Staff Psychiatrist, CHS-CMC - CASUAL

Essential Job Functions

• Contribute to the success of the UTMB Correctional Managed Care operation.
• Provides direct psychiatric care to assigned patients.
• Regularly participates in clinical consultations with mental health and medical staff.
• Conducts psychiatric assessments and develops treatment plans for assigned patients.
• Performs complete medical/psychiatric histories and physical examinations; forms clinical impressions based upon findings; orders diagnostic tests, interprets results of laboratory tests and radiological examinations, prescribes medications, and renders treatments appropriate to clinical impressions, via digital medical services.
• Refers patients to specialists for consultations, evaluations, and treatments.
• Directly supervises all assigned mid level practitioners, providing oversight and review of the clinical practice in compliance with UTMB Correctional Managed Care policy and Texas law.
• Safeguards telemedicine practice, ensuring compliance with all applicable standards, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• May be required to provide emergency psychiatric call.
• Adheres to internal controls and reporting structure established for department.

Educational and Experience Requirements

• Must hold a current license to practice medicine by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.
• Eligible for Board Certification in Psychiatry.
• Must hold current Drug Enforcement Agency controlled substances registration.
• Residency training in psychiatry.

Preferred Qualifications

• Digital medical services experience preferred.

Work Environment

Located within the confines of a prison, jail or juvenile detention center. Security clearance is required; pre-employment drug testing is also required.

Benefits

Salary is commensurate with years of relevant work experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UTMB Health strives to provide equal opportunity employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. As a Federal Contractor, UTMB Health takes affirmative action to hire and advance protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.