Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Inpatient Facility in Mansfield Center, Connecticut

Job description

About the facility

This facility operates an adult Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), providing structured behavioral health services for adult patients in Mansfield Center, Connecticut. This behavioral health program maintains established clinical protocols to support comprehensive psychiatric care delivery within a dedicated inpatient behavioral health environment. Locum tenens coverage is sought to ensure continuity of psychiatric services during the specified coverage period.

About the facility location

Mansfield Center is located in Connecticut, a state that offers a range of attractions suited to diverse interests. Visitors may explore destinations such as Mystic Seaport Museum - the largest maritime museum in the United States - as well as Foxwoods Resort Casino and the PEZ factory. Additional activities include exploring Hartford City Center, the HighFlyer Zipline, and family-friendly museums such as EverWonder Children's Museum in Newtown and KidsPlay Children's Museum.

About the clinician's workday

The psychiatrist will provide full-time inpatient psychiatric care for adult patients within an adult Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP), working Monday through Friday totaling 40 hours per week. Standard shift hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with a late shift on Thursdays from 11:30 AM to 7:00 PM. Clinical responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations and managing medications for adult patients participating in the IOP and PHP program.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: Variable
• Patient population: Adults
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
• Cases treated: Adult inpatient psychiatric conditions within an IOP and PHP program setting
• Average length of stay: Variable
• Census: Variable
• Med checks/follow-up per day: Variable
• Initial evaluation time: Variable