Physician Psychiatrist / Mental Health Travel Position

Job Summary

Are you searching for a job that allows you to coordinate health care for patients and manage health problems according to federal and state rules and regulations? We would love for you to become a respected member of our team! You will use compassion, dedication, and your expertise to foster treatment team unity, build trust, and nurture rapport with our patients. As a valued provider, you will have the opportunity to meet all aspects of patient care challenges with enthusiasm to develop positive patient relationships, because one of the primary goals of our company is keeping our patients happy and healthy. If you are flexible, dedicated, enjoy working in high-energy environments, and want to enhance your already top-notch skills, then consider working for us.

Job Responsibilities

• Function autonomously to conduct patient histories and physicals for complex critical, chronically ill, and acute patients.
• Order, perform, and analyze diagnostic and therapeutic tests concerning the needs of the patient, and follow up on a regular basis to ensure their needs are being adequately met.
• Implement measures to assist patients in regaining and sustaining physiologic endurance to include serving in the first assisting role.
• Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
• Facilitate the staff and the patient as well as the family decision-making process by providing educational tools for self-management of acute or chronic illnesses.

Locums, Inc. is seeking a Physician Psychiatrist for IHS facility located in Shiprock, NM. All state and Federal licenses accepted at all government facilities.

About the Opportunity:

- 8 - hour shifts, 8am – 4:30pm, Monday – Fridays with some weekends

- Assignment is for one year from approx. 10/15/20 to 10/14/21

- Located in Shiprock, NM

- Travel, Per Diem, and Malpractice paid

- Position is mostly in-person but will include telehealth from facility to local community

- Fantastic location for outdoor recreation lovers – excellently situated near the mountains of Colorado and the canyons of Utah

Requirements:

- Active and unrestricted state or Federal license

- Active and unrestricted DEA

- Board certified or eligible in Psychiatry

- Active BLS, ATLS, ACLS, & PALS Certifications

- Current vaccinations and immunizations

- 3 Years of experience in chosen field

- 3 References w/ at least 1 from supervisor

- Experience w/ Native American population preferred

Locums, Inc. Is a nationwide talented staffing industry leader in Locum Tenens Physician Services. The owners Scot and Michelle Gray have been in the physician recruiting platform since 1989. Our relationships with clients and providers have been one of mutual respect for many years, so we understand the environment, the value of experience and hard work required in today’s medical climate. 

We dedicate a caring, compassionate and personalized approach to every single client and provider, without multiple points of contacts, and we are available for our clients and providers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Locums, Inc. Physician Services include, but are not limited to, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Hospitalist, Occupational Medicine, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Urgent Care Facilities.