About this role
💚 Independent Contractor Psychiatrist or Psych NP | Worth County Jail
📍 Worth County Jail | Georgia
📅 New SHP Site Launching December 1, 2026
🕒 Up to 2 Hours Per Week
💻 Onsite or Telehealth
💼 Independent Contractor
🧠 Your Expertise Can Make a Difference
Southern Health Partners is launching a new correctional healthcare program at Worth County Jail , and we're seeking a qualified Psychiatrist or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to provide behavioral health expertise and psychiatric support to the healthcare team.
This is an opportunity to use your specialized experience to support an underserved population while maintaining a flexible commitment of up to 2 hours per week .
Even better, this position offers the flexibility to provide services onsite at Worth County Jail or through telehealth , depending on the needs of the program and provider.
🩺 What You'll Do
As a Psychiatrist or Psych NP, you'll provide psychiatric evaluation, treatment guidance, and behavioral health support within the correctional healthcare setting.
Responsibilities may include:
- Providing psychiatric evaluations and clinical assessments
- Evaluating patients for mental health conditions and treatment needs
- Developing and recommending appropriate treatment plans
- Managing and monitoring psychiatric medications as appropriate to scope of practice
- Providing consultation regarding complex behavioral health cases
- Collaborating with the onsite healthcare team regarding patient care
- Supporting continuity of psychiatric and behavioral healthcare
- Providing clinical guidance related to behavioral health treatment
- Documenting clinical assessments, recommendations, and services
- Helping establish effective psychiatric care processes as part of the new site launch
💻 Onsite or Telehealth Flexibility
Not every clinical opportunity requires you to be physically onsite.
This position offers the flexibility to provide psychiatric services onsite at Worth County Jail or through telehealth , giving qualified providers the opportunity to choose the setting that best fits their availability and the needs of the program.
With a commitment of up to 2 hours per week , this can be an excellent opportunity to complement an existing practice or professional schedule.
🌟 Make an Impact in a Different Kind of Setting
Correctional healthcare provides an opportunity to reach patients who may have limited access to consistent behavioral healthcare.
At Worth County Jail , you'll work alongside the SHP healthcare team to help ensure patients receive appropriate psychiatric care in a safe, structured environment.
One facility. A focused commitment. Meaningful clinical impact.
Qualifications
📋 Qualifications
Candidates must hold one of the following:
- Psychiatrist / Medical Doctor (MD or DO)
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Additional qualifications include:
- Current and unrestricted professional license in the state of Georgia
- Current DEA registration, as applicable to scope of practice
- Current certification appropriate to professional discipline
- Psychiatric or behavioral health experience
- Strong clinical assessment and decision-making skills
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with an interdisciplinary healthcare team
- Ability to provide psychiatric services in a correctional healthcare environment
- Ability to provide services onsite or through telehealth , as applicable
💼 Independent Contractor Opportunity
- Independent Contractor position
- Up to 2 hours per week
- Onsite or telehealth
- Flexible commitment designed to complement other professional responsibilities
- Opportunity to support the launch of a new SHP healthcare program
- Meaningful work serving an underserved patient population
- Collaboration with an experienced correctional healthcare team
💚 Help Build Something New
Southern Health Partners has provided quality healthcare services in correctional facilities for more than 30 years.
Now, we're bringing that experience to Worth County Jail .
If you're a Psychiatrist or Psych NP looking for a flexible clinical opportunity where your specialized expertise can make a meaningful difference, we'd love to have you be part of this new program.
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All applicants are subject to pre-employment screening, which may include a background check and drug screening.