Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician
12 days ago
Baltimore
Job Quick Facts: • Specialty: Psychiatry, • Job Type: Locum Tenens, • Facility Location: Baltimore, MD, • Service Setting: Inpatient, • Reason For Coverage: Supplemental, • Coverage Period: Dec 11, 2023 - Jul 15, 2024, • Coverage Type: Clinical Only, • Shift Coverage: Acute Psych Unit/Long-term Psych/Sub-acute Unit, • Shift Schedule: 8a-4p - Must be available by phone till 6p - No weekends, No call, • Patient Demographics: 18-65 yrs old, • Patient Volume: 12 - Will drop to 7 starting Jan 2024 (hours might drop as well), • Ratio of Follow ups and New Evals: 1:5, • Rounding included: Yes, • Duties: - Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation of patients - Medication management, medicolegal testimony to administrative judges related to involuntary commitment of inpatients - Crisis de-escalation, Family/patient education - Liaison efforts toward non-psychiatric clinicians, • Support Staff: 20 RNs, 10 MA, 5 NP/PAs, 3 Office Staff, • Beds in the Dept: 37, • Trauma Level: I, • EMR: Epic, • Temporary Privileges Available: Yes, • Active MD License, • BC, • BLS