Psychiatrist – MD/DO – Locum Tenens - Tucson, AZ 85739- Offering Best Rates+ Full Travel & Lodging Assistance #AS
Lancesoft INC
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About this job
• Locum tenens opportunity for a Psychiatrist (MD/DO) providing psychiatric care in a residential treatment setting. • Provider will treat adult patients age 18+, with the average patient age in the 30s and 40s. • Provider will manage both new and established psychiatric patients. • Full-time provider will carry an approximate caseload of 28–30 patients. • Approximately 75% of working time will be dedicated to direct patient care. • Local providers are preferred. • Other psychiatric and medical providers will be onsite and available for collaboration. Job Responsibilities: • Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations. • Provide psychiatric follow-up and ongoing treatment. • Round on assigned patients approximately once per week. • Provide additional evaluations or visits when clinically warranted. • Manage psychiatric medications and treatment plans. • Provide therapy and psychiatric counseling as appropriate. • Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings. • Review patient progress and adjust treatment plans as needed. • Complete timely and accurate medical documentation. • Collaborate with nursing, therapy, technicians, and other medical providers. • Provide care for both new and established patients. Qualifications: • MD or DO with Psychiatry specialization. • Board Certification preferred but not required. • Psychiatric experience may be accepted in place of fellowship training. • Active BLS certification required. • Suboxone certification preferred but not required. • Experience treating adult psychiatric patients required. • Local providers preferred. • Must be available for approximately 40 hours per week. Working Hours: • 40 hours per week. • Five 8-hour days OR four 10-hour days. • Approximately 75% direct patient care. • Caseload of approximately 28–30 patients. • On-call requirements: TBD. Skills: • Psychiatric Evaluation • Adult Psychiatry • Medication Management • Psychiatric Rounding • Treatment Planning • Patient Follow-Up • Psychotherapy / Therapy • Behavioral Health • Clinical Documentation • Residential Psychiatric Care • Multidisciplinary Collaboration • BLS