Psychiatry Opening in West Plains, MO
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Last updated: 2/21/25
Inpatient Psychiatrist Opening(s) in West Plains, Missouri
- Located: Springfield 100m
Position Details:
2 weeks on 2 weeks off, excellent support staff, generous package
Located in *West Plains, MO* - 100 miles from Springfield, MO
Looking to employ two inpatient psychiatrist to cover our adult (18 & over) 22-bed adult psych unit
Full-time position with very limited call
Call is provided by the hospitalist from 9pm to 7am
Inpatient unit support staff consist of 1 nurse manager, 2 RNS, 1 LPN, 2 CNAs, 1 unit secretary and social service staff including 2 discharge planners
Average in-patient census is 17
Average length of stay is 4 days
Average new patients per day: 3
Average admissions per day: 3
Average follow-ups per day: 14
ER physicians do ER consults
Psych will do hospital consults
Psych will do H & Ps
Benefits include:
Salary based on MGMA median
Generous Sign on bonus and relocation reimbursement offered
Up to $4,500 for CMEs and professional license fees, dues and journals.
We provide Malpractice at $2 mill per occurrence/ $6 mill aggregate. This is a claims made policy. If Physician completes term of agreement, Healthcare will provide tail coverage.
Benefits include: health, dental, vision, life, long and short term disability, AD&D,
Very reasonable health insurance, non-smoker employee rate is $22.00/month. Family rate: $154/month.
403B matching up to 3% after one year.
457 plan Top Hat Plan max contribution of $18,000 per year.
Community:
West Plains is the center of trade for a 50-mile radius. The area's educational opportunities are excellent with public and private schools. Also, the West Plains campus of Missouri State University provides academic and vocational education programs which include a registered and practical nursing program plus a respiratory care school. The West Plains area has prospered as a result of its central location for trade-in southern Missouri as well as the growth of its educational and health services.
West Plains, listed in The 100 Best Small Towns In America, is a family-oriented community located in the beautiful Ozark mountains, national forest lands, lakes and streams provide abundant outdoor recreational activities. We are uniquely located 200 miles from St. Louis and 100 miles from Springfield, Missouri. The Medical Center has been named one of the Top 100 Rural and Community Hospitals in the United States one of only two named in Missouri.
West Plains, MO is in an underserved area and we do accept J1 and H1B applicants. We are also located in the Delta Regional Authority which has no limit on J1 waivers and there is no waiver application deadline.
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