Northside Hospital - PRN TelePsych Physician - Nights

Northside Hospital Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare institution is seeking a talented PRN Consult Liaison Psychiatrist to join their innovative team. This role offers the unique opportunity to provide telemedicine psychiatric consultations across multiple campuses, ensuring comprehensive care for patients with both medical and psychiatric needs. You will collaborate with diverse medical teams and contribute to patient-centered treatment plans while delivering crisis intervention and education to hospital staff. If you are passionate about mental health and thrive in a collaborative environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• MD or DO with board certification or eligibility in Psychiatry.
• Prior experience in Consult Liaison Psychiatry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric consultations for hospitalized patients.
• Collaborate with medical teams to provide integrated care.
• Provide crisis intervention for patients with acute symptoms.

Skills

Psychiatric Consultation

Crisis Intervention

Patient-Centered Care

Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration

Education

MD or DO

Board Certification in Psychiatry

Job description

Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

Northside Hospital is currently seeking a PRN Consult Liaison Psychiatrist to join our dynamic team. The PRN Consult Liaison Psychiatrist will play a critical role in providing psychiatric consultation services to patients admitted to any of our 5 campuses. This position offers a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to assess, diagnose, and treat patients with psychiatric disorders in a hospital setting.

This position is 100% Telemedicine. We are seeking physicians who are interested in being on a regular weeknight/weekend tele-psychiatry call a few times per month. Priority given to physicians board certified with a GA license.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric consultations for patients admitted to the hospital for medical or surgical reasons.
• Perform comprehensive psychiatric assessments and formulate treatment plans tailored to each patient's unique needs.
• Collaborate with medical and surgical teams to provide integrated care for patients with comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions.
• Provide crisis intervention and management for patients experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms.
• Educate and support hospital staff on psychiatric issues, including suicide risk assessment, de-escalation techniques, and psychotropic medications.
• Participate in multidisciplinary rounds, case conferences, and treatment planning meetings as needed.

Details

• You will be an independent contractor with Northside
• The payment rate is $89/hour

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Qualifications

• MD or DO
• Board certification or eligibility in Psychiatry.
• Active GA License or the ability to obtain one.
• Prior experience in Consult Liaison Psychiatry preferred.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered care.

Work Hours:

5 p - 7 a

Weekend Requirements:

Yes