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Physician / Hospitalist / Arizona / Locum or Permanent / Adult Inpatient Psychiatrist openings - Mesa Arizona
Company: Confidential
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Posted On: 04/26/2024
Medical Group, a large multi-specialty faculty practice group is seeking an Inpatient BE/BC Attending Psychiatrist for our adult inpatient programs in Phoenix, AZ. - This is a full time Attending position, Monday through Friday; Attendings arrive at work by 8AM.
- The ideal candidate must enjoy working with hospitalized, seriously mentally ill patients.
- Caseload is 9-10 patients, capped at 11, with attendings usually carrying 8-10 patients.
- Average length of stay of 22 days; most patients are involuntary, seriously mentally ill and admitted for court ordered evaluation and treatment. Some patients are quite treatment resistant and stay for months.
- This position includes faculty appointment (for eligible candidates) and involvement in resident and medical student education.
- Standard of care is higher than at many private hospitals for example, we require a doc-to-doc call with the outpatient psychiatrist at admission and at discharge, and the Attending participates in staffings with case manager and family on his/her patients (these are arranged by the social worker and at least one is done, within a few days of admission).
- Attendings prepare affidavits in support of court ordered treatment for their patients, and occasionally (once a month or so) actual court testimony is required; the court room is in the building.
- EMR is EPIC.
- No in-house call at night / telephone coverage
- Attendings need to have experience prescribing clozapine and long acting injectable antipsychotics. Benefits:
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