Locum Psychiatrist

Palm Careers; Sheboygan (WI); On-site; USD 207,000 - 289,000; Full time

Job summary

Palm Health Resources collaborates with a Wisconsin hospital to offer a locum tenens Psychiatrist position. The provider will see voluntary inpatients and day hospital patients on the same floor and handle ED admission calls, including admissions orders.

The role may include consultations on medical floors, with some duties performed via telepsych group. Experience with detox patients is advantageous, and board certification or eligibility is required for this assignment in Wisconsin.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist.
• Experience with inpatient and consult-liaison psychiatry.
• Team-oriented and reliable with good communication.

Responsibilities

• See voluntary inpatients and day hospital patients.
• Take ED admission calls and place admissions orders.
• Provide consultation on medical floors or via telepsych group.
• Comfortable working with alcohol detox patients.

Skills

Inpatient psychiatry

Consult-liaison psychiatry

Team collaboration

Job description

Palm Health Resources, a boutique healthcare staffing firm, has partnered with a hospital in Wisconsin to offer an exceptional locum tenens opportunity for a Psychiatrist.

Psychiatrist Needed

Position Details:

• Location: Wisconsin
• Dates: July-Sept, with potential extension

Clinical Setting:

Psychiatrist to see all voluntary inpatients and day hospital patients (day hospital is on the same floor), take calls from the ED re admissions, do admissions orders. May need to provide consultation on the medical floors, but most consults are done by telepsych group.We have a psychiatrist who sees all involuntary patients, whether on psych unit or med floor.Doesn't have to be board certified in addiction, but we get many alcohol detox patients so the locum needs to be comfortable with that.

Ideal Candidate:

• Board-certified/board-eligible psychiatrist
• Comfortable with inpatient and consult-liaison psychiatry
• Team-oriented and reliable