Job Quick Facts: Specialty: Medical Director-Psychiatry Job Type: Locum Tenens Facility Location: Holyoke, MA Service Setting: Inpatient Reason For Coverage: Supplemental Coverage Period: ASAP - Ongoing Coverage Type: Clinical + Call Shift/Call Schedule: 24-hr shifts (8a-5p onsite) Call Type: Beeper Admissions Required: Yes Duties: - Will address clinical issues/concerns that may arise in a 24-hr period. - Will be providing supervision/leadership for the current providers, review of potential admission denial (MA requirement), recruitment/retention of providers, participate in meetings and assist in guiding the hospital clinically until a permanent replacement is found. - Will be assisting in ensuring the current provider are supervised and retained. Additionally, they would be assisting in the interviewing and staffing the hospital on an as needed basis. Required Procedures: - Clinical Areas: Anxiety, Affective, ADD/ADHD, Personality, Psychotic and Organic disorders - Familiarity With: Involuntary Commitments, Seclusion therapy, Restrain Application - Treatment techniques: Group therapy, Family therapy, ECT No. of Beds: 120 max (ramp up growth) EMR: Cerner Other Info: - Acute psychiatric unit/institute - Required to Supervise APPs Temporary Privileges Available: Yes Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance coveredRequirements: Active MA License BC BLS
