Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at InpatientFacility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
On-siteState College, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Evaluate newly admitted patients, conduct daily follow-up visits, and assess mood, affect, suicidal or homicidal risk, psychosis, hallucinations, anxiety, sleep, appetite, and medication response for 10 to 14 children and adolescents. Adjust medications based on each patient's progress within the context of an acute inpatient psychiatric stabilization unit. Provide full-time inpatient psychiatric care during day shift hours with no call obligations. Board certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and prescriptive authority are required. This acute inpatient unit is part of a behavioral health network serving young adults experiencing acute mental health crises.
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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