Psychiatry - Child/Adolescent Physician

Open to applications from Board Certified Adult and C&A Psychiatry MD's - Locums needed in Idaho Falls, ID.

• Schedule:
• Seven on / 7 off; 12 hour shifts
• 3-4 24 hour call shifts per 7 days on:
• Covering consults, new admissions, discharges, emergencies.
• Start date: As Soon as Credentialed
• Adult inpatient psych has 2 units totaling 37 beds divided between 2 physicians and 2-3 residents, no APPs currently
• Number of Beds: 37 total adult beds
• Census: Up to 37, typically 30+
• Average length of stay: 5-7 days
• How many patients per day : 15-18
• Admitting per day: Varies widely based upon bed availability, daily discharges, etc. Currently no provider capacity-based caps in place.
• Discharging per day: Varies widely
• Are there any consults and if so how many are they doing per day? Do they have to do histories and physicals: There is a consult service averaging around 3 new consults per day plus follow-ups. Also varies widely and no caps in place. We have family practice managing H&P s. Average Adult admissions 5-7, daily discharges 4-5, but peak we can see 8-10 admissions, 6-8 discharges.