Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage in Virginia

Job description

About the facility

This residential treatment facility provides structured psychiatric care for children and adolescents ages 6-21, with a clinical focus on complex behavioral health needs. The facility serves a population that includes individuals with autism, intellectual disabilities, and trauma-related conditions. Support staff are available to assist clinicians throughout the coverage period.

About the facility location

Northern Virginia offers a range of activities suited to diverse interests. The region features family-oriented attractions, including farms with pumpkin patches and apple orchards, local garden centers, and indoor entertainment venues. Live music is available at a large outdoor amphitheater located approximately 30 miles from Washington, D.C., and the area also includes historical sites, outdoor spaces, local produce markets, wineries, and agritourism destinations accessible to clinicians on assignment.

About the clinician's workday

The psychiatrist will provide full-time psychiatric services for a pediatric population ages 6-21 within a residential treatment setting, working 40 hours per week during day shifts. The position involves close collaboration with the treatment team to support care delivery for patients presenting with complex clinical histories, including trauma such as prenatal drug exposure, abuse, and neglect. Approximately 75% of the patient population presents with autism or intellectual disability. A hybrid schedule combining on-site and remote coverage may be available for this assignment.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: Variable
• Support staff: yes
• Patient population: Children
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: No
• Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
• Cases treated: Child and adolescent psychiatric conditions ages 6-21; autism; intellectual disability; complex trauma histories
• Average length of stay: Not applicable
• Census: Not applicable
• Med checks/follow-up per day: Not applicable
• Initial evaluation time: Not applicable

Your dedicated recruiter

Katie McCuen

Call / Text: (678) 690-7356
Email: kmccuen@locumtenens.com

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