Psychiatrist - PT Onsite with Impactful Underserved Care

Wellpath; Louisiana; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition assistance

EAP

HSA

Wellness program

Banking discounts

Life insurance

Job summary

Wellpath is seeking a Psychiatrist for a PT onsite role (8 hours) to provide comprehensive psychiatric care in a correctional setting. You will deliver evaluations, treatment planning, and coordination with mental health and medical staff.

This position emphasizes autonomy within a warm team, ongoing training, and career growth within a mission-driven organization focused on underserved populations. We offer competitive benefits and strong work-life balance.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with psychiatry specialty training.
• Experience providing psychiatric services to adults.
• Adult population experience required; youth facility experience preferred for some assignments.
• Current DEA registration (unless optional).
• Current BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric evaluations, treatment, and follow-up care.
• Monitor medications and adjust treatment as needed.
• Collaborate with care teams to ensure unified services.
• Complete clinical documentation and participate in meetings and on-call.
• Support referrals, transfers, crisis intervention, and coordination with staff.

Skills

Psychiatry

Clinical evaluation

Documentation

On-call

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

MD/DO in Psychiatry

Tools

DEA registration

BLS certification

Job description

Wellpath is seeking a Psychiatrist for a PT onsite role (8 hours) to provide comprehensive psychiatric care in a correctional setting. You will deliver evaluations, treatment planning, and coordination with mental health and medical staff.

This position emphasizes autonomy within a warm team, ongoing training, and career growth within a mission-driven organization focused on underserved populations. We offer competitive benefits and strong work-life balance.