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Psychiatrist Opportunity – 8 Hours Weekly

CompanyWellpath
LocationAsheville
Work ModeOn Site
PostedMay 10, 2026
About The Company
NOW IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Join our Wellpath family and make a difference every day by providing care to society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Our team has 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 of you whose calling it is to serve others, we get it, it is ours too. This is your moment not only to advance your career but to join a mission that aligns with your own. We are Wellpath. We are the right people, striving to do the right thing. We will continue to create healthier communities — wherever we go, wherever we grow — one patient at a time. “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” - John Bunyan Wellpath is the premier provider of localized, high-quality, compassionate care to vulnerable patients in challenging clinical environments. Wellpath holds patients at the center of everything we do and promotes rigorous standards of care and innovation. With more than 8,000 clinicians and professionals in 37 states across the U.S., Wellpath provides medical and mental healthcare services for over 200,000 patients daily in local, state, and federal correctional facilities. Learn more at https://wellpathcare.com
About the Role

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 Psychiatrist provides comprehensive psychiatric care to incarcerated patients while supporting mental health and healthcare staff through clinical consultation. This role delivers direct psychiatric services in alignment with professional standards and organizational guidelines. The position collaborates closely with facility leadership and interdisciplinary teams to ensure consistent and effective psychiatric care. The Psychiatrist supports continuity of care through treatment planning, follow-up, and coordination with mental health services.

What you bring to the table

Education

  • Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) from accredited university with specialty training in psychiatry.

Experience

  • Experience providing psychiatric services to an adult population.
  • Experience in providing psychiatric services to an adolescent population preferred for youth facility clinical assignments.
  • Corrections experience preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

  • Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of practice.
  • Board-certified or board-eligible in psychiatry.
  • Current DEA registration (unless CPO determines it as optional)
  • Current BLS certification

What you will do

  • Provide psychiatric evaluations, treatment, and follow-up care while exercising independent medical judgment.
  • Monitor psychotropic medications for effectiveness and side effects and adjust treatment as clinically indicated.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary leadership and care teams to ensure uniform psychiatric and mental health services.
  • Complete timely, accurate clinical documentation and participate in required meetings, consultations, and on-call services.
  • Support referrals, transfers, crisis intervention, and clinical collaboration with mental health and medical staff.

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.

Key Skills
Psychiatric EvaluationTreatment PlanningMedication ManagementCrisis InterventionClinical ConsultationClinical DocumentationPatient CareInterdisciplinary Collaboration
Categories
HealthcareSocial ServicesGovernment & Public Sector
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
The Psychiatrist provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and treatment to incarcerated patients. This includes monitoring psychotropic medications and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care.
📋Job Type
part time
📊Experience Level
2-5
💼Company Size
5316
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
8 hours
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