Psychiatrist - Inpatient

Acadia Healthcare; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare’s Pacific Grove Hospital in Riverside, CA is seeking a Full-Time Inpatient Psychiatrist to join our medical team. The role focuses on diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses through psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, hospitalization, and medications, within established protocols and hospital guidelines.

The position is an employed or contractor role with responsibilities including patient evaluation, care planning, documentation, and collaboration with multidisciplinary staff

Qualifications

• MD or DO required.
• 1+ years post-residency practice preferred.
• Licensed in CA to practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical psychiatric services to inpatients.
• Adhere to medical protocols and hospital policies.
• Review patient information to ensure medical stability and provide recommendations.
• Evaluate patients for mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
• Treat patients using psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, medications, or hospitalization as needed.
• Complete care plans, document services, and ensure timely record-keeping.
• Maintain confidential documentation and billing in compliance with policies.

Skills

Board Certification

CA Medical License

DEA Certification

Psychiatry

Education

MD or DO

Job description

Overview

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

Position: Full-Time Inpatient Psychiatrist

Caseload: 1 unit; 20-24 beds.

Call Schedule: 1 week (M-F) per month and 1 weekend per month.

Schedule: Mon-Fri, flexible schedule during business hours.

Compensation: 1099 Contractor; Per eval and per follow up.

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.

We are currently seeking to add a Full-Time, Inpatient Psychiatrist to join our team!

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 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.