Psychiatrist Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Coastal Georgia

• Job Reference
  -223209-MD-GA
• Title:
  
  MD
• Dates Needed:
  
  Ongoing
• Shift Type:
  
  Day Shift;
  
  Night Shift;
  
  Call
• Assignment Type:
  
  Inpatient;
  
  ER
• Call
  
  Required:
  
  Yes
• Board Certification
  
  Required:
  
  Yes
• Job Duration:
  
  Locums

This inpatient facility provides structured psychiatric services for an adult patient population within a dedicated clinical environment. The facility maintains established protocols and a multidisciplinary support team to facilitate continuity of inpatient psychiatric care delivery. Locum tenens coverage is sought on an ongoing basis to meet the clinical needs of the population served.

The Golden Isles area, encompassing Jekyll Island, St. Simons Island, and Brunswick along the Georgia coast, offers a range of cultural, historical, and outdoor experiences, including the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Driftwood Beach, and the Marshes of Glynn. Visitors may explore landmarks such as Andrew Low House, Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site, and historic Victorian districts, alongside natural attractions like Tybee Island and Georgia Beach Walk Nature Tours.

The area's flat terrain supports year-round cycling, and a consistent calendar of events covers food, music, arts, and history.

Clinicians in this role will provide full-time inpatient psychiatric services for an adult population on-site, working 10-hour day shifts with night call coverage required. Call coverage is scheduled on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and weekends. Clinical responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations and providing medication management for a daily patient volume of 20 patients. On-site support staff include nurses, techs, and social workers, and board certification is required for all clinicians considered for this position.

• Case Load/PPD:20 patients per day
• Support Staff:
  
  Nurses, techs, and social workers
• Patient Population:
  
  Adults
• Call Ratio/
  
  Schedule:
  
  M,W,F + weekends
• Location Type:
  
  On-Site
• Prescriptive Authority
  
  Required:
  
  Yes
• Government:
  
  No
• Shift
  
  Hours:
  
  Full time (40 hours)
• Cases Treated:
  
  Adult inpatient psychiatric conditions
• Average Length of Stay:
  
  Variable
• Census:20 patients per day