Psychiatrist

Job Description

• Responsible for patient care that includes examination, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of medical illnesses for adult and geriatric psychiatric inpatient population.
• Serves as medical consultant to the attending psychiatrist/practitioner.
• Completes admission medical assessments (including history and physical examinations, mental status examination) and entering admission orders.
• Orders diagnostic/therapeutic tests and procedures.
• Monitors patient’s progress, including laboratory values and special procedures with appropriate follow-up or referrals as needed.
• Consults with authorized representatives/legal guardians on patient medical status.
• Collaborates with attending psychiatric practitioner if needed providing DSM‑5 diagnoses that are valid, complete, and supported by timely and appropriate assessment.
• Provides coverage to the medical clinic, the admission suite to ensure the admission process is completed.
• Prescribes medications at the lowest effective dose in accordance with rational clinical practices.
• Assesses and addresses medication side‑effects and reports adverse drug reactions.
• Ensures timely and quality documentation (admissions, follow‑up and annual, etc.) in patient records in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory standards, and guidelines.

• 3+ more years as a Physician/Practitioner.
• Strong experience working with patients having Serious Mental Illness (SMI).
• Psychiatric Crisis Management and Forensic experience, a plus.
• Experience working with adult admissions or geriatric admissions and acute and chronic health management of adult and geriatric populations.
• Comfortable working on admissions work up and potential rapid turnover.
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary treatment team.
• BLS Healthcare Provider certification is required.

• Available to start immediately (pending credentialing).
• Initial Appointment for 3‑month assignment, with option to extend 3‑6‑month assignment, if the position remains unfilled.
• Full‑time, 40 hours a week with assigned office hours of Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with 1 hour lunch break, no alternative schedules accepted.
• Not approved for overtime.
• No weekends, no holidays, no on‑call duty.
• Once a month, participation in Lunch Coverage Call (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM).

$131/Hour
Based on 40 hr. work week
2 open positions available

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