Clinical Psychologist Needed for Locum Coverage at Outpatient Facility in Washington

Job description

About the facility

The facility operates as a state-operated adolescent residential treatment center providing specialized psychiatric care and therapeutic services to adolescent boys and girls. The organization maintains comprehensive behavioral health programs with credentialing time of 2-3 weeks and travel expenses covered for locum tenens coverage. The facility utilizes EMR systems for clinical documentation and maintains structured residential programming to support adolescent mental health treatment needs.

About the facility location

This Washington state area offers diverse recreational opportunities throughout the year, including dolphin and whale watching excursions and wine tasting tours at local wineries. Visitors can explore major natural attractions such as Mount Rainier, Olympic National Park with the Hoh Rainforest, and the San Juan Islands, which provide whale watching opportunities. The region features family-friendly destinations with museums, aerial helicopter tours, beaches, and cultural activities including festivals, live music venues, theaters, and shopping districts.

About the clinician's workday

The clinician will provide comprehensive individual therapy services to adolescents in a state-operated residential facility. Responsibilities include conducting therapeutic sessions, maintaining accurate clinical documentation using the EMR system, and collaborating with residential staff to ensure coordinated care delivery. The position requires working Monday through Friday in five 8-hour day shifts with a caseload of 6-10 patients per day. The clinician will focus strictly on therapy services while adhering to state facility protocols and maintaining professional standards in adolescent mental health treatment with no call requirements.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 6-10
• Support staff: Residential care staff and administrative support
• Patient population: Children
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: No
• Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
• Cases treated: Adolescents requiring residential psychiatric care and therapeutic intervention
• Average length of stay: Variable based on treatment needs
• Census: Variable residential census
• Med checks/follow-up per day: Variable based on therapeutic treatment plans and individual patient needs
• Initial evaluation time: Standard therapeutic session length per facility protocol