Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Location : Pittsburgh, PA

Duration : April 1-24

Reason for coverage : Provider on leave

Schedule : Monday Friday and two weekends

Shift : 24 hour

Call : yes

Patient volume : 10-20 patients per day. Some days there is only 2 hours of work, some days there are 8 hours of work, but doctor needs to be on call in case a consult presents. Patient can hold until the morning to be rounded on. Internal Medicine hospitalist group takes care of the patients medical needs and history and physicals

Scope : Inpatient rounding with nurse practitioner, 18 and up

EMR : Accussis (not well known, but able to give online orientation prior to starting)

Hospital : stand along Behavioral Health Hospital

Group / support : Group has been doing telepsychiatry for 2 years well equipped.

Other psychiatrist, behavioral health team, NPs, IMs

Requirements (boards, license) : Board certified or board eligible if recently trained or recently lapsed, Pennsylvania license and DEA at time of application