A State Hospital is seeking a Family Medicine Physician for locum tenens coverage.

The facility is located near Morristown, New Jersey.

This is a MondayFriday, 8am5pm position for an MD only, due to state guidelines. There is no call required, and while the provider is responsible for approximately 45 mental health patients across two units, they are not expected to see all patients daily. Candidates must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family or Internal Medicine with an active New Jersey license. The facility uses paper charts and is supported by a full mental health team, including psychiatrists, internists, nurses, and techs. Credentialing takes about 3 weeks. The ideal candidate is compassionate and comfortable working with involuntarily committed mental health patients.

Dates Needed: ASAP - 3 months

Case Load/PPD: 10-20 Shift Type: Day Shift

Assignment Type: Clinic

Assignment Duration: Locums

Call Required: No

Board Certification Required: Negotiable

Prescriptive Authority Required: Yes

Patient Population: Adults

Support Staff: ⢠Full mental health staff- ratio of 2 psychiatrists: 1 internist, about 8 other internal medicine doctors, nurses, techs, etc

Government: No Reference ID: ORD-195451-MD-NJ