Inpatient Adult Psychiatrist
Updated 8/12/26
$250.00
– $350.00
hourly
35661, Muscle Shoals, Alabama, United States
Physician
Psychiatry
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Part-Time/Contract
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Experience Level
2 years
Job description
Job description
We are seeking a Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Psychiatrist for a long-term inpatient locum tenens opportunity at North Alabama Shoals Hospital.
This ongoing assignment is designed to provide coverage for a permanent physician vacancy and offers a consistent weekday schedule with backup call responsibilities. The provider will care for adult psychiatric inpatients while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team and supervising residents.
This is an excellent opportunity for psychiatrists seeking a stable, long-term inpatient practice with an efficient credentialing process.
Practice Highlights
- Inpatient Adult Psychiatry
- 15-bed psychiatric unit
- Approximately 12 patients per day
- Mix of new evaluations and follow-up visits
- Follow-up to new evaluation ratio: 5:1
- Temporary privileges available
- Estimated credentialing time: 15 days
Job Responsibilities
Conduct new patient consultations and daily follow-up visits
Manage approximately 12 patients per day
Participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning
Perform admissions and discharge planning
Supervise and teach psychiatry residents
Participate in backup call coverage, including telephone consultation and occasional call-backs
Document patient care using the MediTech EMR
Qualifications
Active Alabama medical license or eligibility through the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC)
Comfortable practicing in an acute inpatient psychiatric setting
Experience supervising residents is preferred
Strong communication and multidisciplinary collaboration skills
Working Hours
Day Shift
Ongoing long-term assignment
Scheduled clinical hours plus backup call
Backup call includes:
Approximately 10 phone consults
Around 3 admissions
30-minute response time
Call ratio: 1:1
Skills
Acute Inpatient Psychiatry
Psychiatric Evaluations
Medication Management
Treatment Planning
Involuntary Commitment Evaluations
Restraint Application
Working within an interdisciplinary team
Teaching and supervising residents
Experience with anxiety, mood, psychotic, personality, eating, developmental, and organic psychiatric disorders is beneficial.
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