Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Outpatient Facility in Eastern South Carolina
@ LocumTenens.comChild/Adolescent Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Outpatient Facility in Eastern South Carolina
About the job
Community outpatient facility in South Carolina seeks a psychiatrist to provide mental health services for children and teens, focusing on evaluations, treatment plans, and medication management in a structured, supportive environment.
Requirements
- Prescriptive authority
- Experience with pediatric patients
- Outpatient psychiatric care
- Conduct psychiatric evaluations
- Develop treatment plans
Qualifications
- Board eligibility not required
- Full medical license
- Experience in child psychiatry
- Good communication skills
Full job description
- Job Reference Id: ORD- -MD-SC
- Title: MD
- Dates Needed: ASAP - Ongoing
- Shift Type: Day Shift
- Assignment Type: Outpatient
- Call Required: No
- Board Certification Required: No
- Job Duration: Locums
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.
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About the Clinician's WorkdayThe 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
- Government: No
- 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
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