Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Outpatient Facility in Eastern South Carolina

Job description

About the facility

This community outpatient facility specializes in providing comprehensive psychiatric services to pediatric populations. The organization maintains excellent support staff and operates in a structured environment that emphasizes quality care delivery for child and adolescent patients. The facility seeks ongoing psychiatric coverage to support their pediatric mental health program.

About the facility location

If you are looking for fun things to do in Eastern South Carolina, visit the Brookgreen Gardens, Broadway at the Beach or Falls Park on the Reedy!

About the clinician's workday

The psychiatrist will provide comprehensive outpatient psychiatric care for child patients aged 4-17 in a community outpatient setting. Clinical responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations, developing individualized treatment plans, and providing ongoing medication management for 4-7 child patients per day. The position requires full-time coverage during day shift hours with no call obligations. The clinician will work collaboratively with excellent support staff to ensure optimal patient outcomes in the outpatient environment.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 4-7
• Patient population: Children
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
• Cases treated: Child patients requiring outpatient psychiatric treatment
• Average length of stay: Not applicable
• Census: Not applicable
• Med checks/follow-up per day: Variable
• Initial evaluation time: Variable