Physician / Psychiatry / Illinois / Locum Tenens / psychiatrist needed Job

Primary Care Physician / General Practice opportunity Inpatient position. Monday through Friday 8am-4:30pm 37.5 hours per week No weekends or holidaysDuties Provide treatment to a caseload of patients on the pavilion Evaluate assigned cases at intake Sign certificate of admission and testify in court Order and interpret lab tests Conduct initial physical exams and makes diagnoses of patients Develop and implements treat plan Follow up exams and documents changes in progress notes Prescribe and direct administration of medicines Monitor effectiveness of medications Advise nursing staff of unusual treatment and answer questions Provide clinical direction to staff involved in direct care Recommend treatment for more difficult clinical cases Provide back-up coverage of other pavilions and assessments at intake Serve as officer of the day being on-call on site for consultation or emergency medical assistance Serve as member of the medical committee, pavilion and program meetings, case evaluation, audit and utilization review. Participate in all mandatory trainingQualifications Current Illinois License Board certified/eligible in Medicine Current Illinois Controlled Substance certificate Current DEA certificate Mantoux skin test prior to starting work or documentation of negative Mantoux within last 90 days