Clinical Psychologist Needed for Locum Coverage at Outpatient Facility in Georgia

Job description

About the facility

The outpatient facility operates as a specialized psychiatric practice focused on comprehensive mental health treatment. The facility maintains an integrated approach to behavioral health services with consistent referral patterns from in-house specialists. The practice emphasizes evidence-based treatment modalities and collaborative care delivery.

About the facility location

Georgia offers diverse attractions ranging from natural wonders to historic districts and entertainment venues. Visitors can explore state parks featuring waterfalls and mountains, tour vineyards, and experience aquariums and wildlife areas. The state provides opportunities for outdoor activities like biking along riverwalks, visiting botanical gardens, and taking guided tours through historic downtown areas.

About the clinician's workday

The clinician will provide comprehensive psychological services including psychotherapy and evaluations for patients across all age groups in an outpatient setting. Primary responsibilities include conducting diagnostic evaluations, ADHD assessments, and psychological testing while receiving consistent referrals from an in-house Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist. The position requires collaboration with psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners as part of an integrated behavioral health team. The clinician will provide evidence-based therapy including CBT, trauma-informed care, and supportive therapy for patients with depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma-related disorders, adjustment disorders, mood disorders, and treatment-resistant depression.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 6-8 depending on evaluation vs therapy schedule
• Support staff: Psychiatrists, Therapists, Operations Manager and Scheduling staff
• Patient population: All Ages
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: No
• Shift hours: Part time (20 hours)
• Cases treated: Depression, anxiety, ADHD, trauma-related disorders, adjustment disorders, mood disorders, and treatment-resistant depression
• Average length of stay: Not applicable
• Census: Not applicable
• Med checks/follow-up per day: 45-60 min
• Initial evaluation time: 60-90 min