Psychiatrist

JOB OVERVIEW

• Job Id: 105190
  
• Profession: Physician
  
• Specialty: Psychiatry
  
• Job Type: Locum Tenens
  
• Location: Atlantic City, NJ
  
• Service Setting: Outpatient/ER
  
• Coverage Type: Clinical Only
  
• Coverage Period: ASAP – Jul 25, 2027
  
• Shift Schedule: 7p-7a
  
  • 7 on/7 off
    
• Reason for Coverage: Supplemental
  
• Travel, Lodging, and Malpractice Insurance Covered
  

PATIENT INFORMATION

• Patient Demographics: Adults and Pediatrics
  
• Average Daily Volume: 8-10 per shift
  
• Admissions: Yes
  

FACILITY INFORMATION

• Trauma Level: Level II
  
• EMR System: Oracle/Cerner FirstNet
  

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE

• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes
  
• Credentialing Timeline: Approximately 2 months
  

REQUIRED PROCEDURES

• Psychiatric evaluations
  
• Determination of appropriate patient disposition
  
• Psychiatric admissions
  
• Discharges
  
• Observation determinations
  
• Medication management
  
• Resident supervision and teaching
  

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Board: BC/BE
  
• Licenses: Active New Jersey Medical License (or willingness to obtain)
  
• Active DEA Certification
  
• Certifications: BLS, CDS
  
• Experience: Psychiatric emergency evaluation experience; adult and pediatric psychiatry experience
  
• Other Qualifications: Resident teaching interest, ability to supervise psychiatry residents
  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations for adult and pediatric patients in crisis in the psychiatric emergency room/screening center.
  
• Determine appropriate patient disposition including admissions, discharges, and observation determinations.
  
• Provide medication management for psychiatric patients.
  
• Supervise and teach psychiatry residents during overnight shifts.
  
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced psychiatric emergency setting.