This Job at a Glance
About the Facility
This county mental health facility provides outpatient psychiatric services to children and adolescents in Concord, California. The facility operates on an onsite model, with clinical staff delivering coordinated psychiatric care to a pediatric patient population. The facility seeks a qualified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to support ongoing locum tenens coverage.
About the Facility Location
Concord, California offers a range of entertainment and recreational options throughout the year. Todos Santos Plaza serves as a central gathering point, hosting free concerts and markets with children‘s play areas. Additional attractions in the area include Concord Pavilion, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, and Sunvalley Shopping Center, providing diverse options for clinicians on assignment.
About the Clinician‘s Workday
The clinician will provide full-time outpatient psychiatric services for child and adolescent patients onsite at a county mental health clinic, working 40 hours per week during day shift hours. Responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations, with 90 minutes allocated for new evaluations and 1 hour for follow-up appointments, as well as developing individualized treatment plans and providing ongoing medication management. No call obligations are associated with this position. Board certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and prescriptive authority are required.
Additional Job Details
Case Load/PPD: Variable
Patient Population: Children
Location Type: On-Site
Prescriptive Authority Required: Yes
Government: No
Shift Hours: Full time (40 hours)
Cases Treated: Child and adolescent psychiatric conditions
Average Length of Stay: Not applicable
Census: Not applicable
Med Checks/Follow-up per day: Variable
Initial Evaluation Time: 90 minutes for new evaluations; 1 hour for follow-up
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