Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Inpatient Facility in Georgia

Job description

About the facility

This residential treatment facility specializes in comprehensive care for children and adolescents requiring extended psychiatric treatment and stabilization. The facility maintains a census of 144 patients and provides a structured therapeutic environment focused on treating emotional and behavioral disorders, trauma-related conditions, mood disorders, and ADHD. The organization emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration with therapists, nursing staff, and behavioral health specialists to support patient recovery and therapeutic progress.

About the facility location

This region offers diverse recreational opportunities and year-round activities. The area features outdoor recreation options, cultural attractions, and educational venues. Residents and visitors can enjoy regional attractions including museums, parks, and entertainment facilities throughout the year.

About the clinician's workday

The psychiatrist will provide psychiatric evaluations and medication management for children and adolescents in a residential treatment setting with part-time 16-hour coverage. The clinician will manage a designated program or group of patients within a 144-bed census, providing ongoing clinical oversight and treatment recommendations for patients with emotional and behavioral disorders, trauma-related disorders, mood disorders, and ADHD. Responsibilities include participating in weekly multidisciplinary treatment team meetings with therapists, nursing staff, and behavioral health specialists to support behavioral stabilization and therapeutic progress. The position requires completion of psychiatric assessments for new admissions as needed and collaborative treatment plan reviews with clinical staff.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 8-12
• Support staff: Therapists, nursing staff, and behavioral health specialists
• Patient population: Children
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• Shift hours: Part time (16 hours)
• Cases treated: Emotional and behavioral disorders, trauma-related disorders, mood disorders, ADHD
• Average length of stay: Several weeks to several months
• Census: 144
• Med checks/follow-up per day: Ongoing medication management as part of residential treatment program
• Initial evaluation time: Standard psychiatric assessment timeframes for residential admissions