Psychiatry
Job ID: ORD-197049-MD-NY
Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Upstate NY
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This job at a glance
- Dates needed: September - Ongoing
- Shift type: 24-Hour Shift
- Assignment type: Inpatient
- Call required: Yes
- Board certification required: Yes
Job description
About the facility
An inpatient psychiatric unit is seeking a psychiatrist for 1 week coverage.
About the facility location
The facility is located in upstate New York.
About the clinician's workday
A psychiatrist is needed to cover an inpatient geriatric behavioral health unit with a census of 812 patients aged 55 and older. The schedule includes on-site rounding from 8 AM to 5 PM (with some flexibility) and night call from 5 PM to 8 AM. The locum will be the sole psychiatrist on-site, supported by social workers and nurses, and will use Meditech for charting (training and dictation available). Geriatric fellowship is not required, but theyre seeking someone personable and team-oriented. If its a fit, credentialing begins immediately with a target start date of 9/15.
Additional job details
- Case load/PPD: 8-12
- Patient population: Adults
- Call ratio/schedule: Call nightly 5pm-8am
- Location type: On-Site
- Prescriptive authority required: Yes
- Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
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Samantha Pressnall
Call / Text:
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