Archway Physician Recruitment
Locums Psychiatry Inpatient - Scheduled Hours + Call Modesto, CA Why This Role
- Full-time inpatient psychiatry opportunity in a 67-bed behavioral health unit
- Monday-Friday schedule with limited weekend rounding and no overnight call
- Leadership opportunity serving as both Medical Director and Attending Psychiatrist Assignment Details
- Start Date: 12/15/2025
- End Date: Ongoing
- Coverage Type: Scheduled Clinical Hours + Call
- Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8a-4p; one weekend per month (rounding only, Sat-Sun 8a-4p)
- Practice Setting: Inpatient
- Patients per Day: Up to 17 weekdays
- Admissions per Day: 2-3
- EMR: Cerner
- Call Type: Beeper, 30-minute response time
- Trauma Level: N/A Requirements
- Board Certified in Psychiatry
- Active California license
- BLS
- Strong inpatient psychiatry background
- Clean history Clinical Details
- Scope: Adult inpatient psychiatry (ages 18+)
- Responsibilities: - Conduct daily rounds and manage up to 17 patients - Perform 2-3 new admissions per day - Lead multidisciplinary treatment planning - Provide pharmacotherapy and therapeutic interventions
- Areas of Focus: - Anxiety, affective, psychotic, and personality disorders - ADD/ADHD and mood disorders
- Preferred Experience: - Group and family therapy - Seclusion/restraint procedures - Involuntary commitments
- Weekend coverage limited to rounding only; no overnight call Compensation
- Rates: Facility is accepting bids
- Malpractice: Provided
- Travel: Reimbursed