Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician at Ascend Medical Staffing summary:

A Board Certified Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician providing inpatient care at an acute psychiatric unit in San Joaquin Valley, California. Responsibilities include managing up to 14 patient admissions per shift, handling follow-ups and new evaluations, and responding to scheduled clinic hours and on-call duties. Expertise covers anxiety, affective, personality, psychotic disorders, pharmacotherapy, and familiarity with involuntary commitments and various therapy modalities.

Locums Inpatient Psychiatrist needed in San Joaquin Valley, CA Location: San Joaquin Valley, Central California Setting: Inpatient, Acute Psychiatric unit/institute Start Date: July 29, 2022 End Date: October 28, 2022 Requirements: Board Certification, Active CA License, clean malpractice and NPDB, BLS certification Admissions Required Patients per Shift: up to 14 weekday Ratio of follow ups to new evals: 7:1 Coverage: Scheduled Clinic Hours + Call (Beeper), Assigned Patients Response time to Call: 30 minutes Required Skills: Anxiety disorders, Affective disorders, personality disorders, psychotic disorders, ADD/ADHD, pharmacotherapy treatment Preferred: familiarity with involuntary commitments, seclusion therapy, restraint application, group therapy, family therapy Estimated credentialing timeframe: 60 days

Keywords:

psychiatry, inpatient care, mental health, pharmacotherapy, anxiety disorders, affective disorders, psychotic disorders, acute psychiatric unit, board certified psychiatrist, patient admissions