Child​/Adolescent Psychiatrist Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Concord, California

• Job Reference
  -224524-MD-CA
• Title:
  
  MD
• Dates Needed:
  
  PRN
• Shift Type:
  
  Day Shift
• Assignment Type:
  
  Inpatient
• Call
  
  Required:
  
  Negotiable
• Board Certification
  
  Required:
  
  Yes
• Job Duration:
  
  Locums

This inpatient behavioral health center provides structured psychiatric services for children and adolescents requiring evaluation, stabilization, and ongoing treatment within a dedicated clinical environment. The facility operates across 2 inpatient psychiatric units and maintains clinical infrastructure to support coordinated care delivery for a pediatric patient population. Locum tenens coverage is sought on a PRN basis to maintain continuity of child and adolescent psychiatric services.

Concord, California is located in the East Bay region and offers a range of outdoor, dining, shopping, and entertainment options suited to varied interests. Clinicians on assignment may visit Todos Santos Plaza, explore Sunvalley Shopping Center and The Veranda, or enjoy a round of golf at Diablo Creek Golf. The area also provides access to hiking trails, national parks, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Concord Pavilion - a venue hosting notable concerts and live events - and a self-guided Taco Trail highlighting family-owned local restaurants.

The clinician will provide inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric care on a part-time basis (30 hours per week) during day shift hours, working on-site across 2 dedicated psychiatric units. Clinical responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations, developing individualized treatment plans, and providing ongoing medication management for a pediatric patient population presenting with a wide range of psychiatric disorders, with an expected daily census of 12-14 patients.

Call coverage is negotiable, with a 14-hour call component associated with this assignment.

• Case Load/PPD:12-14
• Patient Population:
  
  Children
• Call Ratio/
  
  Schedule:
  
  14 hr call
• Location Type:
  
  On-Site
• Prescriptive Authority
  
  Required:
  
  Yes
• Government:
  
  No
• Shift
  
  Hours:
  
  Part time (30 hours)
• Cases Treated:
  
  Child and adolescent psychiatric conditions requiring inpatient care; wide range of psychiatric disorders
• Average Length of Stay:
  
  Variable
• Census:12-14 patients daily; 2 units