Site Psychiatric Services Director (Psychiatrist)

Why Wellpath

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

 

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan. 

 

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

About this role

The Site Psychiatric Services Director leads and oversees the clinical operations of the site psychiatry team while also providing psychiatric services to incarcerated patients. This role balances clinical leadership with direct patient care, with time allocation guided by regional and site leadership. The position ensures psychiatric services meet contractual requirements and comply with applicable state and federal laws. The Site Psychiatric Services Director works closely with multidisciplinary partners to promote consistent, high-quality psychiatric care at the site.

Additional Details

Monday - Friday / Day shift Leadership experience required minimum 5 years Oversight of other psychiatrists and psychiatry services provided at Broward County Detention Centers (4) Must hold Medical License Internal applicants must apply via Internal Portal

What you bring to the table

Education

• Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) from accredited university.
• Psychiatry training from an ACMG-accredited residency program.

Experience

• Minimum three (3) years of experience providing psychiatric services to an adult population required; experience providing psychiatric services to an adolescent population preferred for facilities that include incarcerated youth/adolescents.
• At least one year’s corrections experience is preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

• Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of employment
• Board-certified in psychiatry
• Current DEA registration
• Current BLS certification

What you will do

• Provide clinical leadership and guidance to psychiatry team members and support mental health leadership as needed.
• Deliver psychiatric services using evidence-based practices, including evaluation, treatment, medication management, and follow-up care.
• Collaborate with regional, site, and multidisciplinary leadership to ensure uniform psychiatric and mental health services.
• Oversee clinical documentation, referrals, consultations, and coordination of care in accordance with policies and guidelines.
• Support staffing activities, including onboarding, interviews, on-call coverage, training, meetings, and quality and compliance initiatives.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.

 

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

 

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

 

 

 

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

 

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.

 

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

 

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

 

 

 

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

 

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.