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Eastern State Hospital Locum Tenens Position

Eastern State Hospital is seeking BC/BE Internal Medicine or Family Medicine Physician/Practitioner (MD/DO/NP) to assist with locum tenens coverage for a full 90-day initial contract.  Experience working with an acute and chronic, SMI adult, and geriatric inpatient populations are recommended.  Details for the assignment are provided below:

Assignment:

  • Available to start immediately (pending credentialing)
  • Initial Appointment for 3-month assignment, with option to extend 3 -6-month assignment, if the position remains unfilled
  • Time-off Requests between contracts, preferred
  • Full-time, 40 hours a week with assigned office hours of Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm with 1 hour lunch break; no alternative schedules accepted
  • NOT approved for overtime
  • No weekends, no holidays, no on-call duty
  • Ability to provide cross coverage, to include forensic populations, as required
  • Once a month, participation in Lunch Coverage Call (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM)

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  • Employer: Benevolent Healthcare Services, LLC
  • Locations: Eastern State Hospital
  • Address: 4601 Ironbound Rd Williamsburg, VA 23188, USA
    • Qualifications:
    • 3+ more years as a Physician/Practitioner, autonomous preferred
    • Strong experience working with patients having Serious Mental Illness (SMI)
    • Psychiatric Crisis Management and Forensic experience, a plus
    • Experience working with adult admissions or geriatric admissions and acute and chronic health management of adult and geriatric populations.
    • Comfortable working on admissions work up and potential rapid turnover
    • Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary treatment team
    • BLS Healthcare Provider certification is required
    Responsibilities:
    • Responsible for patient care that includes examination, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of medical illnesses for adult and geriatric psychiatric inpatient population.
    • Serves as medical consultant to the attending psychiatrist/practitioner.
    • Completes admission medical assessments (including history and physical examinations, mental status examination) and entering admission orders.
    • Orders diagnostic/therapeutic tests and procedures.
    • Monitors patients’ progress, including laboratory values and special procedures with appropriate follow-up or referrals as needed.
    • Consults with authorized representatives/legal guardians on patient medical status.
    • Collaborates with attending psychiatric practitioner if needed providing DSM-5 Diagnoses that are valid, complete, and supported by timely and appropriate assessment.
    • Provides coverage to the medical clinic, the admission suit to ensure the admission process is completed.
    • Prescribes medications at the lowest effective dose in accordance with rational clinical practices. Assesses and address medication side-effects and report adverse drug reactions.
    • Ensures timely and quality documentation (admissions, follow-up and annual, etc.) in patient records in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory standards, and guidelines.
    Position Details:
    • Facility Hospitalizations: Acute, Adult, Inpatient wards (male & female)
    • Facility Demographics: Forensic, NGRI, Civil, Jail Transfer, and Geriatric populations
    • Facility Stay: Short and Long-term length of stay
    • Caseload varies by ward and assignment (40-45)
    • Psychiatry coverage is provided
    • Full complement of interdisciplinary team members
    Apply today! Visit www.benevolenthealthcare.com/careers/ or email your resume and cover letter to info@benevolenthealthcare.com.

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