Psychiatrist Needed for Coverage at Outpatient Facility in Georgia

• Job Reference Id: ORD- -MD-GA
• Title: MD
• Dates Needed: ASAP - ongoing
• Shift Type: Day Shift
• Assignment Type: Outpatient
• Call Required: No
• Board Certification Required: Yes
• Job Duration: Locums

This community behavioral health organization provides comprehensive mental health and substance use services to underserved populations across the south Atlanta region. The facility maintains established protocols for treating adults with serious mental illness including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, and co-occurring substance use disorders. The organization operates with multidisciplinary teams to support effective psychiatric care delivery in a structured therapeutic environment.

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The psychiatrist will provide clinical oversight and support to psychiatric clinicians including MDs, APRNs, and PAs while participating in leadership meetings to guide program development and quality initiatives. Clinical duties include reviewing complex patient cases with limited direct patient care as needed during part-time day shifts totaling 20 hours per week. The clinician will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including therapists, nursing, and case management while contributing to workflow improvements and overall service delivery across programs. Initial evaluations are scheduled for 60 minutes with medication checks lasting 30 minutes.

• Case Load/PPD: ~5?9 PPD
• Support Staff: Psychiatric providers, therapists, nursing, and case management
• Patient Population: All Ages
• Location Type: On-Site
• Prescriptive Authority Required: Yes
• Government: No
• Shift Hours: Part time (20 hours)
• Cases Treated: SMI, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, co-occurring substance use disorders
• Average Length of Stay: Not applicable
• Census: Not applicable
• Med Checks/Follow-up per day: 30 min
• Initial Evaluation Time: 60 min

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