Psychiatrist
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician
Specialty Psychiatric-Mental Health
Degree Required MD/DO
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 11/16/24

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 an on-site, Full-Time Psychiatrist to join our team & share their time weekly at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Eagleville, PA and the Chester County Prison in West Chester, PA.


This position requires 40 hours of on-site psychiatric care each week, Monday's - Friday's, during normal business hours (i.e., ~8:00a - 4:30p).


We are offering a $15,000.00 sign-on bonus for this full time position!


Some important key points:

  • Salaries are negotiable and commensurate based on experience. Annual Salary range is $250,000.00 - $320,000.00
  • Family health care offered (i.e., medical / prescription / dental / vision).
  • Company-paid life insurance provided & additional insurance benefits offered.
  • Retirement benefits offered (i.e., 401k with discretionary company match).
  • Company-paid liability insurance (including tail coverage) provided.
  • Generous PTO package provided. Paid time off will accrue for a maximum accrual of twenty (20) days (or 160 hours) per year. In addition, you will also receive six (6) floating holidays, pro-rated within your first year of employment as dictated by your effective hire date.
  • 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.