Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Job Quick Facts:

• Specialty: Psychiatry
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
• Facility Location: Palmer, AK
• Service Setting: Inpatient
• Reason For Coverage: Supplemental
• Coverage Period: Feb 16 - May 16, 2025
• Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
• Shift Schedule: TBD
- Preferred: 7 days on, 7 days off
• Call Schedule: TBD
• Call Type: Beeper
• Call Response Time: 30 mins
• Phone Consult: 1
• Patient Volume: 12
• Ratio of Follow-ups to New Evaluations: 2:10
• Admission: 0-1
• Rounding Included: Yes
• Support Staff: 2 RNs, 3 NP/PAs, 3 tech MAs
• Required Procedures:
- Anxiety, Affective, ADD/ADHD, Personality, Psychotic & Organic Disorders
- Familiarity With: Involuntary commitments & Restraint application.
- Pharmacotherapy
• Beds in the Dept: 16
• Trauma Level: IV
• EMR: Medhost
• Other Info: An acute psychiatric unit/institute & a long-term psychiatric facility.
• Required to Supervise APPs: Yes
• Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered

Requirements:
• Active AK License
• BC/BE
• BLS