Psychiatrist Job at Ballad Health in Johnson City, TN

Ballad Health's Behavioral Health team at Woodridge Hospital is seeking a PRN inpatient psychiatrist to provide services in Johnson City, Tennessee.

Coverage: Psychiatrist would primarily cover Woodridge Hospital and help with consults at other facilities

• PMHNP’s on staff to assist the unit and to see adult consults.
• Social Workers/ Therapist onsite
• Treatment Team done daily
• RN/LPN/ Tech staff
• Nurse Manager on both units
• Hours/Day: 8-Hour day, can begin at 8am or 9am. 8-5 or 9-6.
• 2nd certs (CON’s) during call: 2nd certs are required for any TN admissions which are involuntary. These are done via laptop or tablet and secure portal. 

 
Unit demographics: Adult, sub-acute population. We do take some Gero-psych patients depending on level of functioning.

Main diagnosis: bipolar, schizo affective disorder, secondary detox, depression, insomnia, suicidal ideations.

EMR: EPIC

Why Join Us?

We view our PRN  providers as members of our Ballad Family and love to hear feedback and work with you on any improvements you note to our current processes. Ballad spans 29 counties across Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee.  Ballad has a large support system for Behavioral Health services. 

Community Details:

The Appalachian Highlands consists of three mid-sized cities (Bristol, TN/VA, Kingsport, TN, Johnson City, TN). Sullivan County, TN and Washington County, TN combined is roughly 300,000 in population. The area is within driving distance to one half of the US population.