Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician
Ascend Medical Staffing
Las Cruces, NM, 88011, USA
Las Cruces, NM, 88011, USA
- $275 p/hour
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- psychiatry physician
- mental health doctor
- inpatient psychiatric care
This position is for a board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Physician to provide inpatient psychiatric care in a long-term and sub-acute residential facility. The role includes scheduled clinic hours, on-call responsibilities, and collaboration with support staff in an acute psychiatric unit primarily serving adults aged 18 to 65. The job requires medical licensing, preferably in New Mexico, with credentialing taking approximately 60-90 days and temp privileges available for locum tenens providers.
Long Term Vacancy, Psychiatry Search
$275 per hour, Housing at Hilton Garden Inn
We will need the coverage asap
NM licenses are preferred as of now.
Accept Multiple providers yes
Dates needed for coverage ASAP
Schedule Hours for Clinic /Hospital 8am-5pm
Schedule Days Clinic /Hospital Approximately 5, full-time coverage needed
Number of patients seen per day in clinic n/a
Call Night /Weekend - varies, flexible
What is the Number of phone Consults Varies
What are the days for Call 10 days/month
What Time does the Call start 7am-7pm for the hospital. 7pm-7am for the department only
What Time does Call end See above
What support staff is available - 2 PRN PMH-NPs
Age of patients - Adult 18 to 65 on the unit. Consults vary in the hospital.
Inpatient /Outpatient - Inpatient only
Rounding Yes
Average Number of Admissions per shift - 2 to 3
Type of Charting /EMR - Meditech
Board Certified or Board Eligible - Board Certified
Is Fellowship required No-only if subspecialty privileges
Reason For Need - Lack of Providers
How Long Does Credentialing Take - 60-90 days (average-less for locums)
Are Temp Privileges Granted - Yes
$275 per hour, Housing at Hilton Garden Inn
- Scheduled Clinic and Beeper Call
- Impatient
- Full support staff
- Acute psychiatric Unit
- Long-term psychiatric facility
- Sub-acute Unity/residential
We will need the coverage asap
NM licenses are preferred as of now.
Accept Multiple providers yes
Dates needed for coverage ASAP
Schedule Hours for Clinic /Hospital 8am-5pm
Schedule Days Clinic /Hospital Approximately 5, full-time coverage needed
Number of patients seen per day in clinic n/a
Call Night /Weekend - varies, flexible
What is the Number of phone Consults Varies
What are the days for Call 10 days/month
What Time does the Call start 7am-7pm for the hospital. 7pm-7am for the department only
What Time does Call end See above
What support staff is available - 2 PRN PMH-NPs
Age of patients - Adult 18 to 65 on the unit. Consults vary in the hospital.
Inpatient /Outpatient - Inpatient only
Rounding Yes
Average Number of Admissions per shift - 2 to 3
Type of Charting /EMR - Meditech
Board Certified or Board Eligible - Board Certified
Is Fellowship required No-only if subspecialty privileges
Reason For Need - Lack of Providers
How Long Does Credentialing Take - 60-90 days (average-less for locums)
Are Temp Privileges Granted - Yes




