Locum Tenens Adult Psychiatrist Inpatient Psychiatry
Ogdensburg, New York
Description
We are seeking a Locum Tenens Adult Psychiatrist to provide full-time inpatient psychiatric services in Ogdensburg, NY. The position involves caring for adult psychiatric patients in an inpatient setting with a maximum caseload of 20 patients per provider .
Specialty: Adult Psychiatry
Service Setting: Inpatient
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Weekend Coverage: Not required
About the facility
- Located 1 Chimney Point Drive, Ogdensburg, NY 13669
- Central NY Region
- Adult inpatient psychiatric setting
- Maximum caseload: 20 patients per provider
- Full-time inpatient coverage
- No weekend coverage required
Compensation:
Pay Rate: Details can be discussed further after applying to the job posting.
Travel expenses reimbursed, including:
- Mileage
- Rental car
- Hotel
- Flight
Malpractice Covered
Job Responsibilities
- Conduct psychiatric evaluations and admissions
- Manage patient discharges
- Provide medication management
- Provide routine and follow-up psychiatric care
- Attend morning meetings
- Participate in weekly treatment team meetings
- Participate in ward meetings as needed
- Address legal matters, including:
- Involuntary retention
- Treatment over objection
- Respond to psychiatric emergencies and codes
- Review and sign test results and consults
- Collaborate with medical providers and interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient care
Qualifications
- Minimum 1 year of Psychiatry experience
- Adult inpatient psychiatry experience preferred
- Must be able to manage a maximum caseload of 20 patients
- Physician qualified to provide adult inpatient psychiatric care
Working Hours
- Full-time
- 40 hours per week
- Monday Friday
- 8:00 AM 4:30 PM
- No weekend coverage required
Skills
- Adult inpatient psychiatry
- Psychiatric evaluations and admissions
- Patient discharge management
- Medication management
- Routine and follow-up psychiatric care
- Management of psychiatric emergencies and codes
- Involuntary retention and treatment-over-objection matters
- Review of diagnostic test results and consults
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Participation in treatment team, morning, and ward meetings
Apply today to discuss compensation, travel arrangements, credentialing, and assignment details.
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