Psychiatric

Job Quick Facts:


• Specialty: Psychiatry

• Job Type: Locum Tenens

• Facility Location: Palmer, AK

• Service Setting: Inpatient

• Reason For Coverage: Supplemental

• Coverage Period: Feb 16 - May 16, 2025

• Coverage Type: Clinical + Call

• Shift Schedule: TBD
- Preferred: 7 days on, 7 days off

• Call Schedule: TBD

• Call Type: Beeper

• Call Response Time: 30 mins

• Phone Consult: 1

• Patient Volume: 12

• Ratio of Follow-ups to New Evaluations: 2:10

• Admission: 0-1

• Rounding Included: Yes

• Support Staff: 2 RNs, 3 NP/PAs, 3 tech MAs

• Required Procedures:
- Anxiety, Affective, ADD/ADHD, Personality, Psychotic & Organic Disorders
- Familiarity With: Involuntary commitments & Restraint application.
- Pharmacotherapy

• Beds in the Dept: 16

• Trauma Level: IV

• EMR: Medhost

• Other Info: An acute psychiatric unit/institute & a long-term psychiatric facility.

• Required to Supervise APPs: Yes

• Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered

Requirements:

• Active AK License

• BC/BE

• BLS