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Job description
Full-time coverage needed in Iowa inpatient behavioral health unit (20-22 shifts/month) Travel, lodging, malpractice coverage, and rental car provided.
Start date: 08/03/2026
Rates: Competitive
Shift schedule:
Call is 1:3 during the day (8a-5p); 1:4 call at night (5p-8a); one weekend per month
Round on adults and adolescents (ages 8-17) on BH units (three units in the same location for a total of 36 beds - 28 adult; 8 adolescent) with one other APP and a psychiatrist.
Call is 1:3 during the day (8a-5p) which consists of taking calls from the ED for admissions and seeing consults (average of 2 per day).
Staff structure highlights:
Number of Physicians: 4
APPs: 39
36 bed inpatient practice for patients 8+
Supervising Physician present during assignment: Yes, Psychiatrists supervise and co-sign notes of APPs
Nursing Support: 1:5 nursing ratio on unit
Behavioral health techs: 1:13
Additional details:
Level III Trauma designation
Average number of patients per day: 10-15
EMR: Cerner (moving to Epic)
Clinic Daily Volume: ADC: 14 adults; 4 adolescents
Average Daily Hospital Practice Census: 18
Disorders Treated: Psychotic Disorders, Substance-Related Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Personality Disorders, Delirium, Dementia, and Cognitive Disorders, Life Cycle and Adjustment Disorders, Childhood Disorders that Persist into Adolescent and Adulthood, Somatoform and Factitious Disorders
Worksite address
davenport, IA, 52801, US
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