Job Description

Clinical Director - Psychiatrist - Central State Hospital

🔍 Georgia - Baldwin - Milledgeville (

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Healthcare (

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Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Georgia Department of - DBHDD

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Dec 02, 2025 Post Date

Central State Hospital is the home of Georgia’s maximum secure forensic hospital, operated in the Payton B. Cook building in Milledgeville. CSH serves individuals who are referred by the criminal justice system for pre-trial psychiatric evaluation and/or inpatient treatment; those who have been found not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of commission of a crime or mentally incompetent to stand trial; and those who are admitted on hold orders from jails for psychiatric evaluation, treatment and stabilization.

Job Description

The successful candidate will be expected to:

· Oversees, develops and implements related policies and procedures.

· Plans, organizes, directs and coordinates the delivery of health services.

· Monitors and evaluates healthcare programs.

· Provides leadership to subordinate managers and staff.

· Assures that community health care services are adequate, appropriate, and accessible.

· Develop long and short-term goals for the health agency and participates in the agency's strategic and operational planning. Interviews, hires, directs, trains, evaluates the performance of, and when necessary, disciplines and discharges health care employees.

· Maintains awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance charges, and financing options.

· Manages human resources and directs administrative activities for health care employees.

· Monitors and evaluates the effectiveness of services and programs.

· Oversees the planning, development, scheduling, and implementation of health care programs and activities.

· Participates in the development and administration of budgets.

· Performs community assessments and develops policies and plans based on data collection, activity reports, planning documents, program plans and objectives.

· Plans and organizes program structure and policies to meet organizational and programmatic objectives.

· Plans, organizes, and directs the work of the unit(s) to provide continuous active treatment to the patients served.

· Set priorities and implements goals and objectives to meet or resolve identified health problems.

· Provides leadership to subordinate managers and staff

Benefits

• 15 days each year up to 5 years of service

• 18 days each year from 5-10 years of service

• 21 days each year for 10 + years of service

• Sick Leave – accrual at a rate of 10 hours per month (15 days each year)

• Holidays – the state of Georgia recognizes 13 paid holidays

• Retirement

• 401(k) plan with a matching employer contribution

• Defined Benefit Pension Plan

• Available Insurance

• Health

• Dental

• Vision

• Legal

• Disability

• Healthcare & Childcare spending accounts

• Life & dependent life insurance

DBHDD is a Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program qualified employer

FOR THIS TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND STATE BACKGROUND CHECK AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.

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Preferred Qualifications - External

• Graduation from a medical school recognized by the Composite State Board of Medical Examiners

• Completion of an approved ACGME psychiatric residency program

• Licensure to practice medicine at a state institution or in the state of Georgia as provided by state law is required

• Board Certified Psychiatrist.

• Senior Level Psychiatrist.

• Substantial supervisory experience of Psychiatrists

• Knowledge of Joint Commission and APA standards

• Board Certified Psychiatrist

Qualifications - External

Doctorate degree in a related filed from an accredited college or university AND Four years of management/supervisory experience in health care services OR Master's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND Five years of management/supervisory experience in health care services OR Bachelor's degree in a related field from an accredited college or university AND Six years of management/supervisory experience in health care services OR Two years of experience at the lower level Sr Mgr, Hlth Care (HCM013) or position equivalent. Note: Some positions may require certification and/or licensure.

Medical degree recognized by the Georgia Composite Medical Board (GCMB) and licensure or license-eligible to practice medicine at a state institution or in the state of Georgia as provided by state law and three (3) years of experience at the lower level Physician 3 (HCP162) or position equivalent.

Additional Information

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• Requisition ID: HEA0AG7

• Number of Openings: 1

• Advertised Salary: $267,338.00

• Shift: Day Job

• Posting End Date: Feb 16, 2026

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