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Archway Physician Recruitment

Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Archway Physician Recruitment, Saint Louis

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Locums Psychiatrist No Call St. Louis, MO (IMLC accepted) Why This Role

  • Stable weekday schedule with predictable hours and no call
  • High-volume inpatient psychiatry on a dedicated behavioral health unit
  • Long-term assignment January-August 2026 with 20-22 shifts per month
  • Assignment Details
  • Start: January 1, 2026
  • End: August 31, 2026
  • Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • Weekend coverage: 1 weekend per month, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (30-minute unpaid lunch)
  • Coverage type: Inpatient only, no call and no nights
  • Setting: Adult inpatient psychiatry
  • Patients per shift: Approximately 16-18
  • Unit size: 74 inpatient beds
  • Admissions: Yes
  • EMR: Epic
  • Temporary privileges: Not available
  • Clinical Details
  • Inpatient psychiatric care for adult patients
  • Diagnostic focus includes anxiety disorders, affective disorders, ADD/ADHD, personality disorders, eating disorders, developmental disorders, psychotic disorders, and organic disorders
  • Treatment responsibilities include pharmacotherapy and management of seclusion and restraint per hospital policy
  • Familiarity required with involuntary commitments, seclusion therapy, and restraint application
  • No requirement for group therapy, family therapy, or ECT (ECT experience preferred but not required)
  • Rounding on assigned patients only
  • Requirements
  • Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry; if Board Eligible, must obtain certification within 5 years of residency completion
  • Active Missouri license or active IMLC
  • BLS required
  • Inpatient psychiatry experience required
  • Epic experience required
  • Availability for roughly 20-22 shifts per month January through August 2026
  • Local candidates preferred (no explicit local-only requirement)
  • Compensation
  • Rates: Facility is accepting bids
  • Malpractice: Provided
  • Travel: Reimbursed