Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Concord, California

• Job Reference Id:  ORD-224524-MD-CA
• Title:  MD
• Dates Needed:  PRN
• Shift Type:  Day Shift
• Assignment Type:  Inpatient
• Call Required:  Negotiable
• Board Certification Required:  Yes
• Job Duration:  Locums

This inpatient behavioral health center provides structured psychiatric services for children and adolescents requiring evaluation, stabilization, and ongoing treatment within a dedicated clinical environment. The facility operates across 2 inpatient psychiatric units and maintains clinical infrastructure to support coordinated care delivery for a pediatric patient population. Locum tenens coverage is sought on a PRN basis to maintain continuity of child and adolescent psychiatric services.

Concord, California is located in the East Bay region and offers a range of outdoor, dining, shopping, and entertainment options suited to varied interests. Clinicians on assignment may visit Todos Santos Plaza, explore Sunvalley Shopping Center and The Veranda, or enjoy a round of golf at Diablo Creek Golf. The area also provides access to hiking trails, national parks, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Concord Pavilion - a venue hosting notable concerts and live events - and a self-guided Taco Trail highlighting family-owned local restaurants.

The clinician will provide inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric care on a part-time basis (30 hours per week) during day shift hours, working on-site across 2 dedicated psychiatric units. Clinical responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations, developing individualized treatment plans, and providing ongoing medication management for a pediatric patient population presenting with a wide range of psychiatric disorders, with an expected daily census of 12-14 patients. Call coverage is negotiable, with a 14-hour call component associated with this assignment.

• Case Load/PPD:  12-14
• Patient Population:  Children
• Call Ratio/Schedule:  14 hr call
• Location Type:  On-Site
• Prescriptive Authority Required:  Yes
• Government:  No
• Shift Hours:  Part time (30 hours)
• Cases Treated:  Child and adolescent psychiatric conditions requiring inpatient care;  wide range of psychiatric disorders
• Average Length of Stay:  Variable
• Census:  12-14 patients daily;  2 units

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