Full-Time Forensic Psychiatrist – Inpatient Care

Sunshine Enterprise Usa; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunshine Enterprise USA LLC is seeking a skilled psychiatrist to provide psychiatric consultations, assessments, and treatment plans for patients in a correctional health setting. You will evaluate new admissions, refine diagnoses, and manage involuntary treatment with court-ordered evaluations as indicated.

You will collaborate with the Mental Health Interdisciplinary Treatment team and the Forensic Team to develop protocols and clinical guidelines, ensuring compliant care and

Qualifications

• Provides psychiatric consultations, patient assessments, and treatment plans for patients receiving mental health services.
• Evaluates new admissions to reach a diagnosis and treat identified mental illness.
• Re-evaluates patients under care to refine diagnosis and treatment as indicated.
• Prescribes medications following the CHS Pharmacy Formulary.
• Participates in the management of patients who require involuntary treatment including, but not limited to initiating Court-ordered evaluation, and ordering the administration of involuntary medications as indicated.
• Participates as a member of the Mental Health Interdisciplinary Treatment team, assists the team in developing SNTP, and coordinates with the Forensic Team for any patients in a forensic program, participates in the development of psychiatric protocols and clinical practice guidelines to ensure medical services are provided in a cost-effective manner that is consistent with psychiatric standards and appropriate for the correctional setting.
• Assists with preparation for licensure and accreditation surveys.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychiatric consultations and patient assessments for patients in mental health services.
• Evaluates new admissions to determine diagnosis and treatment.
• Prescribes medications following formulary.
• Participates in involuntary treatment processes including court-ordered evaluation.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop protocols and guidelines in correctional settings.
• Assists with licensure and accreditation surveys.

Skills

Psychiatry

Patient assessment

Treatment planning

Involuntary treatment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

MD Psychiatry

Job description

Sunshine Enterprise USA LLC is seeking a skilled psychiatrist to provide psychiatric consultations, assessments, and treatment plans for patients in a correctional health setting. You will evaluate new admissions, refine diagnoses, and manage involuntary treatment with court-ordered evaluations as indicated.

You will collaborate with the Mental Health Interdisciplinary Treatment team and the Forensic Team to develop protocols and clinical guidelines, ensuring compliant care and