Medical Director Physician

Job Quick Facts:

• Specialty: Medical Director-Psychiatry

• Job Type: Locum Tenens

• Facility Location: Holyoke, MA

• Service Setting: Inpatient

• Reason For Coverage: Supplemental

• Coverage Period: ASAP - Ongoing

• Coverage Type: Clinical + Call

• Shift/Call Schedule: 24-hr shifts (8a-5p onsite)

• Call Type: Beeper

• Admissions Required: Yes

• Duties:
- Will address clinical issues/concerns that may arise in a 24-hr period.
- Will be providing supervision/leadership for the current providers, review of potential admission denial (MA requirement), recruitment/retention of providers, participate in meetings and assist in guiding the hospital clinically until a permanent replacement is found.
- Will be assisting in ensuring the current provider are supervised and retained. Additionally, they would be assisting in the interviewing and staffing the hospital on an as needed basis.

• Required Procedures:
- Clinical Areas: Anxiety, Affective, ADD/ADHD, Personality, Psychotic and Organic disorders
- Familiarity With: Involuntary Commitments, Seclusion therapy, Restrain Application
- Treatment techniques: Group therapy, Family therapy, ECT

• No. of Beds: 120 max (ramp up growth)

• EMR: Cerner

• Other Info:
- Acute psychiatric unit/institute
- Required to Supervise APPs

• Temporary Privileges Available: Yes

• Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered

Requirements:

• Active MA License

• BC

• BLS