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

Job description

About the facility

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.

About the facility location

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.

About the clinician's workday

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.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 12-14
• Patient population: Children
• Call ratio/schedule: 14 hr call
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• 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