Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

City: Upstate New York
State: New York

Assignment Overview

• Specialty: Inpatient Psychiatry (Adult)
• Provider Type: Physician
• Number of Providers Needed: 2
• Start Date: ASAP (upon credentialing)
• Duration: Ongoing
• Coverage Type: Full-time locum

Schedule & Call

• Days: Monday Friday
• Hours: 8:00 AM 4:30 PM
• Weekend Call: 1:4
• On Call: 1:4 rotation

Clinical Responsibilities

• Adult inpatient psychiatry coverage
• Daily rounding, evaluations, follow-ups, and discharges
• Participation in call rotation
• Occasional crisis unit coverage during weekend call only
  (Pediatric patients evaluated in crisis unit only and transferred if admitted)

Patient Load

• Adult inpatient behavioral health unit
• Approximately 15 patients per provider per day
• Unit consists of multiple inpatient psychiatrists at full staffing

Staffing & Support

• Multiple inpatient psychiatrists onsite
• APP support on outpatient side
• 24/7 hospital security
• Full interdisciplinary treatment team

Systems

• EMR: Epic

Requirements

• Board Certification: Required
• License: Active New York license required at submission
• Certifications: ACLS required
• Availability: Must be available full-time
• Background: Clean background required for expedited credentialing

Credentialing

• Timeline: Expedited / ASAP