Title: Correctional Psychiatrist

Location: Cincinnati, OH

Pay Rate: $202.30 Per Hour - Paid Weekly

JOB DUTIES IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE:

Evaluates, examines, analyzes, diagnoses & treats consumers, prescribes medication & performs in -depth psychotherapy & counseling (e.g., psychoanalysis, behavior modification).

Monitors & coordinates professional & paraprofessional medical, nursing & dir ect care staff in areas related to psychiatric care; reviews consumer records for accuracy & completeness; recommends improvements in hospital staffing & organization.

Conducts & participates in lectures & seminars in psychiatry or related field for professional & paraprofessional health care staff.

MAJOR WORKER CHARACTERISTICS:

Knowledge of medicine; psychology; sociology; anatomy; physiology. Skill in administering medication. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts & draw valid conclusions; interpret extensive va riety of technical material in books, journals & manuals; deal with many variables & determine specific course of action; handle sensitive contacts with persons under medical care.

MINIMUM CLASS QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT:

Certificate to practice medicine per Section 4731.13 of Revised Code; satisfactory completion of residency training program in psychiatry, as approved by the residency review committee of the American Medical Association, the committee on post-graduate education of the American Osteopathic Association or the American Osteopathic B oard of Neurology & Psychiatry or has been recognized as a psychiatrist by the Ohio State Medical Association or the Ohio Osteopathic Association on the basis of formal training & 5 or more yrs. of medical practice limited to psychiatry per Section 5122.01(E) of Revised Code.

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED TO REMAIN IN THE CLASSIFICATION AFTER EMPLOYMENT :

Biannual renewal of license with requirement of 100 hrs. of continuing education.

UNUSUAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

Exposed to dangerous patients & infectious diseases; may require travel to community site under contract with Department of Mental Health.