Psychiatry - Child/Adolescent Physician
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
Idaho Falls, ID, 83401, USA
Idaho Falls, ID, 83401, USA
- Healthcare
- child psychiatry
- adolescent psychiatry
- adult inpatient psych
Seeking Board Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists for locum tenens position in Idaho Falls, ID. The role involves managing inpatient psychiatric units with 37 adult beds, handling consults, new admissions, discharges, and emergencies under a seven days on/seven days off schedule with 12-hour shifts. Physicians collaborate with residents and family practice to provide comprehensive psychiatric care in an inpatient setting.
Open to applications from Board Certified Adult and C&A Psychiatry MD's - Locums needed in Idaho Falls, ID.
- Schedule:
- Seven on / 7 off; 12 hour shifts
- 3-4 24 hour call shifts per 7 days on:
- Covering consults, new admissions, discharges, emergencies.
- Start date: As Soon as Credentialed
- Adult inpatient psych has 2 units totaling 37 beds divided between 2 physicians and 2-3 residents, no APPs currently
- Number of Beds: 37 total adult beds
- Census: Up to 37, typically 30+
- Average length of stay: 5-7 days
- How many patients per day : 15-18
- Admitting per day: Varies widely based upon bed availability, daily discharges, etc. Currently no provider capacity-based caps in place.
- Discharging per day: Varies widely
- Are there any consults and if so how many are they doing per day? Do they have to do histories and physicals: There is a consult service averaging around 3 new consults per day plus follow-ups. Also varies widely and no caps in place. We have family practice managing H&P s. Average Adult admissions 5-7, daily discharges 4-5, but peak we can see 8-10 admissions, 6-8 discharges.




