Physician / Psychiatry / New Mexico / Locum Tenens / Locums Psychiatry Job in New Mexico

Medical Director role with paid travel (air + rental) and flexible hours covering a 64-bed behavioral health hospital near Grants, NM. Locum Tenens Psychiatry Medical Director, day shift Mon–Fri (typical 8-hr day; 7–10:30am start window), 2–3 month contract starting March to cover departing perm; onsite ~40 hrs/wk but partial days allowed; 30-mile radius for rare phone-only call (7 days straight every 6 weeks). Location: Grants, NM. - Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry (or grandfathered) - Active DEA registration (or able to obtain) - 5–10 years inpatient adult psychiatry experience (inpatient required) - Must administer/Suboxone and be CSR certified - COVID vaccine required (medical/religious exemptions allowed)

Locum Tenens Psychiatry Medical Director Opportunity near Grants, NM Profession: Physician Specialty: Psychiatry (Medical Director) Shift: Day 5x8-Hour (08:00 - 16:00) Specialty: Start Date: March (perm doc leaving March 8), needing for 2-3 months, perm coming on in May Contract Length: 2-3 months Shift Details: Ok with locum coming in anytime between 7 am-10:30 am, can work 8 hrs, but if the locum doesn???t need 40 hrs and can handle case load in less. Daily 1 hr meeting from 11 am-12 pm Mon???Fri w/ team to discuss patients/treatment. (less than 8 hrs per day is ok, but of course, will only pay for hours worked onsite) Schedule: Mon-Fri, Call Schedule: 7 days straight of call every 6 weeks (phone only, super rare to get called in, just provide verbal orders)30 minute radius Work Details: Support staff: NPs, PAs (will they oversee the mid-levels??) NM is an independent state for APP. This locum will oversee the PA-C on staff for Psych purposes. There is also a medical PA-C but they are overseen by a different MD. NPs are independent. This role is for Medical Director, so there for support and consultation of other providers, but no co-signing is needed. Amount of coverage needed per month: n/a Patients per day: 15 patients per day caseload, Adult inpatient, 85% dual diagnosis, detox as well. Patient population/age: Will see patients >18yrs old, avg age is mid-30???s EMR: Wellsky (used to be known as HCS) and Dragon Medical One for dictation (cell or microphone) DrFirst for prescription fills upon discharge Hospital bed size: 64 Special procedures: n/a Skills required: The locum will need to provide suboxone. Due to the facility???s acute licensure, they rarely see Vivitrol (if ever) as that is used more in recovery/counseling. Will need to devote 8-10hrs per month to Medical Director/Administrative duties. Practice Setting: Behavioral Health Hospital Travel Logistics: Airport name: Specific travel client will pay for: air, rental and flight (there are travel caps) Travel caps: Requirements: Board Certification: BC or BE Psych (Will accept a provider that is grandfathered in) License required: No, will license candidates, license will take 3-4 weeks. DEA: Yes CSR: Yes Certifications required: Certified in Adults or Addiction Minimum experience required: Would consider a strong background of 5-10 years of Adult ???Inpatient???, experience must be inpatient not telehealth Credentialing Timeframe: Credentialing about 3 weeks. Licensure process is 3-4 weeks COVID-19 and Flu Vaccine: COVID-19 Vaccine (Facility Guideline): Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only Flu Vaccine (Facility Guideline): Unknown Job ID: j-199522