Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician
West Plains, MO, 65775, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- inpatient psychiatry
- mental health physician
- adult psych unit
This position is for a full-time inpatient psychiatrist to provide care for adults in a 22-bed psychiatric unit, managing patient admissions, follow-ups, and hospital consultations. The role includes support from nursing and social service staff and offers a schedule of 2 weeks on/2 weeks off with minimal call duties. Comprehensive benefits include competitive salary, sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, malpractice coverage, and various health and retirement plans.
Inpatient Psychiatry Opening in West Plains, MOSpringfield 100mSeeking two inpatient psychiatrists to cover our adult (18 & over) 22-bed adult psych unit. 2 weeks on/2 weeks off This is a full-time position Very limited call. Call is provided by the Hospitalists from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Inpatient unit support staff consists of 1 Nurse manager, 2 RNS, 1 LPN, 2 CNAs, 1 unit secretary, and social service staff including 2 discharge planners. Average in-patient census is 17 Average length of stay is 4 days Average new patients per day: 3 Average admissions per day: 3 Average follow-ups per day: 14 ER physicians do ER consults Psych will do hospital consults Psych will do H & PsBenefits Salary based on MGMA median Generous Sign on bonus and relocation reimbursement offered Up to $4,500 for CMEs and professional license fees, dues and journals. We provide Malpractice at $2 mill per occurrence/ $6 mill aggregate. This is a claims made policy. If Physician completes term of agreement, we will provide tail coverage. Benefits include: health, dental, vision, life, long and short term disability, AD&D, Very reasonable health insurance, non-smoker employee rate is $22.00/month. Family rate: $154/month. 403B matching up to 3% after one year. 457 plan Top Hat Plan max contribution of $18,000 per year. We do accept J1 and H1B applicants. (We are H1B cap exempt). We are also located in the Delta Regional Authority which has no limit on J1 waivers and there is no waiver application deadline.




