Good evening - Aya Locums has just opened up a Psychiatry need in California. Below are the details for your to consider. If you are the provider that this facility is looking for, Please call or email ASAP as this wont last long
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length: 3 months to start
Shift Details: M-F, day shifts, 8hrs
Work Details:
Support staff: Other psychiatrists, medical director
Amount of coverage needed per month: 5 shifts per week, 4 weeks per month
Patients per day: 12 per 8hr shift
Patient population/age: Adult
Department description: Psychiatry
EMR: EPIC
Hospital bed size: 80
Skills required:
o Each patient must be seen by the assigned psychiatrist daily and have a note documented (H&P, Progress note, or Discharge summary).
o The psychiatrist is the leader of the treatment team and participation in all treatment meetings is mandatory.
o Must attend all legal hearings for patients except when on staff psychologist is available to represent the facility in writ and Meredith hearings.
o Review the morning treatment sheets/huddle report for acute behavioral and acute medical issues and other patient related issues on the unit.
o Inpatient psychiatrists are to provide handoffs for each patient if they are not resuming care for the patient on the following day.
o Obtain medication consents and review patient s legal status, file petitions as needed, and update orders reflecting status on EMR.
o Review and update the problem list for all patients and complete the medication reconciliation.
o All messages and notifications arriving in EPIC In Basket need to be addressed daily.
o Sign any verbal orders (must be signed within 24hrs)
o Check and cosign the nursing medical note assigned to the psychiatrist to review if that patient might require a medical consult and obtain the same.
Practice Setting:
• Hospital
Requirements:
Board Certification: Yes