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East Tennessee Behavioral Health

Psychiatrist- General

knoxville, TN

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Job description

Monday–Friday schedule

Comprehensive benefits package

Location:

East Tennessee Behavioral Health, Knoxville, TN

Schedule:

Full-Time; Monday–Friday business hours with one weekend per month of rounding and on-call coverage ($3,500 stipend).

East Tennessee Behavioral Health is a 90-bed acute inpatient behavioral health facility offering inpatient, IOP, PHP, and ECT services. We are committed to providing compassionate, high-quality psychiatric care to adults and adolescents throughout East Tennessee.

We are seeking a Board Certified/Board Eligible Psychiatrist to join our multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities include evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients with mental health disorders, developing individualized treatment plans, managing medications, and collaborating with clinical staff to ensure quality patient care.

Position Highlights

Average caseload of 16 patients per day

Monday–Friday schedule

One weekend of call/rounding per month

WellSky EMR

Supportive team of psychiatrists and psychiatric NPs

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $300,000–$310,000 (negotiable)

Monthly productivity bonus

Sign-on bonus available

Relocation assistance available

$2,500 annual CME allowance

Comprehensive benefits package

Summary

Responsible for providing clinical services to patients at the facility.

Practice within medical protocols defined by federal and state regulations, as well as by corporate, facility policy or procedures.

Review medical information on patients to ensure medical stability and to offer medical recommendations.

Evaluate patients for mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.

Treat or direct treatment of patients, utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications.

Review and complete medical information for individual care plans, documents services and information in a timely manner.

Maintain confidential documentation, compliance and billing in accordance with the policy and procedures.

Qualifications

Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.

One or more years’ post graduate degree practice preferred.

Licensed in the state in which the facility(s) operate.

Licenses/Certifications

Board certification in psychiatry

Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.

Our Comprehensive Treatment Network

~23,500 Employees

~11,400 Beds

258 Locations

38 States

1 Network

As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for substance use, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and substance use, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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Worksite address

knoxville, TN, 37955, US

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