Psychiatrist

Description
Description: The Hampden County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) provides a continuum of care designed to empower the justice-involved population to reclaim their liberty through informed and responsible choices and promote their successful re-entry into the community as law-abiding socially and civically responsible citizens.

We are currently adding a Psychiatrist to our medical team Fringe Benefits available include: pro-rated vacation week accrual; pro-rated personal day accrual; pro-rated sick-time week accrual; holidays and shift differential; member of the Commonwealth Retirement System; eligible for GIC insurance program; eligible for Deferred Compensation 457(b) plan; Sheriff's Office Cost of Living Adjustments.

The Psychiatrist will be responsible for the management and supervision of all providers assigned to psychiatric patients at HCSO and will assist the Medical Director in program development and quality improvement projects as assigned. The Psychiatrist also serves as principal investigator for research projects, participates in teaching and training of all mental health personnel and other HCSO health care staff, and is a key liaison consulting with Massachusetts Department of Mental Health providers, and other agencies, regarding the integration of medical and psychiatric treatment of HCSO patients

Work Schedule: 20 hours per week, Monday-Friday; two 8-hour shifts, one 4-hour shift

Requirements

• Must have at least three years of residency training in a recognized program in psychiatry and at least two years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional experience in the field of psychiatry.
• Current and valid registration as a Physician under the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine and Certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology..
• A strong working knowledge of the purpose, goals and operations of a correctional and treatment-focused facility.
• Strong clinical skills, including the ability to establish and facilitate a therapeutic rapport with the inmate population, and engage in effective individual counseling, crisis intervention and patient treatment plans when indicated.
• Ability to work varying hours and shifts with on-call availability.

Company Information
The Hampden County Sheriff's Office is not your average law enforcement agency.

Behind the walls of our facilities in Western Massachusetts, our firm but fair approach to corrections has been emulated across the country and changed countless lives for the better. We provide empathy and opportunity to all who come under our care and custody with the aim of uplifting individuals and their families.

Our Public Health Model for Correctional Health Care values wellness, treatment of disease, prevention of illness, and access to care during and after incarceration. The justice-involved population gets professional medical and mental health care while incarcerated, and we work to have a seamless transition to continue that care in the community post-release.

Our medical and mental health teams earn a generous salary with state benefits including excellent health care options, dental coverage, life insurance, long-term disability coverage and paid time off. There are also several annual bonuses awarded for deportment, performance and educational achievements.

Our Sheriff's Office manages four facilities including two in Ludlow, one in Chicopee and one in Springfield. If you want to help make the world a better place by ensuring the justice-involved population gets the best mental health services anywhere, please consider joining our team

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