Psychiatrist (Salem/Wilsonville)

About the role

The Oregon Department of Corrections is hiring one Psychiatrist at the Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) in Salem, OR, and may also require work at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, OR. This position requires on-site/in-person work, but a hybrid schedule may be possible.

Responsibilities

• Performs psychiatric assessments through direct observation, interviews, review of prior records, laboratory and imaging results, and medical history.
• Gathers collateral information from prior and current providers, and consults with QMHPs and other prescribers, to clarify mental health diagnoses and acuity.
• Provides direct psychiatric services to an identified population of incarcerated persons who suffer from mental illness. Services include assessing the need for and prescribing appropriate psychotropic medication as well as management of side effects and other adverse reactions.
• Prescribes medications utilizing the ODOC formulary and seeks prior approval for the use of nonformulary medication. Orders and reviews appropriate laboratory and imaging studies.
• Schedules patient follow-ups in a timely fashion and in accordance with established BHS policy. Operates as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team, seeking relevant input from team members in a proactive fashion. Seeks consultation from other prescribers and the Chief of Psychiatry as indicated.
• Provides consultation services to general medical providers, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and QMHPs.
• Completes clinical documentation in the medical record, in a timely manner using standard SOAP format. Ensures informed consent for all medications prescribed has been appropriately documented in the medical record.
• Responds to offender communication forms and grievances according to ODOC policies and procedures. Completes Provider Service Records as needed, in a timely and accurate manner, to chronicle diagnosis and level of functioning.
• Helps to ensure medication continuity is achieved by monitoring release dates for patients on their caseload, coordinating with medical services personnel, and providing timely prescriptions for release medications. Completes referrals to community providers as indicated.
• Prepares reports and testifies as an expert witness or witness of fact when appropriate. Refer patients as indicated for medical evaluation and/or treatment that is outside their scope of clinical practice.
• Maintain required levels of continuing medical education and documentation of same.

Qualifications

• Holds a valid medical degree (M.D. or D.O.), has completed an approved psychiatric residency, is board-eligible or board-certified in general adult psychiatry, and is licensed to practice medicine without restrictions within the state of Oregon.
• Maintains a valid individual federal DEA certification and an up-to-date CPR certification.
• Maintains a current unrestricted license to practice medicine issued by the Oregon Medical Board and a valid individual DEA certification.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the US.

Skills

• Treatment of affective illness and distress, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, persistent mental illness, and survivors of sexual assault.
• Therapeutic treatments, use of examination instruments, and administration of medications with an emphasis on psychotropic medications.
• Psychiatric assessment, including mental status examinations, laboratory tests, and other diagnostic procedures, analysis of data, and problem identification.
• Developing and modifying treatment plans, including further diagnostic studies, therapy, patient education, and identification of parameters for follow-up.
• Critical thinking, using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Working with aggressive, abusive, or combative patients.
• Communicating orally and in writing with a variety of individuals ranging from health care professionals to laypersons.