🧠Locum Psychiatry Physician – Inpatient Behavioral Health
Updated 10/23/26
97401, Eugene, Oregon, United States
Physician
Psychiatry
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Inpatient
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
Seeking a Locum Psychiatry Physician to provide inpatient behavioral health coverage for adult patients in a psychiatric hospital setting. The physician will provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, treatment, rounding, and admission services while working as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team.
The position supports an inpatient behavioral health unit with approximately 35 beds. The provider will not work independently and will collaborate with other behavioral health professionals to ensure high quality patient care.
Job Responsibilities
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and assessments
• Manage admissions and develop individualized treatment plans
• Round on hospitalized psychiatric patients
• Monitor patient progress and response to treatment
• Manage acute and chronic psychiatric conditions
• Coordinate patient care with the multidisciplinary behavioral health team
• Collaborate with nursing staff and other healthcare professionals
• Review clinical records and diagnostic information
• Provide appropriate medication management
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
• Use EPIC for electronic medical record documentation
• Participate in ongoing inpatient treatment planning
• Support safe and effective discharge planning
Qualifications
• IMLC accepted
• BLS certification required
• Psychiatry experience in an inpatient or consultative setting
• Must demonstrate experience providing inpatient or consultative psychiatric services to at least 30 patients within the past 24 months, or have completed an accredited hospital affiliated residency, fellowship, or research program within the past 12 months
• EPIC experience preferred
• Experience managing adult psychiatric patients
• Ability to provide inpatient psychiatric evaluations and treatment
• Must be comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Must meet hospital credentialing and privileging requirements
Working Hours
• Shift Length: 10 hours
• Coverage operates on a rotating schedule
• Schedule follows a Tuesday–Monday alternating weekly pattern
• No call required
• No overnight call responsibilities
• Inpatient coverage only
• Ongoing coverage approved through June 1, 2027, with potential extension
Skills
• Psychiatric Evaluation
• Psychiatric Admissions
• Inpatient Rounding
• Medication Management
• Treatment Planning
• Acute Psychiatric Care
• Behavioral Health
• Discharge Planning
• Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
• EPIC EMR
• Patient Assessment & Follow Up
• Clinical Documentation
• Crisis & Behavioral Health Management
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