Regional Psychiatric Director

Job Description

Job Description

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports :

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including :

Why Us

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.

How you make a difference

The Regional Psychiatric Director oversees psychiatry teams across assigned facilities, ensuring compliance with professional and constitutional standards of psychiatric care. They supervise and support team members through case reviews, chart evaluations, and peer reviews while providing onboarding and training. The role includes oversight of psychotropic medication approvals, guideline and policy updates, and facilitation of statewide or regional psychiatry meetings. The director serves as a liaison with internal leadership, external agencies, and client partners while also participating in committees and systemwide initiatives. Travel to sites, direct patient care, and participation in the on-call rotation may also be required.

Key Responsibilities

Provide supervision, oversight, and peer review for psychiatry team members across assigned facilities.

Review psychotropic medication exceptions and update clinical guidelines, policies, and procedures.

Conduct statewide / regional psychiatry meetings and make required site visits per contract obligations.

Collaborate with leadership, clients, and external partners while serving on internal committees and projects.

Support onboarding, training, and ongoing development of psychiatry staff while providing direct patient care as needed.

Qualifications & Requirements

EDUCATION

Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) from an accredited university

Psychiatry training from an ACMG-accredited residency program

EXPERIENCE

At least three years of direct patient care experience, preferably in a correctional institution

Two or more years of clinical supervisory / leadership experience in corrections preferred

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed to practice medicine in the state of employment

Board-certification in Psychiatry is preferred

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action EmployerWe celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.