Psychiatrist / Forensic
Apply NowCompany: State of South Carolina
Location: Richland, SC 29675
Description:
Salary: $0.00 Annually
Location : Richland County, SC
Job Type: FTE - Full-Time
Job Number: 173270
Agency: Department of Mental Health-Forensics
Opening Date: 02/06/2025
Closing Date: 3/6/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Residency Requirement: Yes
Class Code:: UB26
Position Number:: 60008070
Normal Work Schedule:: Other
Normal Work Schedule (Other):: Work schedule will be discussed during interview.
Pay Band: Unclassified
Opening Date: 02/05/2025
EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer
Agency Specific Application Procedures:: You must apply on-line at www.careers.sc.gov. Follow the status of your application on-line.
Residency Requirement (specifics):: mpletion of a four-year (4) residency in psychiatry and a minimum of three (3) years in a psychiatricprogram. Board certified/Board eligible in general/adult psychiatry.
Veteran Preference Statement: South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.
Job Responsibilities
With our Agency's mission to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses, we provide a complete array of medical and support services for children, adults, and families throughout South Carolina.
This position is located at the Department of Mental Health Forensic Services, Crafts-Farrow, 7901 Farrow Rd, Columbia, SC 29203.
As a Psychiatrist, working under limited supervision, performs services to the Inpatient Hospital Service. Provides service to the court system by evaluating detainees on an Acute and/or Chronic Inpatient Unit in the specialty service of the Forensic Division. Exercises medical responsibility for a hospital psychiatric unit; interviews, examines, diagnoses, and treats mental disorders of patients. Performs professional duties requiring analysis of broad and complex issues.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Minimum and Additional Requirements
Licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina. Completion of a four-year (4) residency in psychiatry and a minimum of three (3) years in a psychiatric
program. Board certified/Board eligible in general/adult psychiatry.
Preferred Qualifications
Five (5) years of post-residency experience in psychiatric care of patients.
Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.
Additional Comments
Must be licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina. Board certified/eligible in General Psychiatry with two (2) years of experience in Forensic Psychiatry or completion of Forensic Fellowship. Excellent communication skills. Will be required to testify in court. Must be able to work in a high security atmosphere with detainees who have a high potential for violence. Must be able to work with repetitive unusual patient behaviors including but not limited to combative, threatening, acting out and unpredictable violence. May be exposed to blood. Must be able to lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds. Evaluates seriously mentally ill detainees from county jails who have a high potential for violence. Works in a locked facility guarded by PSOs and Detention Center Guards.
The South Carolina Department of Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency. We provide affirmative action and equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex - including the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, national origin, age, religion, or disability.
South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.
Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. Please account for any and all gaps of employment in your application. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of application completion nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.
The South Carolina Department of Mental Health offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that include:
Benefits for State Employees
The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.
Insurance Benefits
Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.
Retirement Benefits
State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.
Workplace Benefits
State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.
Note: The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.
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Have you ever been employed by the SC Department of Mental Health?
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Do you currently work for a SC state facility as a contract employee or as a state employee?
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If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony criminal offense (other than in a Juvenile Court), you MUST list this information (unless you have taken steps to expunge your record.) This includes fraudulent checks, driving under suspension, disorderly conduct, shoplifting, etc. *Please note that conviction of a criminal offense does not bar you from employment in all cases; each conviction is evaluated individually. However, failure to list convictions is considered falsification of the application and WILL BE grounds for termination, if hired. It is your responsibility to know what is on your criminal record. If you have charges on your record that appear without a court disposition (result) you may be asked to provide that information if selected for employment. If you have questions, please inquire before you complete your application.PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ANSWERING THIS QUESTION WILL DEEM YOUR APPLICATION AS INCOMPLETE AND IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.Please indicate your understanding to this statement by checking the box below.
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Are you a graduate of a school of medicine and licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina?
05
Do you currently have Federal and State DEA?
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Have you completed the required four-year (4) residency in psychiatry with a minimum of three (3) years in a psychiatricprogram?
07
Have you completed your board certification or eligible for certification in general/adult psychiatry?
08
Have you been denied a professional license, or had a professional license revoked or limited by, and/or had any discipline or sanction imposed on you or your practice by a professional licensing board or body?
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If you answered Yes to the question above, please provide a statement explaining the facts, name of the professional licensing board or body, any action taken by the board or body and your current status with that board or body.
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How did you hear about our vacancy?
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If you answered "Current DMH Employee" or "Other" for question above, please list name/source below:
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Please indicate your salary requirements (please be specific and not put "negotiable" or "open").
Required Question
Location : Richland County, SC
Job Type: FTE - Full-Time
Job Number: 173270
Agency: Department of Mental Health-Forensics
Opening Date: 02/06/2025
Closing Date: 3/6/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Residency Requirement: Yes
Class Code:: UB26
Position Number:: 60008070
Normal Work Schedule:: Other
Normal Work Schedule (Other):: Work schedule will be discussed during interview.
Pay Band: Unclassified
Opening Date: 02/05/2025
EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer
Agency Specific Application Procedures:: You must apply on-line at www.careers.sc.gov. Follow the status of your application on-line.
Residency Requirement (specifics):: mpletion of a four-year (4) residency in psychiatry and a minimum of three (3) years in a psychiatricprogram. Board certified/Board eligible in general/adult psychiatry.
Veteran Preference Statement: South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.
Job Responsibilities
With our Agency's mission to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses, we provide a complete array of medical and support services for children, adults, and families throughout South Carolina.
This position is located at the Department of Mental Health Forensic Services, Crafts-Farrow, 7901 Farrow Rd, Columbia, SC 29203.
As a Psychiatrist, working under limited supervision, performs services to the Inpatient Hospital Service. Provides service to the court system by evaluating detainees on an Acute and/or Chronic Inpatient Unit in the specialty service of the Forensic Division. Exercises medical responsibility for a hospital psychiatric unit; interviews, examines, diagnoses, and treats mental disorders of patients. Performs professional duties requiring analysis of broad and complex issues.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Conducts court-related evaluations. Must have expert knowledge in evaluating mentally ill inmates/patients.
- Maintains a reasonable working relationship with various court systems in South Carolina.
- Provides expert testimony in court when required, which requires detailed knowledge of mental health law. Represents SCDMH in a professional manner.
- Directs medical care of acute and/or chronic forensic unit. Coordinates work of multi-disciplinary clinical team in care and treatment of detainees and/or NGRIs/other forensic patients in high acuity, high management environment. Requires detailed knowledge of managing dangerous, aggressive forensic patients.
- Conducts daily ward rounds with staff professionals; conducts examinations and prescribes treatment. Excellent diagnostic skills mandatory due to high rate of potential for malingered psychosis and other mental illnesses in forensic population.
- Provides teaching/supervision of medical students and Forensic Fellows.
- Acts as a resource consultant to staff members.
Minimum and Additional Requirements
Licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina. Completion of a four-year (4) residency in psychiatry and a minimum of three (3) years in a psychiatric
program. Board certified/Board eligible in general/adult psychiatry.
Preferred Qualifications
Five (5) years of post-residency experience in psychiatric care of patients.
Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.
Additional Comments
Must be licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina. Board certified/eligible in General Psychiatry with two (2) years of experience in Forensic Psychiatry or completion of Forensic Fellowship. Excellent communication skills. Will be required to testify in court. Must be able to work in a high security atmosphere with detainees who have a high potential for violence. Must be able to work with repetitive unusual patient behaviors including but not limited to combative, threatening, acting out and unpredictable violence. May be exposed to blood. Must be able to lift a minimum of fifty (50) pounds. Evaluates seriously mentally ill detainees from county jails who have a high potential for violence. Works in a locked facility guarded by PSOs and Detention Center Guards.
The South Carolina Department of Mental Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency. We provide affirmative action and equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex - including the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, national origin, age, religion, or disability.
South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.
Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. Please account for any and all gaps of employment in your application. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of application completion nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.
The South Carolina Department of Mental Health offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that include:
- Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and Children
- 15 days annual (vacation) leave accrual per year
- 15 days sick leave per year
- 13 paid holidays
- Paid Parental Leave (Six Weeks for mother per year/Two Weeks for partner per year)
- State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs
Benefits for State Employees
The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.
Insurance Benefits
Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.
Retirement Benefits
State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.
Workplace Benefits
State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.
Note: The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.
01
Have you ever been employed by the SC Department of Mental Health?
- Yes
- No
02
Do you currently work for a SC state facility as a contract employee or as a state employee?
- Yes
- No
03
If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony criminal offense (other than in a Juvenile Court), you MUST list this information (unless you have taken steps to expunge your record.) This includes fraudulent checks, driving under suspension, disorderly conduct, shoplifting, etc. *Please note that conviction of a criminal offense does not bar you from employment in all cases; each conviction is evaluated individually. However, failure to list convictions is considered falsification of the application and WILL BE grounds for termination, if hired. It is your responsibility to know what is on your criminal record. If you have charges on your record that appear without a court disposition (result) you may be asked to provide that information if selected for employment. If you have questions, please inquire before you complete your application.PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ANSWERING THIS QUESTION WILL DEEM YOUR APPLICATION AS INCOMPLETE AND IT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.Please indicate your understanding to this statement by checking the box below.
- Checking this box indicates my understanding to the above referenced statement.
04
Are you a graduate of a school of medicine and licensed to practice medicine in South Carolina?
- Yes
- No
05
Do you currently have Federal and State DEA?
- Yes
- No
06
Have you completed the required four-year (4) residency in psychiatry with a minimum of three (3) years in a psychiatricprogram?
- Yes
- No
07
Have you completed your board certification or eligible for certification in general/adult psychiatry?
- Yes
- No
08
Have you been denied a professional license, or had a professional license revoked or limited by, and/or had any discipline or sanction imposed on you or your practice by a professional licensing board or body?
- Yes
- No
09
If you answered Yes to the question above, please provide a statement explaining the facts, name of the professional licensing board or body, any action taken by the board or body and your current status with that board or body.
10
How did you hear about our vacancy?
- SC State jobs portal/careers.sc.gov
- Simply Hired
- Indeed
- College/Alumni Career Services Center
- Friend/Relative
- Current DMH Employee
- Other (commercials, billboards, emails, ads, etc.) - Please specify.
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If you answered "Current DMH Employee" or "Other" for question above, please list name/source below:
12
Please indicate your salary requirements (please be specific and not put "negotiable" or "open").
Required Question