Facility in New York Is Seeking a Locum Tenens Psychiatrist
Reported by 27 physicians · region cohort · total comp, not the employer's posted pay
Overview
- Location
- Troy, New York
- Schedule
- Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm · Rotating weekend call - 1 in 4 OR 1 in 6
- SalaryDr Signal range
- $334k – $375k
- Practice
- Hospital inpatient unit · Hospital
27 physician reports · not the employer's posted pay
Role summary
This locum tenens psychiatry position involves working inpatient psychiatric units Monday through Friday with rotating weekend call and up to 20 patients seen per day. The role offers housing, travel, and malpractice coverage benefits, uses Epic EMR, and requires hospital privileges.
What the posting highlights
- Locum covers half of the unit census
- Care setting: Inpatient psychiatric unit
- Patient population: Mental health unit patients
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
Physician-reported range shown; the employer did not post pay for this role.
Compensation
- What physicians report
- $334k – $375k
- Pay context
- SalaryDr Signal · physician-reported
- Report sample
- 27 recent physician reports · region cohort
- Compensation basis
- Estimated total compensation
Benefits named in the posting
- complimentary housing and travel
- comprehensive malpractice coverage
This is a SalaryDr Signal computed from 27 recent, approved physician reports (region cohort). It is not an employer offer or posted pay; this employer did not disclose pay.
Employer
CompHealth
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Hospital inpatient unit
- Facility type
- Hospital
- Patient population
- Mental health unit patients
- EHR
- Epic
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Questions to ask the employer
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm
- Call burden
- rotating weekend call - 1 in 4 or 1 in 6
- Patient volume
- up to 20 patients per day
- Inpatient / outpatient
- inpatient psychiatric unit
- Coverage model
- locum covers half of the unit census
- Admin burden
- charting must be completed within 24 - 48 hours of encounter
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Recruiter-posted
- Salary label
- SalaryDr Signal
- First seen
- 2 wk ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 90%
Full description
Some locum assignments can be as short as a day, others, years. Some are far from home, others are local. Whatever it is you're looking for, we offer true opportunities, not just postings. CompHealth goes far beyond a job board, providing you with expert guidance tailored to your specific needs and phase of your career. Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm Rotating weekend call -- 1 in 4 or 1 in 6 Up to 20 patients per day on the mental health unit Locum covers half of the unit census Inpatient psychiatric unit EMR: Epic Charting must be completed within 24 - 48 hours of encounter Hospital privileges required We negotiate better pay and deposit it weekly We arrange complimentary housing and travel and comprehensive malpractice coverage We simplify the credentialing and privileging process Access to online portal for assignment details and time entry Your specialized recruiter takes care of every detail