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Job Title: Physician (MD/DO)

Setting: State Hospital

Location: Clarks Summit, PA

Job Type: Locums

Start Date: IMMEDIATE OPENING

About the Role:

Key Responsibilities:

· Responsible for patient care thatincludes examination, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of medical illnessesfor adult and geriatric psychiatric inpatient population.

· Serves as medical consultant to theattending psychiatrist/practitioner.

· Completes admission medicalassessments (including history and physical examinations, mental statusexamination) and entering admission orders.

· Orders diagnostic/therapeutic testsand procedures.

· Monitors patients’ progress,including laboratory values and special procedures with appropriate follow-upor referrals as needed.

· Collaborates with attendingpsychiatric practitioner if needed providing DSM-5 Diagnoses that are valid,complete, and supported by timely and appropriate assessment.

· Provides coverage to the medicalclinic, the admission suit to ensure the admission process is completed.

· Prescribes medications at the lowesteffective dose in accordance with rational clinical practices. Assessesand address medication side-effects and report adverse drug reactions.

Qualifications:

• Licensure: PA Physician (MD/DO) Licensure

• Certifications: DEA

• Experience: 1 year in a relevant field preferred

  Schedule:

• Monday to Friday, 8am to 430pm

• on-call or callback duties (optional).