Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage in Los Angeles, California

Job Description

Job Description

This Job at a Glance

• Job Reference Id: ORD-216963-MD-CA
• Title: MD
• Dates Needed: ASAP - Ongoing
• Shift Type: Day Shift
• Assignment Type: Outpatient
• Call Required: No
• Board Certification Required: No
• Job Duration: Locums

This program delivers rapid-response psychiatric care directly to clients in permanent supportive housing or to individuals at risk of homelessness due to acute medical or psychiatric illness. A multidisciplinary rounding team conducts psychiatric evaluations and manages medications, including MAT, for a high-acuity population across Los Angeles County, with services concentrated primarily in the downtown area. The program serves adults navigating serious mental illness, dual-diagnosis, and housing instability within a mission-driven community mental health framework.

Los Angeles, California offers a range of cultural, entertainment, and outdoor attractions suited to diverse interests. Clinicians on assignment may explore destinations such as Griffith Observatory, Universal Studios Hollywood, and the Santa Monica Pier, as well as various hiking trails and neighborhood experiences throughout the area. The city provides year-round recreational and cultural opportunities accessible across its many distinct communities.

Clinicians will provide full-time outpatient psychiatric care for a high-acuity adult population, working 40 hours per week during day shifts structured as five 8-hour days (7:30 AM - 4:00 PM) or four 10-hour days (7:30 AM - 6:00 PM), with no call requirements. Expcted to see 3-5 patients per day. It will be the Psychiatrist and another member of the team going out (LCSW, LMFT, etc.) and 2/3rds of the day is likely in the field. They will not have to drive at all as the team will bring the MD with them. Most commonly areas covered will be Downtown LA and Long Beach, CA. Clinical responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations, managing medications including medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and developing treatment plans for patients presenting with serious mental illness, dual-diagnosis, and housing instability. The clinician will participate as part of a multidisciplinary rounding team delivering rapid-response psychiatric services to clients in permanent supportive housing or those at risk of homelessness, primarily concentrated in the downtown area but countywide in scope. Credentialing is estimated to take 3 to 5 weeks, and a live-scan is required prior to the start of the assignment.

• Case Load/PPD: Variable
• Support Staff: Therapist, Nurse, and Case Managers
• Patient Population: Adults
• Call Ratio/Schedule: N/A
• Location Type: On-Site
• Government: No
• Shift Hours: Full time (40 hours)
• Cases Treated: SMI, dual-diagnosis, homeless and unhoused populations
• Average Length of Stay: Not applicable
• Census: Not applicable
• Med Checks/Follow-up per day: 30 minutes per medication management or follow-up visit
• Initial Evaluation Time: 60 minutes per initial evaluation

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