Position Overview
We are seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Psychiatrist to provide comprehensive adult behavioral health services in a combination of inpatient and outpatient settings. This locum opportunity offers a balanced clinical schedule, the opportunity to work independently, and a collaborative multidisciplinary environment.
The provider will deliver psychiatric evaluations, medication management, inpatient rounding, admissions, discharges, and outpatient follow-up care for adult patients.
Assignment Details
- Specialty: Psychiatry
- Department: Behavioral Health
- Assignment Start: Late November 2026
- Assignment Length: 26 Weeks
- Position Type: Locum Tenens
- Coverage: Scheduled shifts with optional on-call coverage
- Shift: Days (Monday Friday)
- Hours: 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
- Full-Time Equivalent: 1.0 FTE
Schedule Standard Clinic Days
- Monday through Friday
- 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
- One-hour lunch break
Inpatient/Outpatient Split Days
- Morning: Inpatient rounding
- Afternoon: Outpatient clinic
- Occasional early start for court-related responsibilities
Coverage Expectations
- Approximately 5 7 inpatient shifts per month
- outpatient clinic days per month
- Optional night call
- Weekend inpatient telepsychiatry coverage approximately once per quarter
Practice Setting
- Adult patient population
- Combination of inpatient and outpatient care
- Average daily patient volume:
- Provider works independently
- Electronic Medical Record: Epic
Responsibilities
- Perform comprehensive psychiatric evaluations
- Diagnose and treat adult behavioral health conditions
- Provide medication management and follow-up care
- Complete inpatient admissions and discharges
- Conduct daily inpatient rounding
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the EMR
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary behavioral health team
- Participate in optional call coverage as needed
Qualifications
- MD or DO
- Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
- Active state medical license required at the time of presentation
- Current BLS certification
- Recent experience treating adult psychiatric patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings
- Ability to provide documentation of recent clinical activity, including a case log demonstrating the required scope of practice
