Psychiatrist

Job description

Psychiatrist

Location: Hopewell, NJ

Work Type: 100% Onsite (Tele-psychiatry strictly prohibited)

Employment Type: Contract Two (2) Years

Full-Time: 35 hours/week

Part-Time: 15 hours/week

The Psychiatrist will provide comprehensive on-site psychiatric services to incarcerated individuals at the Mercer County Correction Center. This role is responsible for psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, medication management, crisis intervention, and ongoing treatment of individuals with mental health conditions in a correctional setting.

The Psychiatrist will work closely with correctional healthcare staff, psychologists, social workers, nursing teams, and custody personnel to ensure safe, ethical, and compliant delivery of mental healthcare services.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Psychiatric Services

Conduct comprehensive on-site psychiatric evaluations and assessments

Diagnose mental illnesses and behavioral health conditions

Develop, implement, and update individualized psychiatric treatment plans

Prescribe, manage, and monitor psychotropic medications

Crisis & Acute Care Provide psychiatric crisis intervention as required

Assess suicide risk, violence risk, and mental health acuity

Support stabilization of acute psychiatric episodes

Care Coordination Collaborate with psychologists, social workers, nurses, and correctional staff

Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning and case reviews

Ensure continuity of psychiatric care during incarceration

Documentation & Compliance Maintain accurate, timely medical and psychiatric documentation

Ensure compliance with New Jersey correctional healthcare standards

Follow all applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards

Education: Doctor of Medicine (MD) OR Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)

Licensure & Certification Active and unrestricted New Jersey Medical License (Required)

Board Certification in Psychiatry (Required)

Experience Minimum 3 years of direct correctional mental healthcare experience

Experience providing psychiatric care to incarcerated populations

Skills & Competencies Correctional psychiatry expertise

Psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis

Psychotropic medication management

Crisis intervention and risk assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Regulatory and correctional healthcare compliance

Clear clinical documentation

Ability to work effectively in a secure correctional environment

Ideal Candidate Profile Board-certified Psychiatrist with correctional mental health experience

Comfortable providing on-site only services in a secure facility

Strong clinical judgment and ethical decision-making

Experienced in managing complex psychiatric cases in institutional settings

Recruiter Submission Template -

Full Name:

Medical Degree (MD/DO), Institution & Graduation Year:

Active New Jersey Medical License? (yes/no):

Board Certified in Psychiatry? (yes/no):

Total Years of Psychiatric Experience:

Minimum 3 years correctional mental healthcare experience? (yes/no):

Experience conducting psychiatric evaluations in correctional settings? (yes/no):

Experience prescribing and managing psychotropic medications? (yes/no):

Experience providing crisis intervention? (yes/no):

Experience working with incarcerated populations? (yes/no):

Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary correctional healthcare teams? (yes/no):

Motivation / Reason for Interest in this Role:

Motivation / Interest in Correctional Mental Health Work:

Contact Number:

Email ID:

LinkedIn Profile URL:

Full Address (Street, City, State, Zip):

Notice Period (in weeks):

Current Work Authorization Status:

Expected Hourly Rate:

Is it W2 / C2C? If C2C, Corporation Name:

Available for Full-Time (35 hrs/week), Part-Time (15 hrs/week), or Both?

Able to work 100% onsite at Mercer County Correction Center, Hopewell, NJ at your own expense? (Yes/No):

Worksite address

hopewell, NJ, 08525, US

Who can apply

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