Psychiatrist- Inpatient Adult

Sierra Tucson • Tucson, AZ

1d • $310,000 - $350,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Sierra Tucson is seeking an adult inpatient Psychiatrist to provide clinical services to patients at its Tucson, Arizona facility. The role serves adults with complex mental health, substance use, trauma, PTSD, eating disorders, and co-occurring conditions. The psychiatrist provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management, crisis intervention, and individualized treatment planning in collaboration with a multidisciplinary clinical team.

The psychiatrist practices within applicable federal and state regulations and corporate and facility policies. Responsibilities include reviewing medical information to assess patients’ medical stability and provide recommendations; evaluating and treating mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders; and completing care-plan documentation, service records, confidential documentation, compliance records, and billing in a timely manner and in accordance with policy and procedure.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO).
• Board certified or board eligible in Psychiatry; board certification in psychiatry is listed under licenses and certifications.
• Licensed in the state where the facility operates, or able to obtain an Arizona medical license.
• Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and in accordance with state regulations, or eligibility to obtain DEA registration.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years of post-graduate practice experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services to patients at the facility.
• Practice within medical protocols defined by federal and state regulations and corporate and facility policies or procedures.
• Review patients’ medical information to ensure medical stability and offer 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.
• Document services and information in a timely manner.
• Maintain confidential documentation and complete compliance and billing tasks in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, crisis intervention, and individualized treatment planning in collaboration with a multidisciplinary clinical team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree