Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician
Archway Physician Recruitment
Modesto, CA, 95350, USA
Modesto, CA, 95350, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- inpatient psychiatry
- psychiatric physician
- mental health doctor
This role is for a full-time inpatient Psychiatric-Mental Health Physician to provide care in a 67-bed behavioral health unit with scheduled clinical hours Monday through Friday plus limited weekend rounding. The physician will lead multidisciplinary treatment planning, conduct daily rounds, admit new patients, and provide therapy for adult patients with various psychiatric disorders. Leadership responsibilities include serving as Medical Director and Attending Psychiatrist with no overnight call required.
Locums Psychiatry Inpatient - Scheduled Hours + Call Modesto, CAWhy This Role
- Full-time inpatient psychiatry opportunity in a 67-bed behavioral health unit
- Monday-Friday schedule with limited weekend rounding and no overnight call
- Leadership opportunity serving as both Medical Director and Attending Psychiatrist Assignment Details
- Start Date: 12/15/2025
- End Date: Ongoing
- Coverage Type: Scheduled Clinical Hours + Call
- Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8a-4p; one weekend per month (rounding only, Sat-Sun 8a-4p)
- Practice Setting: Inpatient
- Patients per Day: Up to 17 weekdays
- Admissions per Day: 2-3
- EMR: Cerner
- Call Type: Beeper, 30-minute response time
- Trauma Level: N/A Requirements
- Board Certified in Psychiatry
- Active California license
- BLS
- Strong inpatient psychiatry background
- Clean history Clinical Details
- Scope: Adult inpatient psychiatry (ages 18+)
- Responsibilities: - Conduct daily rounds and manage up to 17 patients - Perform 2-3 new admissions per day - Lead multidisciplinary treatment planning - Provide pharmacotherapy and therapeutic interventions
- Areas of Focus: - Anxiety, affective, psychotic, and personality disorders - ADD/ADHD and mood disorders
- Preferred Experience: - Group and family therapy - Seclusion/restraint procedures - Involuntary commitments
- Weekend coverage limited to rounding only; no overnight call Compensation
- Rates: Facility is accepting bids
- Malpractice: Provided
- Travel: Reimbursed




