Psychiatrist at VitalCore Health Strategies

Join the VitalCore Team in North Carolina! We’re people fueled by passion, not by profit. VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Healthcare, has an opening for a Psychiatrist at Mecklenburg County Detention Center North in Charlotte, North Carolina.

About the role

The Psychiatrist provides diagnostic evaluation and treatment to patients as well as psychiatric consultation, diagnosis, and treatment. The Psychiatrist provides clinical direction, general supervision, and training to the site staff, and has other managerial responsibilities. They approve, sign, and monitor the implementation and efficiency of all treatment plans. The Psychiatrist creates discharge plans to ensure appropriate follow-up and support after discharge from the facility.

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, including assessment, diagnosis, staffing, treatment planning, and regular review of all inmates assigned.
• Provide psychiatric services for all inmates referred to the Healthcare Unit for regular psychiatric/behavioral health follow-up.
• Provide psychiatric services for inmates who need to be transferred to Behavioral Health facilities, including work-up and any court hearing testimony needed.
• Act as regular Psychiatrist and participate in the treatment programming and planning for the Behavioral Health Unit. Duties include regular staffing and contact with Behavioral Health Unit staff and supervisor, discussion of problem cases, follow-up and monitoring of medication, and general psychiatric input.
• 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, if applicable.
• 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 North Carolina.
• Current DEA number.

Pay

$140–$170 hourly wage.

Schedule

4 hours weekly (PRN).