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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Adelanto, CA
Salary: $Not stated

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<tr><td valign="top" width="450"><b>Evaluates and treats inmates demonstrating signs of mental illness. Supervises nursing staffproviding mental health services. Responsible for overall psychiatric direction of the mentalhealth program.Primary Duties and Responsibilities* Supervises clinical activities and medical personnel while on duty. * Evaluates all patients referred for presence of mental illness. * Treats all patients requiring psychiatric intervention. * Refers patients as necessary. * Reviews and adjusts as necessary all maintenance medications at a minimum of once each 30 * days. * Provides emergency psychiatric care as required. * Provides in-service education for medical and correctional staffs as requested. * Documents all services provided in the patient&rsquo;s medical file. * Participates in review of the quality of care provided. * Performs other duties as assigned.  JOB REQUIREMENTS: * Graduate of an accredited medical school with specialty training in psychiatry. * Licensed to practice medicine in the state in which the Facility is located. * One (1) year of clinical experience. * Submit a copy of professional license and certificate of professional liability insurance * coverage at the time of hire. Copy of professional license to remain on file at the Facility * where services are rendered at all times. * Maintain a current DPS and DEA Certificate of Registration. * Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

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