Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Inpatient and ER Facility in Somerville, NJ at LocumTenens.com

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• Job Reference Id:  ORD-210581-MD-NJ
• Title:  MD
• Dates Needed:  April 20th Onwards
• Shift Type:  Day Shift
• Assignment Type:  Inpatient; ER
• Call Required:  Yes
• Board Certification Required:  Yes
• Job Duration:  Locums

Regional Medical Center provides comprehensive healthcare services with a dedicated focus on consultation liaison psychiatry for medically complex patients. The facility maintains modern documentation systems and interdisciplinary treatment teams to ensure coordinated care delivery between medical and psychiatric services. The medical center operates with established protocols for psychiatric consultation services and maintains resources to support comprehensive evaluation and treatment of patients requiring integrated medical and mental health care.

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The psychiatrist will conduct comprehensive psychiatric consultations for adult patients in emergency department and medical floor settings, performing 8-10 evaluations daily while managing complex psychiatric conditions including delirium, mood and anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, and decision-making capacity assessments. Clinical duties include collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to guide psychotropic medication use in medically complex patients, addressing behavioral concerns that impact medical care, and assisting with discharge planning and coordination of follow-up psychiatric services. The clinician will work full-time day shifts with call requirements, maintaining detailed documentation while providing specialized consultation liaison psychiatry services in a regional medical center environment that serves patients requiring integrated medical and psychiatric care.

• Case Load/PPD:  8-10
• Support Staff:  Nursing staff, medical assistants, and administrative support
• Patient Population:  Adults
• Location Type:  On-Site
• Government:  No
• Shift Hours:  Full time (40 hours)
• Cases Treated:  Consult Liaison Psychiatry
• Average Length of Stay:  Variable based on medical complexity and psychiatric needs
• Census:  Variable based on consultation requests
• Med Checks/Follow-up per day:  Variable based on patient needs and consultation requirements for medically complex patients
• Initial Evaluation Time:  Standard consultation timeframes per facility protocols for comprehensive psychiatric assessment

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Job Info:

• Company: LocumTenens.com
• Position: Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Inpatient and ER Facility in Somerville, NJ
• Work Location: Jackson
• Country: US

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