Psychiatry - Child/Adolescent Physician

Metro Newark Area, New Jersey

Long-Term 1-Year Outpatient Assignment Highly Predictable Weekday Schedule Fully Administered Scheduling

Are you a Board-Certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist seeking a stable, long-term outpatient opportunity in northern New Jersey? A major regional health center's behavioral health division is seeking a dedicated physician for an extensive, one-year locum tenens engagement. Offering a highly desirable Monday-through-Friday daytime routine with absolutely no on-call responsibilities, this role provides an excellent opportunity to establish meaningful clinical continuity with a diverse youth population while enjoying a premier work-life balance.

Step into an established, multi-disciplinary outpatient behavioral health program to deliver expert psychiatric care to infants, children, and adolescents.

• Clinical Scope: Provide comprehensive outpatient psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management services to patients ranging from 4 to 17 years old presenting with a wide spectrum of psychiatric diagnoses.

• The Schedule: Secure a stable 1-year block featuring full-time weekday hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM 4:30 PM . There are no night, weekend, or holiday call responsibilities .

• Balanced Patient Volume & Appointment Structure: Clinical contact is comfortably paced at 6 to 7 hours per shift , leaving dedicated time daily for administrative tasks and charting. The facility offers robust appointment time flexibility to ensure high-quality care:

  • Psychiatric Evaluations: 60-minute dedicated blocks.

  • Medication Management Visits: 15-minute dedicated blocks.

• Administrative & Clinical Support: Practice with an elite level of administrative support. Dedicated Patient Access Representatives (PARs) manage 100% of the provider's scheduling, template coordination, and appointment reminders. While you will evaluate patients independently, you will be part of a highly collaborative mental health team. This position carries no supervisory or administrative responsibility over Advanced Practice Providers.

• Unified Technology: Streamlined charting and electronic prescribing utilizing a single-platform Epic EMR system covering both the ambulatory clinic and the broader hospital ecosystem.

Situated in New Jersey's largest economic and cultural metropolis, this location provides unmatched urban convenience, diverse communities, and exceptional regional transit links.

• Cultural & Entertainment Vitality: Located minutes from renowned performing arts centers, beautiful regional parks, and diverse commercial districts celebrated for world-class, authentic international cuisine.

• Unrivaled Commuter Connectivity: Exceptional transit hub featuring rapid access to multiple regional rail lines, major interstate turnpikes, and Newark Liberty International Airport placing downtown Manhattan less than 20 minutes away.

• Contract Structure: Premium hourly compensation backed by full malpractice insurance coverage and weekly direct-deposit payroll.

• Assignment Timeline: Comprehensive 1-year ongoing contract with an urgent, ASAP start following credentialing.

• Privileging: The facility is equipped to grant full, temporary, or emergency privileges, with dedicated credentialing committees meeting monthly for accelerated approval.

• Interviewing Process: Application reviews and virtual interviews are being fast-tracked directly with the Behavioral Health leadership panel, including the Interim Chief of Psychiatry, the Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Behavioral Health, and the Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health.

To satisfy the highly specialized clinical criteria of this dedicated pediatric behavioral health service, candidates must meet the following professional parameters:

• Degree: MD or DO from an accredited medical program with a completed fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

• Board Status: Strict Board Certification (BC) in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is required.

• Licensure: Must hold an active, completely unencumbered New Jersey State Medical License and active federal DEA.

• Clinical Approach: Deep clinical maturity and a strong comfort level independently managing diverse acute and chronic pediatric psychiatric conditions within an urban community setting.

If you are a Board-Certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist looking for a premium, long-term outpatient role offering an incredible daytime schedule, zero call, and extensive scheduling support in northern New Jersey, we invite you to apply. This role is essential for supporting regional pediatric mental health access apply today to connect with our recruitment team!