Forensic Psychiatrist Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility Northwest of Bakersfield, Ca

This Job at a Glance

• Job Reference
  -196189-MD-CA
• Title:
  
  MD
• Dates Needed:
  
  ASAP
• Shift Type:
  
  Day Shift
• Assignment Type:
  
  Outpatient
• Call
  
  Required:
  
  No
• Board Certification
  
  Required:
  
  Negotiable
• Job Duration:
  
  Locums

A correctional facility is seeking a forensic psychiatrist for locum tenens coverage starting ASAP. The facility has a max capacity of 1,232 inmates and houses both males and females.

The facility is situated about 12 miles NW of downtown Bakersfield, in a semi-industrial area. It sits near well-traveled farm roads and is just East of State Route 99 and West of Route 65 -- making it accessible via a short drive on major highways.

The schedule is Monday-Friday with guaranteed 40 hours per week. EMR is Smartcare and clinicians must be Board Certified or truly Board Eligible. Patients are referred from the general population of the Kern County Jail. Client requests services due to MH symptomology or for competency restoration treatment services. Services are rendered to clients with a variety of symptomology, including patients with/ high acuity of mental illness.

• Case Load/PPD:10-15
• Support Staff:
  
  Yes
• Patient Population:
  
  Adults
• Call Ratio/
  
  Schedule:
  
  N/A
• Location Type:
  
  On-Site
• Prescriptive Authority
  
  Required:
  
  Yes
• Government:
  
  No
• Shift
  
  Hours:
  
  Full time (40 hours)
• Med Checks/Follow-up per day:30
• Initial Evaluation Time:60

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