Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at InpatientFacility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
On-siteCentre Hall, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Provide full-time inpatient psychiatric care for children and adolescents during day shift hours, with a daily census ranging from 10 to 14 patients. Evaluate newly admitted patients, conduct daily follow-up visits, and assess mood, affect, suicidal or homicidal risk, psychosis, hallucinations, anxiety symptoms, sleep, appetite, and medication response. Adjust medications based on each patient's progress within the context of an acute inpatient psychiatric stabilization unit. Board certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and prescriptive authority are required; no call obligations are associated with this position.
Required Qualifications
- Board Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Prescriptive Authority
- Full-time inpatient psychiatric care capability
- Patient evaluation skills
- Daily follow-up visit capability
- Mood and affect assessment skills
- Suicidal or homicidal risk assessment skills
- Psychosis or hallucinations assessment skills
- Anxiety symptoms assessment skills
- Sleep and appetite assessment skills
- Medication response and side effects assessment skills
- Medication adjustment capability
- Acute child and adolescent inpatient psychiatric condition treatment experience
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