Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Outpatient Facility in North Central Pennsylvania
@ LocumTenens.comPsychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Outpatient Facility in North Central Pennsylvania
About the job
Seeking a board-certified psychiatrist for a 6-month locum role in an outpatient partial hospitalization program in PA. Provides psychiatric care for children, working 24 hours/week, with no call, in a hybrid schedule, supporting mental health treatment for K-12 students.
Requirements
- Board certification
- Prescriptive authority
- Experience in child psychiatry
- Outpatient psychiatric experience
Qualifications
- Medical degree (MD)
- PA medical license
- Child mental health experience
- Hybrid work schedule
Full job description
- Job Reference Id: ORD- -MD-PA
- Title: MD
- Dates Needed: Early December - 6 months
- Shift Type: Day Shift
- Assignment Type: Outpatient
- Call Required: No
- Board Certification Required: Yes
- Job Duration: Locums
This facility operates a Partial Hospitalization Program serving a K-12 population, providing an intensive level of mental health treatment that bridges traditional outpatient therapy and inpatient hospitalization. The program is supported by master's level mental health clinicians and delivers structured psychiatric services within a hybrid care model.
About the Facility LocationPennsylvania offers a range of attractions suited to diverse interests. The state features family-friendly amusement destinations, as well as state parks with waterfalls, hiking trails, and thousands of acres of natural scenery. Notable natural landmarks include glacially carved canyons and gorges accessible from state parks throughout the region. Clinicians on assignment will also find cultural and historical experiences, live music venues, theatrical performances, and local fairs and festivals throughout the region.
About the Clinician's WorkdayClinicians in this role will provide part-time outpatient psychiatric services within a K-12 Partial Hospitalization Program, working day shifts totaling 24 hours per week under a hybrid schedule in Pennsylvania. Clinical responsibilities include conducting initial psychiatric evaluations (1 hour), performing medication management follow-up appointments (15-30 minutes), monitoring patient safety, and collaborating with the broader treatment team to support the medical and psychiatric aspects of care. The clinician will work alongside master's level mental health clinicians to coordinate individualized treatment for a patient population spanning the K-12 program. No call coverage is required for this assignment.
Additional Job Details
- Case Load/PPD: Variable
- Support Staff: Master's level mental health clinicians
- Patient Population: Children
- Location Type: Hybrid
- Prescriptive Authority Required: Yes
- Government: No
- Shift Hours: Part time (24 hours)
- Cases Treated: K-12 PHP program; child and adolescent outpatient psychiatric conditions
- Med Checks/Follow-up per day: 15-30 minutes per medication management follow-up appointment
- Initial Evaluation Time: 1 hour per initial psychiatric evaluation
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