Psychiatrist

Full-time PrimeCare Medical, Inc. (PCM) has been in operation since 1986. We’re a privately owned, physician founded, nationally accredited correctional healthcare practice. PCM provides comprehensive medical & mental health care services to over 80 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers throughout 5 different states in the Northeastern US (PA, MD, FL NY, & NH) Correctional medicine is a unique, challenging, and exciting opportunity for today’s mental health professional in that it provides the ability to truly utilize all of your learned skills and knowledge on a daily basis. Correctional mental health care is the perfect hybrid of Outpatient, Inpatient, and Addiction Psychiatry; serving an underserved, extremely diverse, and very appreciative patient population. We are currently looking for a Full Time Psychiatrist to join our team & share their time weekly at the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson, MD. This position requires 40 hours of on-site services each week, Monday's - Friday's, during normal business hours (i.e., ~8:00a - 4:30p). Some important key points: Salaries are negotiable and commensurate based on experience. annual salary range is $320,000.00 - $350,000.00 Family health care offered (i.e., medical / prescription / dental / vision). Company-paid life insurance provided & additional insurance benefits offered. Retirement benefits offered (i.e., 401k with discretionary company match). Company-paid liability insurance (including tail coverage) provided. Paid time off will accrue for a maximum accrual of fourteen (14) days (or 112 hours) per year. In addition, you will also receive six (6) floating holidays, pro-rated within your first year of employment as dictated by your effective hire date. You are also eligible to accrue sick and safe leave benefits under Maryland’s Healthy Working Families Act (i.e., MDSSL). MDSSL accrues at a rate of one (1) hour for every thirty (30) hours of straight time worked, for a maximum annual accrual of sixty-four (64) hours. Annual licensure reimbursement offered. Unlimited company-paid CME technology provided, and more. Job Duties: Provide service to the inmate/patient population while utilizing current, acceptable standards of psychiatric practice. Assume responsibility for clinical management of the mental health program in accordance with NCCHC/ACA Standards, as well as PCM policies and procedures. Services to be provided on scheduled work days according to standards and times mutually agreeable to physician, facility administration, and PCM. Provide psychiatric treatment to confined inmates/patients (i.e. restricted housing, behavioral units, etc.). Provide psychiatric consultation to all professionals (i.e. physicians/nursing) within the unit. Oversee and supervise all psychiatric clinical services provided. Ensure complete, accurate and timely psychiatric entries are made for each inmate/patient contact. Available for consultation and/or emergency psychiatric coverage. Work collaboratively and supervise clinical activities of fellow psychologist and medical staff while on duty. Evaluate all inmates/patients referred with mental health concerns for presence, or absence, of mental illness. Refer inmates/patients as necessary to appropriate psychiatric facilities when appropriate. Work collaboratively with pharmacy to evaluate and approve all medications and other medicinal preparations, which comprise the facility formulary. Establish and monitor standards of care provided by physicians, psychologist and nurses in accordance with NCCHC/ACA and accepted psychiatric standards. Graduate of an accredited School of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine, specialty in Psychiatry. Board Certified or Board Eligible. Licensed to practice Psychiatry within the state of Maryland Maintain current DEA number and eligible to prescribe medications in Maryland Maintain current Driver’s License. $320,000.00 - $350,000.00 #J-18808-Ljbffr