Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Outpatient Clinic in Colorado

Job description

About the facility

This community mental health center delivers outpatient psychiatric services to an adult population within a structured, team-based setting. The facility maintains an interdisciplinary clinical team to support continuity of behavioral health care delivery.

About the facility location

Colorado offers a range of outdoor recreation and year-round activities, including fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. The state features diverse regional attractions, wildlife viewing opportunities, and historical sites. Clinicians relocating to or traveling within Colorado will find a range of seasonal activities and community amenities throughout the region.

About the clinician's workday

Clinicians in this role will provide full-time outpatient psychiatric services for an adult patient population at a community mental health center in Colorado, working Monday - Friday during day shifts totaling 40 hours per week on-site. Clinical responsibilities include conducting initial psychiatric evaluations (approximately 1 hour) and follow-up medication management visits for adults presenting with mood, anxiety, trauma-related, psychotic, and other behavioral health conditions. Clinicians will collaborate with an interdisciplinary behavioral health team that includes psychiatric clinicians, psychologists, therapists, nurses, and case managers to support care planning and continuity of patient care. No call coverage is required for this assignment.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: ~8-12 PPD
• Support staff: interdisciplinary team including other psychiatric providers, psychologists, therapists, nurses, case managers and BH staff
• Patient population: Adults
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
• Cases treated: Adult outpatient psychiatric conditions; mood, anxiety, trauma-related, psychotic, and other behavioral health conditions
• Med checks/follow-up per day: Variable
• Initial evaluation time: Approximately 1 hour per initial psychiatric evaluation