Psychiatrist - Days

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions; La Grange (KY); On-site; USD 336,960 - 374,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical benefits

401k Plan

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness program

Job summary

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions is seeking a Psychiatrist to provide comprehensive psychiatric care to incarcerated patients in La Grange, Kentucky. This role supports mental health and healthcare staff while delivering direct psychiatric services. Candidates must possess an MD or DO with specialty training in psychiatry, experience with adult populations, and a KY medical license. Join us to make a difference in the lives of the underserved while working in a collaborative, mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Education: MD or DO with specialty training in psychiatry.
• Experience: Providing psychiatric services to adult and adolescent populations preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: Unrestricted medical license in KY and board-certified or board-eligible in psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric evaluations, treatment, and follow-up care.
• Monitor effectiveness of psychotropic medications.
• Collaborate with care teams for uniform mental health services.
• Complete clinical documentation and participate in required meetings.
• Support clinical collaboration with mental health and medical staff.

Skills

Psychiatric evaluation

Treatment planning

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical documentation

Crisis intervention

Education

Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)

Job description

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

Compensation Information: $336,960 - $374,400 / 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

Join us and find a career that supports

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

• 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

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved. We are committed to providing quality care with compassion, collaboration, and innovation. Our mission is to help society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals, honoring the mantra “Always Do The Right Thing!”

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 in alignment with professional standards and organizational guidelines. The position collaborates closely with facility leadership and interdisciplinary teams to ensure consistent and effective psychiatric care. The Psychiatrist supports 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 an 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 determined optional).
• Current BLS certification.

Additional Details

Candidate must be licensed in the state of KY. On-call is required.

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.