Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist - Inpatient

Acadia Healthcare; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 275,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare's Sonora Behavioral Health Hospital in Tucson, AZ is seeking a Full-Time, Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join a multidisciplinary team providing intensive mental health and substance use treatment for youths and adults.

You will diagnose and treat mental illnesses through psychotherapy, hospitalization, medications, and collaboration with physicians, nurses, and social workers in a coordinated care plan.

Qualifications

• MD or DO required.
• Board certification in psychiatry.
• Licensed in the state where the facility operates.
• DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services to patients at the facility.
• Practice within medical protocols defined by federal and state regulations, as well as by corporate, facility policy or procedures.
• Review medical information on patients to ensure medical stability and to offer medical recommendations.
• Evaluate patients for mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.
• Treat or direct treatment of patients, utilizing psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
• Review and complete medical information for individual care plans, documents services and information in a timely manner.
• Maintain confidential documentation, compliance and billing in accordance with policy and procedures.

Education

Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO)

Board certification in psychiatry

Current DEA credentials

Licensed in the state where the facility operates

Job description

Overview

Location: Sonora Behavioral Health, 6050 N Corona Rd, Tucson, AZ 85704

Schedule: Full-Time, Mon-Fri

Compensation Range: $275K-$300K per year with additional productivity, weekend, holiday and on-call compensation amounting to a potential of $600k+ in total compensation.

Sonora Behavioral Health Hospital provides short-term inpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment for children (ages 5-11), adolescents & teens (ages 12-17), and adults in crisis situations.

Our multidisciplinary team consists of psychiatrists, medical practitioners, master’s level social workers, registered nurses, dietitians and behavioral health technicians. We specialize in providing treatment programs for those suffering from mental health and chemical dependence concerns. All patients receive comprehensive medical and psychological evaluations, medication management, regular contact with their psychiatric providers, daily group therapy and nursing care.

We are currently seeking a Full-Time, Inpatient Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our skilled and patient focused team.

For more information, please contact Eva Fassauer at [e-mail] or call/text 615-861-7410.

About the role:

Responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses through a combination of personal counseling (psychotherapy), psychoanalysis, hospitalization and/or medication.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing clinical services to patients at the facility.
• Practice within medical protocols defined by federal and state regulations, as well as by corporate, facility policy or procedures.
• Review medical information on patients to ensure medical stability and to offer medical recommendations.
• Evaluate patients for mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.
• Treat or direct treatment of patients, utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
• Review and complete medical information for individual care plans, documents services and information in a timely manner.
• Maintain confidential documentation, compliance and billing in accordance with the policy and procedures.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
• One or more years’ post graduate degree practice preferred.
• Licensed in the state in which the facility(s) operate.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Board certification in psychiatry
• Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.

Our Comprehensive Treatment Network

~23,500 Employees · ~11,400 Beds · 258 Locations · 38 States · 1 Network

As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for substance use, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and substance use, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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