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Description 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 part-time Psychiatrist to join our team & share their time weekly at the Baltimore County Detention Center in Towson, MD. This position requires 16-24 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. hourly rate range $175.00 -$230.00 • Company-paid liability insurance (including tail coverage) provided. • Annual licensure reimbursement offered 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. Requirements • 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.