Provide psychiatric consultation and direct client care, including patient assessments, analyzing patient conditions, and validating documented findings for treatment plans. Provide general psychiatric and psychopharmacologic services to inmates or mental patients housed in a mental health facility. Participate as a clinical on-call resource on a rotating basis. Work as member of a treatment team along with Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses and/or Psychiatric Evaluation Specialists to complete timely admission requirements. Develop, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, clinical treatment plans for the diagnosis, treatment, and referral of voluntary and involuntary patients. Provide consultation to medical providers and medical staff. Provide care and service to inmates in psychiatric emergencies, including life-support measures, and stabilization functions. Assess patient progress and make recommendations. Conduct family, individual and/or group therapy sessions in accordance with generally accepted principles of the American Psychiatric Association. Review and implement clinical practices and psychiatric treatment guidelines for compliance with governing standards. Assist with civil commitment process for inmates who meet detention criteria. Participate in internal and external committees to maintain appropriate standards of care within correctional facilities or mental institutions. Provide clinical care in substance abuse and dependency treatment, particularly involving medical treatments. Perform other duties as assigned. Will see roughly 14 patients per day.
Full time 40/hrs per week from 7a-4p. No call, no weekends.
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