Psychiatrist

POSITION: Psychiatrist
SCHEDULE: Full Time 40 Hours Per Week
FACILITY: Orleans Justice Center
LOCATION: New Orleans, LA

Are you ready to lead behavioral health services where your expertise can transform lives and s hape the future of patient care ?

Wexford Health Sources, Inc. has been providing quality correctional healthcare for over 30 years, delivering compassionate psychiatric and behavioral health services to underserved populations. As a Psychiatrist, you'll serve as a clinical leader, helping patients achieve stability while guiding the behavioral health program within a secure and structured environment.

Position Summary

As the facility Psychiatrist, you'll serve as the behavioral health authority and provide leadership for psychiatric services across the institution. Working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team, you will:

• Provide psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, treatment planning, and medication management for patients with behavioral health needs
• Lead and support the facility's psychiatric and behavioral health programs to ensure quality, patient-centered care
• Monitor the appropriate utilization of psychotropic medications and oversee clinical treatment outcomes
• Collaborate with medical, nursing, behavioral health, and correctional staff to coordinate care and support patient stability
• Provide clinical guidance, training, and support to behavioral health staff and institutional personnel
• Assist with program development, quality improvement initiatives, and compliance with correctional healthcare standards
• Ensure timely completion of clinical documentation, evaluations, and required reports

You'll go beyond symptom management.
You'll provide leadership, clinical expertise, and compassionate care that helps patients achieve stability and long-term recovery .

Why Work with Wexford Health?

• Performance check-ins with annual merit increase
• Generous paid-time-off program that combines vacation and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Comprehensive health insurance through Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Dental and Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
• Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance
• Non-taxed Healthcare and dependent care spending account
• Continuing education options
• Free CEUs
• Pet Insurance
• Flexible pay options including Wisely Card and PayPal
• Discounted Tuition at University of North Alabama, Chamberlain University, Salem University, and Southern New Hampshire University
• Partnership discounts on student loan refinancing, home/auto insurance, travel, electronics, entertainment, restaurants, health and wellness, and more!

What You’ll Need

• Current, unrestricted state medical license in state of practice
• Board Certification - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology required.
• Active applicable Controlled Substance Registration/License/Certification in state of practice.
• Current DEA registration
• Current CPR certification

Equal Opportunity Employer

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