Psychiatrist - Jefferson County Jail

Essential Duties

• Evaluates and provides treatment of patients referred for psychiatric services by mental health or medical staff in a timely manner.

• Ensures uniformity of mental health services and documentation of psychiatric treatment and services; and monitoring of medications in compliance with policies and procedures.

• Coordinates medical consultations and lab work needed with the Health Services Administrator and Site Medical Director as needed.

• Monitors patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess treatment effectiveness and medication side effects by psychiatric interview at least every 90 days.

• Provides supervision and oversight of psychiatric nurse(s), if needed at other facilities.

• Ensures support services and monitoring of patients as needed by submitting a referral to mental health staff.

• Evaluates patients referred potentially in need of transfer to specialized internal mental health facility or community mental health facility.

• Performs other duties as assigned to support FCH’s goals, objectives and values.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

• Knowledge of treatment approaches, evidence-based practices and assessment standards.

• Knowledge and expertise in mental health, and the diagnosis and treatment of individuals.

• Strong clinical assessment and diagnostic abilities.

• Demonstrates outstanding judgment, sensitivity and high discretion. 

• Ability to balance competing demands and maintain positive, collaborative working relationships with leadership, staff, patients, the public and external partners.

• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations effectively and calmly.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of all proprietary and/or confidential information.

• Ability to exercise independent medical judgment in diagnosis and treatment of patients.

• Understanding of the challenges and constraints of providing care in a correctional setting.

• Possess strong judgment, discretion, high level of confidentiality, flexibility and integrity.

• Strong attention to detail, follow-up and timely completion of assigned tasks.

• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.