Psychiatrist (MD/DO) - 3 Days per Week
Wellpath
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Wellpath in the United States seeks a Psychiatrist (MD/DO) to deliver comprehensive psychiatric care for incarcerated patients, with a 24-hour schedule spread over three days per week. The role collaborates with facility leadership and mental health teams to ensure consistent services.
The position requires board certification or eligibility in psychiatry, an active license in the state, and DEA registration, with ongoing opportunities for training and professional growth.
Qualifications
- MD or DO with psychiatry specialty from an accredited university.
- Experience providing psychiatric services to adults; youth experience preferred for some facilities.
- Current unrestricted license to practice psychiatry; DEA registration; BLS certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide psychiatric evaluations, treatment, and follow-up with independence.
- Monitor psychotropic medications and adjust therapy as needed.
- Collaborate with care teams to ensure uniform psychiatric services.
- Maintain timely clinical documentation; participate in meetings and on-call.
- Support referrals, transfers, crisis intervention, and coordination with staff.
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Compensation Information: $219.89 - $244.32 / hour
Department (Org): Mental Health
- 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
- 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 including:
- DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
- Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
- 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
Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.
If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
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.
- 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.
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.
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
This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.
*** Adult Only - 24 hrs/week - Flexible scheduling available - Onsite Only ***
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
- 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
- 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 including:
- 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
Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.
If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
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.
- 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.
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
This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.
*** Adult Only - 24 hrs/week - Flexible scheduling available - Onsite Only ***
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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