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

This residential treatment center 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 other 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.

This state offers considerable geographic and cultural diversity, with landscapes ranging from coastal areas and desert terrain to hill country and open plains. Outdoor recreation opportunities are available year-round, including hiking, wildlife observation, and water-based activities. The region supports a range of cultural, historical, and natural attractions suited to varied interests, making it an accessible destination for clinicians relocating or traveling for an assignment.

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>70 and serious mental illness, with an expected caseload of 5-8 patients per day. Patients are generally referred from other state hospitals or by a local LMHA, and the average length of stay is 6-9 months within a census of 71. No call obligations are associated with this assignment, and prescriptive authority is required.

• Case Load/PPD:  5-8 PPD
• Patient Population:  Children
• Location Type:  Telehealth
• Prescriptive Authority Required:  Yes
• Government:  No
• Shift Hours:  Full time (40 hours)
• 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

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