3 Day Per Week Psychiatric Role Open | No Call

Inpatient Psychiatrist – Part-Time Contract

Location: Illinois
Position Type: Contract
Contract Length: 6 Months
Schedule: 3 Days per Week | 24 Hours per Week
Hours: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch
Setting: Onsite | Adult Inpatient Psychiatry

Position Overview

Annashae Healthcare Staffing is seeking a qualified Board-Certified or Board-Eligible Psychiatrist for a part-time, six-month contract opportunity in an adult inpatient mental health setting.

The provider will deliver comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, medication management, treatment planning, and ongoing care for adult inpatients. The patient population includes civil and forensic cases, with an average census of approximately 45–50 patients.

Schedule Requirements:

• Three days per week, totaling 24 working hours.

• Onsite coverage required.

• Fridays are mandatory; the other two workdays are negotiable.

• Daytime hours: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, including a 30-minute unpaid lunch.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations within 24 hours of admission, including provisional diagnoses and required suicide and elopement risk assessments.

• Reassess patients at 72 hours to establish a substantiated diagnosis, followed by evaluations at 10 days, weekly during the first two months, and monthly thereafter, as clinically appropriate.

• Evaluate patients on one-to-one supervision daily to determine whether continued observation is necessary.

• Develop and manage individualized psychiatric treatment plans, including medication management and documentation of medication changes.

• Complete timely discharge documentation, including discharge summaries, orders, medication reviews, final diagnoses, suicide risk assessments, and progress notes.

• Prepare required 90-day, fitness, and Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) reports within established deadlines.

• Document changes in patients' mental status, behavior, and psychopharmacological treatment.

• Evaluate patients transferred between units within the required timeframe.

• Review seclusion and restraint cases at least twice monthly.

• Assess patient progress and document clinical justification for transfer to a less restrictive treatment setting.

• Meet with patients regularly to review medications, discuss treatment options, and incorporate patient concerns into care plans.

• Participate in interdisciplinary meetings, assigned committees, continuing education, and peer review activities.

• Maintain compliance with applicable facility policies, procedures, and professional standards.

• Provide clinical leadership in the treatment and management of assigned patients.

• Participate in court proceedings when required, including matters involving involuntary commitment, fitness to proceed, and involuntary medication administration.

Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry (ABPN).

• Current, active Illinois medical license.

• Current Illinois Controlled Substance Certificate.

• Current DEA registration.

• Experience working with psychiatric patients.

• Strong clinical judgment, documentation, and communication skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary mental health team.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Part-time schedule with three days of work per week.

• Predictable weekday hours.

• Six-month contract opportunity.

• Opportunity to provide meaningful care to adult inpatient psychiatric patients.

• Collaborative clinical environment serving both civil and forensic populations.

Interested in learning more? Contact Annashae Healthcare Staffing to discuss this opportunity.