Psychiatrist. Job in Jersey City Allied-IT Jobs - Spectrum Healthcare Resources

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    Spectrum Healthcare Resources has a potential opportunity for a Psychiatrist at Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility(Elizabeth, NJ) in support of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Detention Center.

    This position offers:

    • Full-time opportunity, 40 hours per week
    • Part-time and PRN scheduling is available
    • Consistent and predictable income

    Requirements:

    • MD or DO Degree or be certified by ECFMG
    • Active New Jersey Medical License
    • Current DEA registration
    • Board certification or eligible in Psychiatry
    • Active BLS certification
    • U.S. Citizen

    Responsibilities:

    • Provides direct care to patients within discipline Scope of Practice and performs functions in accordance with current accepted practice, licensure, certification, credentialing and or granted privileges.
    • Provides treatment of persons throughout the life span as appropriate to discipline and facility setting.
    • Provides telepsychiatry services for patients at other IHSC facilities as needed and as the local facility allows, only in the states the provider is licensed, to include:
      • Working with the patient's local primary care provider (PCP) to coordinate care for any identified medical concerns (patient's local administrative staff will coordinate the appointment).
      • Using IHSC video teleconferencing equipment and electronic medical records (EMR) software to examine and record the patient's plan of care.
      • Telepsychiatry services will be provided in accordance with the IHSC Tele-Mental Health Services policy.
      • OPTIONAL: Provider may choose to obtain additional state licensing, outside of the state of his/her duty station, to provide out-of-state telepsychiatry services.
    • May be expected to respond to and or coordinate response to medical emergencies.
    • Prescribes and monitors psychiatric medication treatment services including monitoring the side effects of medication and/or adverse reactions.
    • Offers comprehensive psycho-educational information with each medication/somatic treatment regarding the patient's mental illness, emotional disturbance or behavior disorder, treatment goals, potential benefits and the risk of treatment, self-monitoring aids, and identifies support groups for therapeutic assistance.

    If interested, please contact recruiter, Michelle Collins, at or .