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Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

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Locum Tenens - Psychiatry - Raleigh, North Carolina Start Date: ASAPContract Length: OngoingLicensure: Active NC License - Required Opportunity Snapshot

A hospital in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Psychiatrist to provide inpatient acute coverage on an ongoing basis. This is a Monday-Friday position with flexible morning start times and participation in daily treatment team meetings. Providers can leave after completing rounds but must remain available by phone until 5:00 PM.

Schedule & Coverage
  • Days: Monday-Friday

  • Hours: 8-hour days (start time flexible; must attend 9:00 AM treatment team)

  • On-Site Expectation: May leave after rounding but must remain on call by phone until 5:00 PM

  • Admissions: 2/day

  • Discharges: 2/day

Clinical Environment
  • Setting: Inpatient Acute Psychiatry

  • Facility Type: Hospital

  • Hospital Beds: 77 (Psych Unit: 21 beds)

  • Average Daily Census: 16-18 patients per day

  • Admissions Required: Yes

  • Staff: CPI-trained, RN station with adjacent consult rooms

  • Hospital Stroke Certified

Scope of Practice
  • Outpatient Work: May include occasional collaboration with day treatment centers

  • Inpatient Work:

  • Acute psychiatric unit

  • Sub-acute or residential treatment

  • Long-term psychiatric care

Clinical Focus Areas Include:

  • Anxiety & affective disorders

  • ADHD

  • Personality & eating disorders

  • Developmental & psychotic disorders

  • Organic mental disorders

Treatment Modalities:

  • Primary focus on pharmacotherapy

Requirements
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry - Accepted

  • Fellowship Required

  • Active North Carolina Medical License - Required

  • BLS Certification - Required

  • EMR: HCS (Orders) & Fluency Flex (Notes)

Key Details
  • Collaborative multidisciplinary environment

  • Opportunity for long-term coverage and schedule consistency

  • Well-supported by trained nursing and behavioral health staff

RecruitWell Advantages
  • Competitive compensation and flexible scheduling

  • A-rated malpractice coverage with tail

  • Full travel coordination

  • Dedicated recruiter and credentialing team

RecruitWell Core Values
  • Open Communication

  • Sense of Urgency

  • Teamwork

  • Accountability

  • Driven to Win

  • Higher Consciousness