Broughton Hospital, a state psychiatric hospital serving the Western Region of North Carolina, is recruiting for full-time Forensic Psychiatrist.  Our 24-hour in-patient facility serves adolescent, adult, deaf, and geriatric patients.
 
Broughton Hospital’s population includes Forensic patients whose legal status is primarily “Incapable to Proceed” to trial.  This position serves as a team leader for a multi-discipline treatment team (serving Forensic patients) to ensure quality patient care, including competency restoration treatment.  The Forensic Psychiatrist will provide competency re-evaluations to determine an individual’s capacity to proceed to trial or a determination of non-restorability.
Responsibilities include:

• Initial psychiatric assessment and diagnosis of patients upon admission, development of comprehensive treatment plans
• Serve on medical staff committees 
• Managing the day-to-day responsibilities of an inpatient unit to include documentation of patient progress in medical records and court papers, as well as the education of patients/families and provision of educational groups for patients. 

Under the direction of the hospital clinical director, this position is responsible for the planning and organization of clinical care and clinical staff functions. The Forensic Psychiatrist directs delivery of forensic patient care and collaborates with hospital leadership on professional disciplines to ensure that appropriate care is provided and that the hospital mission, values, and goals are transmitted to clinical staff.  

This position works with a varied group of professional disciplines and may coordinate clinical training and research efforts.  

We are accepting emergency temporary licenses! See Minimum Education and Experience Requirements section below for more details.