Adult Psychiatrist

JOB OVERVIEW • Job Title

• Adult Psychiatry
• Job
• Type: Locum Tenens
• Location: Cooperstown, NY
• Service
• Setting: Inpatient
• Coverage
• Type: Clinical + Call
• Coverage
• Period: 07/20/2026 – Ongoing
• Shift
• Schedule: Mon–Fri, 8a–5p
• Call
• Schedule: TBD; 1–2 Weekends Per Month
• At Least One Weeknight of Phone Call Coverage
• Call
• Type: Phone Call

PATIENT INFORMATION • Patient Demographics

• Adult
• Patient
• Volume/Census: 14-Bed Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
• Admissions: Yes
• Rounding: Included
• Phone
• Consults: Yes
• Case
• Mix: General Adult Inpatient Psychiatry

FACILITY INFORMATION • No. of Beds in Department

• 14
• EMR
• System: Epic
• Specialty
• Backup
• Available: Psychiatry Support Services
• Support
• Staff
• Available: 1–2 Nurse Practitioners

PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE • Hospital Privileges Required: Yes

Compensation & benefits • rate

• TBD
• Travel,
• Lodging, and
• Malpractice
• Insurance: Covered

• Required procedures
• Inpatient Psychiatric Evaluations
• Medication Management
• Treatment Planning and Psychiatric Care

• Job requirements
• Active New York Medical License
• Board Certified
• Active DEA
• Inpatient Psychiatry Experience

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide inpatient psychiatric care for hospitalized adult patients
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and develop treatment plans
• Manage medications and monitor patient progress
• Collaborate with Nurse Practitioners and multidisciplinary care teams
• Provide weekend and weeknight call coverage as scheduled
• Serve as the sole physician covering the inpatient psychiatric unit
• Document patient encounters using Epic EMR