Psychiatrist

About the role

VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Healthcare, has an opening for a PRN Psychiatrist at Kenosha County Detention Center in Kenosha, Wisconsin. We are looking for a rewarding career in the healthcare field with competitive wages, annual incentive bonus, and excellent benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of those inmates referred by the medical and clinical services staff.
• Provide written summaries of history, diagnosis and treatment course.
• Provide psychiatric services for inpatients, assessment, diagnosis, staffing, treatment planning, and regular review of all inmates assigned.
• Provide psychiatric services for all inmates referred to the Healthcare Unit for those inmates in the general population who need regular psychiatric/behavioral health follow up.
• Provide psychiatric services for those inmates who need to be transferred to Behavioral Health facilities.
• Act as regular Psychiatrist and participate in the treatment programming and planning for the Behavioral Health Unit.
• Provide medication management to all inmates admitted.
• Provide individual and/or group therapy as appropriate.
• Approve, sign, and monitor the implementation and efficiency of treatment plans.
• Approve all admissions and discharges into the Behavioral Health Unit.
• Provide in-service education to the site staff as needed.
• Attend training and meetings as required.

Requirements

• Must be a graduate of medical school and have completed an appropriate psychiatric residency.
• Must be licensed to practice in the state of Wisconsin.
• Current DEA number.

Benefits

• Holiday Pay: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program and Discount Center
• 401K & Plan Matching
• PTO
• Annual Incentive Bonus

Pay

$170-200 hourly wage, working 4 hours weekly.