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Position Summary:

Rutgers University Correctional Health Care ( UCHC ) is seeking a Physician Specialist (Psychiatrist) for the Southwoods State Prison, located in Bridgeton, NJ. The Physician Specialist provides direct clinical care to state prisoners, functions collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and maintains effective communication with staff and administration.

• Provides assessments, direct clinical care and treatment to inmates.
• Conducts comprehensive psychiatrist assessments (demonstrating a review of the electronic record, psychotropic medications, history of mental illness, prior psychiatric hospitalization, suicidal, unusual or bizarre behavior) for new admissions to UCHC's Special Needs roster according to established time frames.
• Orders, initiates and interprets laboratory tests according to required time frames or as medically necessary.
• Conducts adequate and timely civil psychiatric commitment evaluations. Adequately completes required peer reviews or other audits within required time frames.
• Participates in treatment planning.

City: Bridgeton

State: NJ

Special Conditions:

Must be approved by the Department of Corrections ( DOC ) and adhere to all DOC requirements.

Posting Number: 24ST1535

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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