Psychiatry Locum Opportunity in Pennsylvania

Provider needed for inpatient and call coverage.

Shifts Monday-Friday 8a-4p regular

Shifts Saturday/Sunday 8a-4p regular + 4p-8a call

Dates Needed:

January 3 – 8a-8a call

January 4 – 8-4 inpatient/call; 4p-8a call

January 5 – 8-4 inpatient/call; 4p-8a call

January 7 – 8a-8a call

January 9 – 8a-8a call

January 13 – 8a-8a call

January 15 – 8a-8a call

January 17 – 8a-8a call

January 18 – 8-4 inpatient/call; 4p-8a call

January 19 – 8-4 inpatient/call; 4p-8a call

January 20 – 8-4 inpatient/call; 4p-8a call

January 21 – 8-4 inpatient

January 22 – 8-4 inpatient/call; 4p-8a call

January 23 – 8-4 inpatient

January 24 – 8-4 inpatient/call; 4p-8a call

Requirements:

- Must be Board Certified/Board Eligible

- Must complete Psychiatry residency --- fellowship in geriatric psychiatry preferred

Hospital:

- Inpatient unit = 29 beds

- Call schedule: 1-2 days per week. 3 days on occasion

*Possible weekend call needed

On call weekdays by phone from 5 pm until 8 am the following morning. On call weekends round on psychiatric units, and see new consultations in the ED and med/surg on Saturday and Sunday.

- Avg Patient Encounters while on call: Varies

- Avg Called in while on call: Varies, about 2-4 admissions, plus calls for behavioral issues, PRN medications, non-routine incidents on the unit

- Response time: 30 minutes

- Midlevels assist with new evals and summaries

- EMR: Epic

- Department/Units Rounding: Adult, DEM, consults