Psychiatric Prescriber Part-Time Day Shift -Hamilton County

QCHC Inc; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Malpractice Insurance

Matching 401K

PayActiv

Referral Program

EAP Program

FinFit for Financial Wellness

Working Advantage Discount Program

Holiday Pay

Job summary

Quality Correctional Health Care seeks a Psychiatric Prescriber for a part-time day shift in Hamilton County. You will manage inmates’ mental health needs, assess medications, and review charts for accuracy within a corrections setting.

The role requires an MD or NP license, strong ethics, and the ability to collaborate with medical and security staff to deliver compliant care. Eligible candidates will be part-time employees with a focus on quality patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Current, valid MD or NP license.
• Maintains annual continuing education requirements.
• Ability to establish rapport and work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee inmate mental health care and assess psychiatric medication needs.
• Maintain accurate documentation and ensure compliance with standards (NCCHC, ACA).
• Collaborate with medical and security staff to coordinate care.
• Provide diagnostic impressions and therapeutic interventions as part of patient management.

Skills

Rapport building

Teamwork

Ethical conduct

Continuing education

Education

MD or NP license

Job description

Psychiatric Prescriber Part-Time Day Shift -Hamilton County

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Description

Position Summary: The Psychiatric Prescriber is responsible for managing the mental health needs of inmates, assessing referred inmates for psychiatric medication, as well as overseeing and reviewing charts for accuracy regarding mental health documentation and follow-up.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee that the mental health care of all inmates is being met
• Utilize therapeutic interventions to assist identified inmates during their incarceration
• Coordinate with medical and correctional personnel to provide optimized care
• Render accurate diagnosis or diagnostic impression based on information obtained during initial interview
• Keep up-to-date, concise, and accurate documentation
• Ensure that company goals and objectives are achieved
• Ensure that contractual obligations and patient expectations are met
• Ensure all mental health services are in compliance with the requirements of NCCHC, ACA, and professional medical standards
• Participate in a collaborative approach of patient management to provide the resolution of diagnostic and therapeutic problems and the implementation of effective solutions
• Build productive working relationships with supervisors, security staff, healthcare staff, patients, vendors, and patient
• Establish and maintain professional relationships where you will be viewed by others as trusted and respectful
• Follow all internal policies and procedures to ensure appropriate clinical processing/documentation
• Other duties as assigned by the Corporate Mental Health Director or the Corporate Medical Director

Benefits

• Malpractice Insurance provided by QCHC
• Matching 401K
• PayActiv for early access to pay
• Referral Program
• EAP Program
• FinFit for Financial Wellness
• Working Advantage Discount Program
• Holiday Pay

Requirements

• Current, valid MD or NP License
• Highly esteemed in moral and ethical character
• Maintains firm boundaries in therapeutic relationships
• Ability to establish and maintain rapport
• Maintains annual continuing education requirements
• Able to utilize a teamwork approach

Position Requirements

• Current, valid license
• Highly esteemed in moral and ethical character
• Maintains firm boundaries in therapeutic relationships
• Ability to establish and maintain rapportMaintains annual continuing education requirements
• Able to utilize a teamwork approach

Full-Time/Part-Time Part-Time

Shift Days

Hourly Rate

Position Psychiatric Prescriber

Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt

Location Hamilton Co

About the Organization Welcome to Quality Correctional Health Care. We are a physician-owned company exclusively devoted to providing inmate healthcare services in the correctional environment. We have a proven track record devoted exclusively to providing inmate healthcare services in corrections environments. We currently provide healthcare to approximately 12,000 inmates in over sixty jails in six states. We serve facilities that range in size from small 20-bed municipal jails to large, multi-site detention facilities with 1,000 inmates. Our mission is simple yet critical: 'To seamlessly integrate cost effective affordable and quality correctional health care into the corrections environment.' -Johnny Bates, MD, CEO and Founder.

This position is currently accepting applications.