Psychiatry
Job ID: ORD-215827-MD-IN
Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Inpatient Facility in Indiana
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This job at a glance
- Dates needed: August - Ongoing
- Shift type: Day Shift;Call
- Assignment type: Inpatient
- Call required: Yes
- Board certification required: Negotiable
Job description
About the facility
This facility operates an acute psychiatric unit within a 48-bed licensed behavioral health setting, providing structured inpatient psychiatric services for adult patients. The unit maintains established protocols to support comprehensive psychiatric evaluation and ongoing treatment within a dedicated inpatient environment. The facility is seeking locum tenens coverage to ensure continuity of psychiatric care delivery.
About the facility location
Indiana offers a range of regional attractions and outdoor recreation opportunities suited to varied interests. The state features cultural destinations, natural landscapes, and year-round activities distributed throughout its cities and communities. Clinicians on assignment in Indiana will find access to diverse recreational and community offerings throughout the region.
About the clinician's workday
Clinicians will provide inpatient psychiatric care for adult patients within a 48-bed licensed behavioral health unit, following a 14-day on/off schedule that includes scheduled clinic hours and call coverage. Clinical responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations and managing medications for patients requiring acute inpatient psychiatric treatment. The position is full time at 40 hours per week, with call required as part of the assigned schedule.
Additional job details
- Case load/PPD: 15-20 PPD
- Support staff: 1 Psychiatrist; 2 Inpatient NPs
- Patient population: Adults
- Call ratio/schedule: 14on/14off
- Location type: On-Site
- Prescriptive authority required: Yes
- Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
- Cases treated: Adult inpatient psychiatric conditions requiring evaluation and ongoing treatment
- Average length of stay: Variable
- Census: 48 beds licensed
- Med checks/follow-up per day: Not applicable
- Initial evaluation time: Not applicable
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