Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Texas
Job Reference ID: ORD-225971-MD-TX | Title: MD | Dates Needed: November 2026 – Ongoing | Shift Type: Day Shift | Assignment Type: Residential Treatment | Call Required: Negotiable | Board Certification Required: Negotiable | Job Duration: Locums
About the Facility
This residential treatment facility provides structured psychiatric services for adolescents requiring ongoing psychiatric care within a dedicated therapeutic environment. The facility maintains a census of 71 patients with an average length of stay of 6–9 months, serving a population with serious mental illness and IQ greater than 70 who are referred from state hospitals or local LMHAs. Locum tenens coverage is sought beginning November 2026 on an ongoing basis to maintain continuity of child and adolescent psychiatric services delivered via telehealth.
Texas offers a range of outdoor and cultural experiences, including state parks known for birding and hiking, historic sites, and a regional food and craft beverage scene. The state encompasses diverse geographic areas, from coastal destinations to hill country parks and urban centers, providing a variety of recreational and cultural activities year-round. Clinicians on assignment will find options across a broad geographic area suited to varied interests.
About the Role
The clinician will provide full-time child and adolescent psychiatric services via telehealth within a residential treatment setting, working 40 hours per week during day shift hours. The patient population consists of adolescents ages 13–17 with IQ greater than 70 and serious mental illness, with an expected caseload of 5–8 patients per day. Patients are referred from state hospitals or local LMHAs, and the average length of stay is 6–9 months within a census of 71. No call obligations are associated with this assignment.
Job Details
- Case Load/PPD: 5–8 patients per day
- Patient Population: Children (adolescents ages 13–17)
- Location Type: Telehealth
- Prescriptive Authority Required: Yes
- Government: No
- Shift Hours: Full time (40 hours per week, day shift)
- Cases Treated: IQ > 70 with serious mental illness; ages 13–17; residential treatment setting; referred from state hospitals or local LMHAs
- Average Length of Stay: 6–9 months
- Census: 71