Prison in Newark, NJ. The physician provides direct clinical care to state inmates, collaborates with multidisciplinary teams, and communicates with staff and administration.

Responsibilities include conducting psychiatric assessments, treatment planning, psychiatric medication management, and adherence to DOC/UCHC policies.