Physician / Psychiatry / Missouri / Locum or Permanent / Psychiatrist (Forensic & General Adult) Job

Staff Psychiatrist

Adelphi is seeking a Staff Psychiatrist to provide psychiatric services at a state-operated mental health facility in Missouri. The psychiatrist will be responsible for conducting comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, managing long-term inpatient caseloads, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated, recovery-oriented care. The ideal candidate will be able to assess, diagnose, and treat complex psychiatric conditions and evaluate the effectiveness of treatment practices within a forensic psychiatric environment.

Job Description

• Manage a long-term inpatient caseload of approximately 40 patients across two wards, providing monthly and as-needed psychiatric evaluations.
• Diagnose and treat serious mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, mood disorders, personality disorders, substance use disorders, and paraphilic disorders.
• Develop individualized treatment plans involving medication management, psychotherapy, behavioral interventions, and specialty referrals.
• Admit and discharge patients and complete all required documentation, including monthly summaries, annual evaluations, and admission/discharge assessments.
• Participate in weekly multidisciplinary treatment team meetings and collaborate in ongoing treatment planning and case consultations.
• Supervise Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners as credentialed and support coordination of psychiatric services.
• Serve as Psychiatric Officer of the Day (OD) 24 times per week during daytime shifts.
• Optional: Provide on-call coverage for additional compensation; routine on-call, weekends, and holidays are not required.
• Attend medical staff meetings and prepare evaluations for guardianship, conditional/unconditional release, and court testimony as needed.
• If credentialed, provide individual, group, family, or substance-abuse psychotherapy and participate in behavioral therapy programming and clinical oversight.

Requirements

• Active, unrestricted Missouri medical license.
• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Psychiatry.
• BLS certification.
• Experience with serious mental illness and forensic psychiatric populations preferred.
• Knowledge of long-term psychiatric treatment, psychopharmacology, and behavioral interventions.
• Familiarity with legal patient classifications including NGRI, VBG, PIST, and SVP status.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary professionals, including psychology, nursing, social work, pharmacy, and medical staff.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, conditional/unconditional release assessments, and court-related documentation.