Psychiatrist - PT - Juvenile

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions; Baker (LA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Part time

Job summary

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions in Baker, Louisiana, seeks a Psychiatrist to provide comprehensive psychiatric care to incarcerated patients. This role requires a Medical Doctor or Doctor of Osteopathy with psychiatric specialty and involves collaboration with teams for effective care and treatment planning.

Responsibilities include psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and supporting mental health services. Corrections experience preferred. The position requires an 8 hours/week onsite commitment.

Qualifications

• Experience providing psychiatric services to an adult population.
• Experience in providing psychiatric services to an adolescent population preferred.
• Corrections experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric evaluations, treatment, and follow-up care.
• Monitor psychotropic medications for adjustments as clinically indicated.
• Collaborate with leadership to ensure uniform psychiatric services.

Skills

Psychiatric evaluations

Medication management

Clinical documentation

Crisis intervention

Education

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

Job description

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 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

Shift

8 hours/week Onsite

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