Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician
Adelphi Medical Staffing, LLC
Palmer, AK, 99645, USA
Palmer, AK, 99645, USA
- Healthcare
- Volunteer
- Psychiatric physician
- Mental health doctor
- Inpatient psychiatry
This locum tenens Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician role involves providing inpatient psychiatric care in an acute psychiatric unit, handling a variety of mental health disorders including anxiety, affective, personality, psychotic, and organic disorders. The position requires collaboration with nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, and techs while managing pharmacotherapy, therapy sessions, and involuntary commitments. The shift schedule includes extended rotations with clinical and call responsibilities, serving a 16-bed trauma level III facility in Palmer, Alaska.
Job Quick Facts:
- Specialty: Psychiatry
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Facility Location: Palmer, AK
- Service Setting: Inpatient
- Reason For Coverage: Supplemental
- Coverage Period: Oct 27, 2025 - Ongoing
- Coverage Type: Clinical + Call
- Shift Coverage: Acute Psychiatric Unit
- Shift Schedule: 8a-5p - 7 days on, 7 days off OR 14 days on; 14 days off
- Call Schedule: TBD
- Call Type: Beeper
- Call Response Time: 20 mins
- Phone Consults: 1
- Patient Volume: 12
- Admission: Yes, 0-1
- Rounding included: Yes
- Support Staff: 2 NP/PAs, 2 RNs, 3 Techs
- Procedures: - Anxiety, Affective, Personality, Psychotic and Organic Disorders - ADD/ADHD - Familiarity with Involuntary Commitments - Pharmacotherapy, Group and Family Therapy
- Beds in the Dept: 16
- Trauma Level: III
- EMR: Cerner
- Travel, lodging, and malpractice insurance covered
Requirements:
- Active AK License
- BC/BE
- BLS




