Permanent Psychiatry: General Job in Waycross, Georgia

• Position Type: Permanent
• Recruited Specialty: Psychiatry: General
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
• Structure of Position: Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other
• Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
• Expected Patient Call Coverage: No call
• Expected ER Call Coverage: No call

Psychiatry (SA197294) Waycross, Georgia AS

This regional hospital in southeast GA is seeking a board certified or board eligible Psychiatrist to join their team!  The incoming candidate will be responsible for covering the 15-bed unit and consulting on the floor.  They currently specialize in:

-Cognitive disorders, behavioral management of all types of Dementia

-Mood disorders, including major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder

-Anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

-Psychotic disorders, including Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective disorder

-Personality disorders, including borderline personality disorder

-Addictive disorders, including outpatient comprehensive assessments and after care (excluding detoxification treatment)

-7 on / 7 off schedule

-Staffed by 1 Medical Director & 2 Hospitalist

This is an employed opportunity through health system Physician Services.  Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits included!

This search effort is supported by a mission-driven, community-based health system with a 231-bed full-service hospital. Our tradition of care began more than 60 years ago and continues today with more than 1,350 employees, physicians and volunteers. The hospital serves as regional referral center for more than 185,000 residents across nine counties in Southeast Georgia. Key services include a very busy ER where we treat more than 45,000 emergencies each year; our Heart, Cancer, Surgery, Rehabilitation, Sleep and Birthing Centers with specialists trained specifically for these needs; and an extensive Mental Health program for children, adults and those suffering with memory loss. Survey data for the latest year available indicates 32,645 patients visited the hospital's emergency room. The hospital had a total of 6,586 admissions. Its physicians performed 1,836 inpatient and 4,500 outpatient surgeries.

Waycross is located in southeast Georgia, approximately 82 miles northwest of Jacksonville, FL.   The population was 14,725 at the 2010 Census.

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
• Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
• Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes

• Facility Type: Hospital
• Number of Hospital Beds:
• Number of ER Visits Per Year:
• Number of Deliveries Per Year: