Summary :
- Ref # : M-PSYT-
- Profession : Physician
- Specialty : Psychiatry
- Job Type : Contract / Locum
- Facility Type : Correctional
- Location : San Quentin, California
- Start Date : ASAP
- Duration : 28 weeks
- Schedule : Mon-Thu, 7 : 00 AM-5 : 00 PM
- Rate : $200 / hour
Requirements :
- Valid and active CA Physician license from CA Medical Board / Osteopathic Board
- BE / BC in psychiatry from ABPN, AOBNP, or RCPSC
- At least 12 consecutive months of performing similar services within the last 3 years
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Certification
Responsibilities :
Conduct face-to-face interviews and crisis interventions with mentally ill patient-inmates / youths, including those in multi-tiered housing units.
Climb stairs and walk long distances when necessary.
- Perform initial mental health evaluations, including criminal, psychiatric, and substance abuse case history, to assess inmate's / ward's current needs and recommend treatment.
- Conduct clinically sound suicide risk evaluations, applying protocols, reviewing data, and documenting appropriately. Consult as needed.
- Participate in Interdisciplinary Treatment Team (IDTT) meetings.
- Document all patient-inmate / ward care, including face-to-face contacts and IDTT meetings.
- Monitor inmate / ward progress using SOAPE-formatted progress notes.
- Apply community psychiatric treatment standards and ethical practices effectively.
- Perform mental status exams in face-to-face clinical interviews.
- Identify relevant signs and symptoms of medical / psychological disorders for comprehensive diagnosis and assessment.
- Examine prior mental health records and other available documents to aid in patient diagnosis and treatment planning.
- Review psychiatric patient records to assess treatment progress and effectiveness.
- Consult with supervising psychiatrist on complex cases and present at clinical conferences as needed.
- Provide clinical consultation to psychiatric staff for complex cases.
- Prescribe appropriate medications and follow Correctional Formulary or obtain non-formulary approval.
- Interpret laboratory results and refer to medical services as necessary.
- Determine needed psychiatric and general medical treatment.
- Prescribe treatment changes when indicated.
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