Psychiatry Physician

iaedp; Somerville, Northern (NJ, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

iaedp is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible Psychiatrist for a locum tenens assignment in Somerville, NJ. The role focuses on inpatient consult-liaison psychiatry, with supervising APPs and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team on a 27-bed unit.

The assignment runs from February 23, 2026 through August 23, 2026, with a Monday to Friday schedule and two providers sharing the workload. EPIC is used for charting.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrists
• Active New Jersey license required
• Experience with consultation-liaison psychiatry preferred
• Background in adult inpatient psychiatry required
• Ability to supervise advanced practice providers (APPs)

Responsibilities

• Perform inpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management
• Participate in discharge planning for acute psychiatric patients
• Provide consult-liaison coverage for the medical-surgical floor
• Supervise APPs on the unit as needed
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team for patient care

Skills

Board Certification in Psychiatry

Active New Jersey license

Consultation-Liaison psychiatry

Inpatient psychiatry experience

Supervising APPs

Education

MD / DO in Psychiatry

Board Certified in Psychiatry

Job description

Psychiatrist Locum Tenens

Key Details

Location: Somerville, NJ
Start Date: February 23, 2026
Duration: Through August 23, 2026
Schedule: Monday Friday

Day Shift

8:00 AM 5:00 PM

Night Call

None (Nocturnist program covers 5:00 PM 8:00 AM)

Setting

Primarily Consultation Liaison Role
General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Unit (5W)
27-bed unit split between two providers

Daily Census

patients per provider

Night Admissions

Handled by nocturnist service

ICU Patients

Consult coverage to medical hospital as needed

APP Coverage

Yes APP on eating disorder unit (locums provider responsible for supervision)

Procedures

• Inpatient psychiatric evaluations
• Medication management
• Discharge planning
• Consult liaison coverage
• Management of complex psychiatric conditions

Specialty Support Available

• Second attending psychiatrist on 5W
• APN and fellow on 1W (20-bed unit)
• Multidisciplinary treatment team

EMR

EPIC

Requirements

• Board Certified or truly Board Eligible in Psychiatry
• Active New Jersey license
• Comfortable with consultation liaison psychiatry
• Experience in adult inpatient psychiatry
• Ability to supervise APPs

Weekend Coverage

1 weekend per month (Saturday & Sunday)
Hours: 8:00 AM 5:00 PM
In-person work typically completed by 2:00 PM
Phone availability until 5:00 PM
Includes inpatient rounding and crisis unit coverage

Practice Model

Team-based model
Shared patient load with second MD
APP supervision on specialty unit