PSYCHIATRIST PER DIEM

2600 White Plains Hospital Medical Center; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 234,000 - 317,000; Full time

Job summary

White Plains Hospital Medical Center in White Plains, NY seeks a Psychiatry physician for ambulatory and ED coverage. The role supports adult evaluations, consultations, and collaborative treatment planning within a dynamic hospital setting.

Day shift typically runs 9 AM–5 PM with variable days, contributing to comprehensive patient care across departments. The position involves documenting findings, participating in rounds, and ensuring compliance with policies while engaging in ongoing

Responsibilities

• Understands and adheres to the WPH Performance Standards, Policies, and Behaviors.
• Provides psychiatric evaluations and consultations for adult patients admitted throughout the hospital.
• Evaluates patients in the Emergency Department and recommends treatment, admission, transfer, or discharge as appropriate.
• Consults with attending physicians and other members of the healthcare team regarding psychiatric diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing patient management.
• Documents all patient encounters, consultations, assessments, and treatment recommendations in a timely and accurate manner.
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounds, case discussions, and treatment planning activities.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, physicians, nursing staff, and ancillary personnel regarding patient care and treatment recommendations.
• Maintains compliance with all hospital policies, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and professional practice guidelines.
• Participates in departmental quality improvement and performance improvement activities as requested.
• Attends departmental meetings, educational programs, and other professional activities as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job description

City/State: White Plains, New York
Department: Ambulatory Psychiatry Physicians_IP_ED_1
Work Shift: Day
Work Days: DAYS VARY
Scheduled Hours: 9 AM-5 PM
Hours Per Pay Period: 0
Pay Rate/Range: $200
For positions that have only a rate listed, the displayed rate is the hiring rate but could be subject to change based on shift differential, experience, education or other relevant factors.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Understands and adheres to the WPH Performance Standards, Policies, and Behaviors.
• Provides psychiatric evaluations and consultations for adult patients admitted throughout the hospital.
• Evaluates patients presenting to the Emergency Department and provides recommendations for treatment, admission, transfer, or discharge as appropriate.
• Consults with attending physicians and other members of the healthcare team regarding psychiatric diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing patient management.
• Documents all patient encounters, consultations, assessments, and treatment recommendations in a timely and accurate manner.
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounds, case discussions, and treatment planning activities.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, physicians, nursing staff, and ancillary personnel regarding patient care and treatment recommendations.
• Maintains compliance with all hospital policies, regulatory requirements, accreditation standards, and professional practice guidelines.
• Participates in departmental quality improvement and performance improvement activities as requested.
• Attends departmental meetings, educational programs, and other professional activities as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

White Plains Hospital Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. White Plains Hospital Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

White Plains Hospital is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. The Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit health care organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas. White Plains Hospital has outpatient medical facilities across Westchester, including multispecialty practices in Armonk, Hawthorne, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Rye Brook, Scarsdale, Somers, Yonkers and Yorktown Heights; and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale. The Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, and in 2025 received another 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - the highest distinction offered by the federal agency - for the fourth consecutive year. In addition, the Hospital received its third Magnet® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), a distinction held by only two percent of hospitals in the country. White Plains Hospital has consistently received the Outstanding Patient Experience Award from Healthgrades®, and in 2025 was awarded an "A" Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group for the 14th consecutive time.