Psychiatrist

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 246,542 - 273,936; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

Dependent Scholarships

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with

Free counseling and health coaching

Company paid life insurance

Health Spending Accounts (HSA)

Wellness program with discounts

Home and auto loan discounts

Job summary

Wellpath seeks a Psychiatrist to provide comprehensive psychiatric care to incarcerated patients, supporting mental health and healthcare staff through clinical consultation.

Responsibilities include evaluations, treatment, follow-up, and coordination with facility leadership to ensure continuity of care and adherence to standards.

Qualifications

• Education: Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy with specialty in psychiatry.
• Experience: psychiatric services for adults; youth facility experience preferred; corrections experience preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: license to practice psychiatry; board certification/eligibility; DEA; BLS.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric evaluations, treatment and follow-up with independent medical judgment.
• Monitor psychotropic medications and adjust as clinically indicated.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary leadership to ensure consistent services.
• Complete timely clinical documentation and participate in meetings and on-call.
• Support referrals, transfers, crisis intervention and coordination with staff.

Skills

Psychiatric care

Adult patients

Adolescent patients

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical documentation

Education

MD or DO in Psychiatry

Job description

We're on a path to better healthcare. Join us

Compensation Information: $246,542.4 - $273,936 / year

Department (Org): Mental Health

You Matter

Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved.

Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture.

Excellent career growth opportunities.

Support & Values

Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Autonomy in a warm team environment.

Growth and training.

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work-life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

• DailyPay: receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

Our team is dedicated to making a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. We provide hope and healing with a compassionate, non-judgmental approach.

Wellpath serves hundreds of thousands of individuals each month, providing crucial direct clinical care.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, with best-in-class clinical resources for education and point-of-care support.

How you make a difference

The Psychiatrist provides comprehensive psychiatric care to incarcerated patients while supporting mental health and healthcare staff through clinical consultation. This role delivers direct psychiatric services aligned with professional standards and organizational guidelines. You will collaborate closely with facility leadership and interdisciplinary teams to ensure consistent and effective psychiatric care and support continuity of care through treatment planning, follow-up, and coordination with mental health services.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric evaluations, treatment, and follow-up care while exercising independent medical judgment.
• Monitor psychotropic medications for effectiveness and side effects and adjust treatment as clinically indicated.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary leadership and care teams to ensure uniform psychiatric and mental health services.
• Complete timely, accurate clinical documentation and participate in required meetings, consultations, and on-call services.
• Support referrals, transfers, crisis intervention, and clinical collaboration with mental health and medical staff.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) from accredited university with specialty training in psychiatry.

Experience

• Experience providing psychiatric services to an adult population.
• Experience in providing psychiatric services to an adolescent population preferred for youth facility clinical assignments.
• Corrections experience preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of practice.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in psychiatry.
• Current DEA registration (unless CPO determines it as optional)
• Current BLS certification

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.