Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician at WhiteCap Search summary :

The position involves overseeing a voluntary psychiatric unit with 14 beds and managing consults from the emergency department. The psychiatrist is expected to work a Monday to Friday schedule, providing telephonic call coverage with a rotating weekend schedule. This role is critical due to increasing patient demand and supports the existing psychiatric team.

• Cover a voluntary psych unit of 14 beds + consults that come through the ED
• Inpatient unit currently overseen by 1 PsychNP, need due to patient demand
• Schedule expected to be Mon-Fri 8-4 or 9-5
• Call by telephone only secondary to the PsychNP, would rotate every 4-6 weeks for weekends. Overnight call schedule to be determined but wouldn't need to come onsite

Keywords :

psychiatry, mental health, physician, inpatient care, call coverage, emergency department, psych unit, patient demand, telephonic consultation, healthcare