Inpatient Psychiatrist - Per Diem Weekends

Acadia Healthcare; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Part time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare is seeking a Weekend Inpatient Psychiatrist for Pacific Grove Hospital in Riverside, CA. The role focuses on diagnosing and treating mental illnesses through psychotherapy, medications, and hospitalization within established medical protocols.

Responsibilities include evaluating patients, formulating care plans, and maintaining compliant documentation. The position is a 1099 contractor with weekend scheduling and on-call coverage, offering opportunities in a private hospital

Qualifications

• MD/DO required.
• Licensed to practice in California.
• Board certification or eligibility in psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services to inpatients at the facility.
• Diagnose and treat mental illnesses with psychotherapy, meds, and hospitalization as appropriate.
• Review medical information to ensure stability and to offer medical recommendations.
• Evaluate patients for mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
• Develop and document individual care plans, and ensure timely data entry.
• Maintain confidential, compliant documentation and billing per policy.

Job description

Overview

Weekend Inpatient Psychiatrist

Location: Pacific Grove Hospital, 5900 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA 92506

We are currently seeking to add an Inpatient Psychiatrist to join our team!

About the role:

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

Pacific Grove Hospital is a 68-bed acute psychiatric and chemical dependency hospital. The one-story building is situated on 4.5 acres in the heart of Riverside, California. Our private hospital campus treats voluntary patients on three units. All of our units are self-contained with private courtyards, laundry facilities, patient lounges, and semi-private rooms.

Caseload: 1.5 units; 34 beds

Schedule: Saturday and Sunday, flexible schedule during business hours (2 weekends per month; or more if requested)

On Call Schedule: Friday 5pm to Monday 7am

Compensation: 1099 Contractor; Per eval and per follow up

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 or Board Eligibility 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.