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Archway Physician Recruitment

Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Archway Physician Recruitment, Modesto

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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