Physician travelers are needed for a facility in Davenport, Iowa, seeking a Locum Psychiatrist to provide PRN "as needed" coverage.
Schedule and Credentialing:
– Facility will confirm dates once credentialing is 90% complete.
Responsibilities:
– Inpatient psychiatric care for adult and adolescent units.
– Provide hospital and ER consultations (telehealth not available).
– Supervise Advanced Practice Providers (APP).
– Participate in on-call duties.
Facility Information:
– Average patients per day: 5-12.
– Total beds: 18 adults, 5 adolescents.
– Current psychiatric group includes 1 part-time inpatient psychiatrist.
– Supported by 2 Advanced Practice Providers.
– Uses Cerner for documentation.
– Trauma Level/Designation: III.
– Referral and transfer protocol with University of Iowa, 40 minutes away.
– Security measures are in place on each campus.
Treatment and Conditions:
– Required to treat disorders such as Anxiety, Affective, ADD/ADHD, Personality, Eating, Developmental, Psychotic, and Organic Disorders.
– Expected to be familiar with Family Therapy, Restraint Application, Group Therapy, Pharmacotherapy, Seclusion Therapy, and Voluntary Commitments.
Submission Requirements:
– Board Certified in Psychiatry (Board Eligible not accepted).
– Must have an Iowa license or be part of the IMLC.
– Demonstrated inpatient experience is required.
– Experience with patients ages 6 and up.
– Documentation of experience with specified disorders and therapeutic practices is required.
– 2+ years of inpatient psychiatric experience is highly preferred.
Please ensure that candidates have not applied directly to this position, as direct applications make candidates ineligible to be onboarded through an agency.