Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Job ID: ORD-219712-MD-CA
Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage in Concord, California
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This job at a glance
- Dates needed: Ongoing
- Shift type: Day Shift
- Assignment type: Clinic
- Call required: No
- Board certification required: Yes
Job description
About the facility
This county mental health facility provides outpatient psychiatric services to children and adolescents in Concord, California. The facility operates on an onsite model, with clinical staff delivering coordinated psychiatric care to a pediatric patient population. The facility seeks a qualified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to support ongoing locum tenens coverage.
About the facility location
Concord, California offers a range of entertainment and outdoor activities for clinicians on assignment. The area is home to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, the largest water park in the Bay Area, featuring wave pools, a lazy river, and rides. Clinicians may also explore scenic trails at Mount Diablo State Park, with points of interest such as Rock City, Fossil Ridge, and Castle Rock, as well as local venues offering live theatre productions and film screenings.
About the clinician's workday
The clinician will provide full-time outpatient psychiatric services for child and adolescent patients onsite at a county mental health clinic, working 40 hours per week during day shift hours. Responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations, with 90 minutes allocated for new evaluations and 1 hour for follow-up appointments, as well as developing individualized treatment plans and providing ongoing medication management. No call obligations are associated with this position. Board certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and prescriptive authority are required.
Additional job details
- Case load/PPD: Variable
- Patient population: Children
- Location type: On-Site
- Prescriptive authority required: Yes
- Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
- Cases treated: Child and adolescent psychiatric conditions
- Average length of stay: Not applicable
- Census: Not applicable
- Med checks/follow-up per day: Variable
- Initial evaluation time: 90 minutes for new evaluations; 1 hour for follow-up
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Your dedicated recruiter
Devin VanDeWark
Call / Text:
(678) 327-0445
Email:
devin.vandewark@locumtenens.com
