Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician
Company: Adelphi Medical Staffing, LLC
Location: Santa Clara
Posted on: October 29, 2025
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Job Description:
Summary: • Ref : BD-599-01 • Profession: Physician • Specialty:
Psychiatry • Service Setting: Correctional facility • Coverage
Type: On-site/ Clinical • Job Type: Contract • Location: Santa
Clara • Contract Length: Initial term of 5 Years • Start Date:
August 2024 • Rate: $250/hr Requirements: • Certification of
completion of a psychiatric residency program • Active California
license • BC/BE in Psychiatry • BLS/ACLS certification • DEA
certification • 5 - 10 years of experience • Proficiency in the use
of electronic health records for documentation and orders. • Other
duties and responsibilities as assigned Qualifications: • Doctor of
Medicine (MD) degree • Experience working in correctional
psychiatry or a similar setting preferred. • Strong communication
and interpersonal skills. • Ability to work independently and
collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team environment.
Responsibilities: • Psychiatrists shall use their
professional-clinical judgment when providing care and treatment
for inmate patients. • Psychiatrists must ensure timely and
accurate documentation of patient care by completing all medical
records within 24 hours of service provision. • Provide direct
patient care, including work with individual inmate patients
providing evaluations, medications management, medications
reconciliations (admission and discharge), chart checks. • Provide
psychiatric consultations with other staff regarding patient care,
medical and diagnostic work performed • Conduct or coordinate
appropriate physical, behavioral, psychological, laboratory, and
radiologic assessments of patients to determine treatment needs •
Authorize and complete required supporting documentation for
involuntary detention, involuntary medication, and transfer to
hospitals as required.
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