Outpatient Psychiatry in North Little Rock, AR

Exciting 100% outpatient Psychiatry position with perks of private practice like set up and to serve as a core faculty in a brand new residency program

We are recruiting due to rapid growth for two full time outpatient adult psychiatrists. The applicants will join our new state-of-the art behavioral health outpatient clinic in North Little Rock, Arkansas. This clinic is affiliated with the new Baptist Health/UAMS Psychiatry residency program that began in July 2022.

The position is to provide outpatient medication management, supervision of upper level psychiatry residents in their outpatient clinics, participation in faculty development opportunities and teaching resident didactics.

We currently have 1 psychiatrist and 3 therapists and hope to quickly grow the clinic to fulfill the needs of Arkansas mental health. The new program allows the opportunity to develop programs such as Spravato clinic, women’s mental health clinic, and tele-psychiatry.

Benefits include:

• Monday through Friday: no call or weekends.
• Private practice style outpatient setting with academic environment.
• Full administrative staff: front staff, schedulers, medical assistants, nurses in place.
• Billing and coding staff: freedom from insurance, coding and reimbursement hassles.
• Competitive compensation including bonus opportunities.
• Benefits package includes excellent PTO package, employer 403b contributions, and generous CME allowance and medical malpractice coverage.

Requirements:
All physician positions are for Board Certified or Board Eligible MDs or DOs. This opportunity does qualify for a J-1 visa waiver. All physicians must be able to obtain Arkansas licensure before they begin practicing. All physician applicants must complete a Pre-application form, provide copies of their DEA number, copies of state medical licenses (except for residents) and provide professional references that will allow us to do a background check before they are brought in for an interview.

For more information about the Baptist Health-UAMS GME and the psychiatry residency program please visit:
https://baptisthealth-uams-gme.org/psychiatry/ 

For over 100 years, BAPTIST HEALTH has been delivering quality healthcare to the citizens of Arkansas. BAPTIST HEALTH is the state's most comprehensive healthcare system. With more than 200 facilities - including major medical centers, family clinics, therapy and wellness centers - BAPTIST HEALTH is committed to delivering all our best in healthcare to the people of Arkansas.

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