Adult Forensic Psychiatrist Inpatient Locum Tenens Job in CaliforniaDetails/Requirements:*Adult inpatient coverage starting ASAP and ongoing*Evaluate, admit, treat (by providing pharmacotherapy), and discharge patients.*Will also participate in daily meetings such as treatment team meetings and unit meetings.*No forensic training or experience is necessary.*Full team of complementary disciplines (such as psychologist, social workers, recreational therapists, nursing staff, and custody staff) to support the candidate is his/her daily tasks.*Need is for 40 hours per week.*Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 7:30am-5:30pm, 4 tens.*No call.*Average case load is 10-12 patients on the inpatient unit.*The average number of patient encounters will be 10-12 encounters per day. *Approximately 10-12 beds are on the inpatient unit which the locum tenens Doctor will be covering.*Average length of stay is 20-25 days.*All medical issues, including physicals, are addressed by the facility’s medicine service. There is a hospitalist in the facility 24 hours a day. The locum tenens Psychiatrist will never be asked to address any medical issues or questions. Even the medical-specific medications (such as an anti-hypertensive) are ordered or continued by the hospitalist. Even the diet is ordered by the hospitalist.*Six month minimum assignments.*Security for the locum tenens Doctor: Personal alarms are provided. Custody officers are ever-present.
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