Psychiatrist

Overview

Psychiatrist to Join Southcoast Behavioral in Dartmouth Inpatient PracticeExcellent compensation with benefits!Admissions and On-Call coverage compensation

Southcoast Behavioral Health is a 192 - bed inpatient hospital in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Conveniently located along the state's southern coast, and readily accessible from Cape Cod, Boston and Rhode Island, the Southcoast campus is place where patients receive exceptional psychiatric care.Acadia Healthcare owns & operates over 250+ facilities throughout the US, providing psychiatric and chemical dependency services to patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, specialty treatment facilities, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics and therapeutic school-based programs. Acadia is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services.Reach out to a Senior Physician Talent Acquisition Team Leadandy.diffenbaugh@acadiahealthcare.com 615-905-1731#LI-AD1 #LI-onsite #LI-AD1

Responsibilities

Summary:

• Responsible for providing clinical services to patients at the facility.

• Practice within medical protocols defined by federal and state regulations, as well as by corporate, facility policy or procedures.

• Review medical information on patients to ensure medical stability and to offer medical recommendations.

• Evaluate patients for mental, emotional or behavioral disorders.

• Treat or direct treatment of patients, utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications.

• Review and complete medical information for individual care plans, documents services and information in a timely manner.

• Maintain confidential documentation, compliance and billing in accordance with the policy and procedures.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.

• One or more years' post graduate degree practice preferred.

• Licensed in the the state in which the facility(s) operate.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Board certification in psychiatry

• Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.

Practice with Acadia Healthcare

Acadia is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services across the United States.

Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Acadia Healthcare operates a network of 250 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 11,000 beds in 39 states and Puerto Rico, more than 23,000 employees serving approximately 70,000 patients daily. We provide psychiatric and chemical dependency services to our patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, specialty treatment facilities, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics and therapeutic school-based programs.