Physician / Psychiatry / Michigan / Locum tenens /

Company: Cross Country Locums
Location: Lansing
Posted on: August 4, 2022

Job Description:

Cross Country Locums is seeking a Psychiatrist for a Corrections contract in Michigan. Scope of Work:- Open Dates: ASAP - December 2021- Corrections Psychiatrist- Assessment and management of mental disorders including examining, diagnosing, classifying, prescribing treatment and rehabilitation programs for patients in institutional, parole and juvenile justice settings to ensure compliance with appropriate standards of care as specified in various laws, rules, regulations, court mandates on a continuous basis.- Administers psychiatric care for patients in institutional, parole and juvenile justice settings in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary treatment team to maximum level-of-functioning and stabilization/remission of symptoms to ensure compliance with appropriate standards of care as specified in various laws, rules, regulations, court mandates.- Provides consultation to mid-level provider on psychiatric issues in the primary care setting within the jail, assists with medication adjustment for mild to moderate psychiatric clinical care.- Ensures proper (legible, dated, and timed per Departmental Operations Manual) and sufficient clinical documentation is recorded in the psychiatric/medical records (e.g. paper and electronic) utilizing a variety of resources (e.g. communication skills, computer equipment, etc.) to ensure continuity of care and adequate risk management-Provides and receives information relative to mental health care (written and/or verbal) to or from inmate/ward-authorized parties to establish, inform and maintain cooperative relationships utilizing various resources (e.g. interpersonal/communication skills, knowledge, etc.) in the presence of supervisory or management staff and under the direction of Chief of Mental Health.Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Michigan LicenseBLS, ACLSFor more information on this or other Locum Tenens opportunities across the U.S., please contact April Applewhite at 678-245-7069 or aapplewhite@crosscountry.com; feel free to send your current CV at any time.

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