Psychiatrist - Inpatient

Acadia • North Port, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

North Port Behavioral Health Hospital is a 144-bed acute hospital in North Port, Florida, serving adolescents ages 13–17, adults age 18 and older, and seniors age 55 and older who have mental health concerns and co-occurring substance use disorders. The hospital provides age-specific care addressing patients’ mental, physical, emotional, and social well-being.

The Inpatient Psychiatrist provides clinical services to patients at the facility and diagnoses and treats mental illnesses through psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, hospitalization, and/or medication. The role practices within applicable federal and state regulations and corporate and facility policies and procedures. It includes reviewing patient medical information to assess medical stability and make recommendations, evaluating patients for mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders, and treating patients or directing their treatment. The psychiatrist also completes medical information for individual care plans, documents services in a timely manner, and maintains confidential documentation and compliance and billing according to policy and procedure.

This is a PRN position. Applicants must hold an MD or DO, be licensed in the state where the facility operates, be board-certified in psychiatry, and have current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions in accordance with applicable state regulations. One or more years of post-graduate practice is preferred.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO).
• Licensed in the state in which the facility operates.
• Board certification in psychiatry.
• Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and in accordance with regulations in the state where the practitioner will work.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years of post-graduate degree practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services to patients at the facility.
• Diagnose and treat mental illnesses using psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, hospitalization, and/or medication.
• Practice within medical protocols defined by federal and state regulations and corporate and facility policies and procedures.
• Review patients’ medical information to ensure medical stability and provide medical recommendations.
• Evaluate patients for mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
• Treat patients or direct their treatment using psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
• Review and complete medical information for individual care plans and document services and information in a timely manner.
• Maintain confidential documentation and ensure compliance and billing follow applicable policies and procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree