What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatrist - Locum Tenens Coverage position at Provident Behavioral Health?
Role Overview
This position involves providing crisis response psychiatric services for adult patients in an emergency department setting. The psychiatrist will perform evaluations, manage admissions, and respond to medical emergencies during day and overnight shifts with in-house call responsibilities. The role requires conducting immediate psychiatric interventions and assessments for acute mental health cases.
Responsibilities
This position involves providing crisis response psychiatric services for adult patients in an emergency department setting. The psychiatrist will perform evaluations, manage admissions, and respond to medical emergencies during day and overnight shifts with in-house call responsibilities. The role requires conducting immediate psychiatric interventions and assessments for acute mental health cases.
Responsibilities
- Review assessments and manage patient admissions
- Respond to emergency codes within the ED
- Conduct psychiatric evaluations and provide urgent care
- Collaborate with support staff including social workers, NPs, and admin
- Board certification is negotiable
- Prescriptive authority required
- Experience in emergency psychiatric care preferred
- Ability to handle variable caseloads and patient populations