Psychiatrist

Job description

Director- Global Workforce Solutions and Delivery

Psychiatry Services – Schedule of Services

We are seeking Board Certified / Board Eligible Psychiatric Physician Services on site, in accordance with the specifications outlined herein.

Qualifications

License:

Contractor’s physician(s) must hold a current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in any State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.

Physicians with past or current restrictions, suspensions, revocations, or surrendered licenses will not be considered.

Board Certification:

All contractor’s physician(s) shall be Board Certified/Board Eligible by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and hold current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (or equivalent).

All continuing education must be kept current and documented annually.

Technical Proficiency:

Physicians must demonstrate proficiency in psychiatric care, including the ability to communicate fluently in English.

Documentation of competency, licensure, certification, and training history must be maintained and provided upon request.

Physicians must comply with facility medical staff by-laws, rules, and regulations.

Scope of Care

Direct Patient Care (Approx. 95%):

Inpatient Care – duties include but are not limited to:

Admissions, diagnoses, treatment planning, and discharge/transfer of patients.

Ongoing management and documentation of care.

Collaboration with mental health staff on patient care.

Outpatient Care – duties include:

Evaluation of new patient referrals.

Management of severely mentally ill patients.

Conducting consults, follow-ups, and post-discharge care.

Ensuring patients are seen within 30 days.

Clinic and Residential Care:

Operating outpatient psychiatry clinics, examining patients, interpreting reports, and maintaining timely clinic attendance.

Typical case load: 6 to 6.5 patient bookable hours/day (e.g., 6 patients at 1 hour each, or 12 patients at 30 minutes each).

Provide professional psychiatric expertise for peer review of cases including patient complaints, mental health case reviews, benefit appeals, and tort claims.

Administrative Duties (Approx. 5%)

Attend staff meetings as required by facility leadership.

Communicate regularly with designated facility contacts regarding scheduling and compliance.

Hours of Operation / Scheduling

Clinic Hours:

General Mental Health Clinic: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm

Inpatient Psychiatry: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Specialty Clinics: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm

Includes PRRC, MHICM, PTSD Clinic, and Residential Rehabilitation Programs.

On-Call Coverage:

Physicians must provide on-call coverage during evenings, weekends, and holidays.

On-call requirements:

Available by phone within 15 minutes .

Available onsite within 60 minutes .

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Consulting, Health Care Provider, and Other

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care, Public Health, and Health and Human Services

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Worksite address

memphis, TN, 37544, US

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