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

LocumTenens.com · Friant, United States

• Job Reference Id: ORD- -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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