Locum Physician (MD/DO) - Psychiatry - General/Other - $240 per hour in Dallas, TX

Doctor of Medicine | Psychiatry - General/Other
Location: Dallas, TX
Employer: WhiteCoat Locums
Pay: $240 per hour
Shift Information: 3 days x 12 hours
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Psychiatry Physician

Assignment Details


• Location: Dallas, Texas


• Start Date: October 5, 2026


• Duration: 13 weeks


• Provider Type: Physician


• Specialty: Psychiatry


• Practice Setting: Acute Care Hospital / Psychiatric Emergency Services


• Coverage Type: Scheduled


• No Call


• EMR: Epic


• Local providers will receive priority

Compensation: $240/hr

Schedule


• Night Shift: 7:00 PM-7:00 AM


• 12-hour shifts


• Work any 2 days per week, Tuesday-Saturday


• Provider will be onsite


• No call required

Patient Population


• Primarily adults


• Infrequent psychiatric consultations for pediatric patients in the Main Emergency Department

Clinical Details


• Two psychiatric emergency units: PED and PEU


• Psychiatric ER consult team responds to consultations in the Main ED and psychiatric intake area


• Providers assigned to psychiatric ER units manage up to 10 patients per shift


• Consult team averages approximately 5-6 patients per 12-hour shift


• Multidisciplinary team environment

Clinical Responsibilities


• Complete initial psychiatric evaluations


• Complete follow-up psychiatric evaluations


• Coordinate care with the multidisciplinary team


• Communicate recommendations to consulting teams


• Place appropriate orders


• Complete physician-to-physician communication for transfers between PED/PEU and the Main ED


• Consult other services as clinically indicated, including hospitalist medicine


• Complete legal documentation for involuntary psychiatric hospitalization, including OPC applications


• Complete physician-only tasks for APPs, including restraint orders, face-to-face examinations, and required physician signatures


• Admit patients to psychiatric observation when indicated

Requirements


• Board Certified in Psychiatry - REQUIRED


• Board Eligible candidates will NOT be accepted


• Must be comfortable providing psychiatric emergency care


• Must be comfortable with occasional pediatric psychiatric consultations


• Epic experience preferred based on facility EMR