Locums Psychiatry Physician

AAS Healthcare Company; Atlantic City (NJ); On-site; USD 261,000 - 372,000; Full time

Job summary

AAS Healthcare Company seeks a Board-certified or Board-Eligible Psychiatry Physician for a locum tenens assignment in a hospital-based psychiatric emergency screening center in Atlantic City, NJ. The overnight schedule is 7:00 PM–7:00 AM, with a 7-on/7-off rotation, focusing on adult and pediatric crisis evaluations.

Responsibilities include evaluating patients, determining dispositions, supervising residents, and documenting in Oracle or Cerner FirstNet.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible in Psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric emergency evaluations for adults and children in crisis.
• Assess mental health needs and determine disposition and treatment plans.
• Make admission, discharge, and observation-level care determinations.
• Provide psychiatric medication management as clinically indicated.
• Evaluate and manage patients with acute psychiatric symptoms and behavioral health emergencies.
• Supervise and teach psychiatry residents during clinical evaluations.
• Collaborate with emergency and psychiatric teams to ensure safe, effective patient care.
• Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation in Oracle / Cerner FirstNet.

Skills

Board-certified

Psychiatry

Tools

Oracle FirstNet

Cerner FirstNet

Job description

We are seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Psychiatry Physician for a locum tenens opportunity in a hospital-based psychiatric emergency screening center in Atlantic City, NJ. This position offers a 7-days-on/7-days-off overnight schedule, providing psychiatric emergency evaluations for adult and pediatric patients experiencing mental health crises. The physician will also supervise and teach psychiatry residents while supporting timely, appropriate patient disposition and treatment.

Compensation: $230 Per Hour

Schedule & Details

• Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Schedule: 7 days on / 7 days off
• Coverage Week: Monday at 7:00 PM through the following Monday at 7:00 AM
• Call: None
• Practice Setting: Hospital-based psychiatric emergency room / screening center
• Patient Population: Adult and pediatric psychiatric patients
• Average Volume: 8–10 patients per shift
• Trauma Level: Level II
• EMR: Oracle / Cerner FirstNet

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric emergency evaluations for adult and pediatric patients presenting in crisis.
• Assess mental health needs, determine appropriate patient disposition, and establish treatment plans.
• Make admission, discharge, and observation-level care determinations.
• Provide psychiatric medication management as clinically indicated.
• Evaluate and manage patients presenting with acute psychiatric symptoms and behavioral health emergencies.
• Supervise and teach psychiatry residents during clinical evaluations.
• Collaborate with the emergency and psychiatric care teams to ensure safe, effective patient care.
• Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation in Oracle / Cerner FirstNet.