Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Western Michigan

Job description

About the facility

This outpatient community mental health clinic provides psychiatric services to a pediatric patient population through a telehealth delivery model. The facility seeks locum tenens coverage to maintain continuity of child and adolescent psychiatric services. Clinical operations are structured to support coordinated care for children within an outpatient setting.

About the facility location

This region of Michigan offers a range of outdoor and cultural experiences suited to varied interests. Clinicians may enjoy access to natural landscapes, recreational trails, water-based activities, and year-round seasonal sports. The area also features arts venues, live performance spaces, museums, and a network of local wineries, breweries, cideries, and distilleries, providing diverse options for leisure and exploration.

About the clinician's workday

The clinician will provide child and adolescent psychiatric services via tele-psychiatry, working 3 days per week (20 hours) during day shift hours. Clinical responsibilities include conducting initial psychiatric evaluations (80 minutes) and medication management follow-up appointments (20 minutes) for a pediatric patient population ages 5-18.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 10-12
• Patient population: Children
• Location type: Telehealth
• Prescriptive authority required: No
• Shift hours: Part time (20 hours)
• Cases treated: Child and adolescent psychiatric conditions in an outpatient telehealth setting; ages 5-18
• Med checks/follow-up per day: 20 minutes
• Initial evaluation time: 80 minutes