Psychiatry Physician

We are seeking a Board Certified or Board Eligible Psychiatrist for a locum opportunity specializing in eating disorders. This assignment offers the opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary treatment team providing care across residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient settings for adolescent and adult patients.

Assignment Details

• Start: As soon as credentialed

Schedule

• Monday Friday
• 9:00 AM 5:00 PM
• One week of call coverage

Practice Setting

• Residential Treatment Center (RTC)
• Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
• Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
• Best Notes EMR

Clinical Responsibilities

• Admission assessments
• Initial psychiatric evaluations
• Weekly follow-up visits ( minutes)
• Medication management
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary behavioral health team
• Supervise advanced practice providers

Patient Population

• Adolescents (11+) and adults
• New and established patients
• Approximately patients per day

Team Structure

• Full-time Nurse Practitioner
• PRN Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing support staff

Requirements

• MD or DO
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
• BLS required
• Fellowship not required (relevant experience accepted)
• Suboxone certification not required

Clinical Focus

• Eating disorders
• Psychotropic medication management
• SSRIs
• Benzodiazepines
• PRN psychiatric medications
• Management of common medical medications as appropriate

Ideal Candidate

A Psychiatrist with experience treating adolescents and adults in behavioral health settings who enjoys working within a multidisciplinary team and has an interest in eating disorders, medication management, and continuum-of-care psychiatry.

by Jobble