Clinical Psychologist Needed for Locum Coverage at Outpatient Facility in California

• Job Reference Id: ORD-210312-PsyD-CA
• Title: PsyD
• Dates Needed: ASAP-Ongoing
• Shift Type: Day Shift
• Assignment Type: Outpatient
• Call Required: No
• Board Certification Required: No
• Job Duration: Locums

The Mobile Response Unit operates as a government-contracted outpatient facility providing flexible psychological services throughout California. The unit specializes in delivering mental health care directly to communities in need, utilizing mobile technology and portable equipment to ensure comprehensive service delivery. The facility maintains an adaptable approach to meet varying location requirements and patient populations across different regions.

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The clinician will provide comprehensive psychological services through a Mobile Response Unit serving adult patients across various California locations. Responsibilities include conducting thorough psychological evaluations requiring 2-3 hours per initial assessment, delivering individual therapy sessions, and providing crisis intervention services. The position requires managing a daily caseload of 2-6 patients while adapting to varying locations and community needs throughout the month. The clinician will work part-time day shifts totaling 30 hours per week with no call requirements, maintaining accurate clinical documentation and coordinating care with mobile response team members in government-contracted outpatient settings.

• Case Load/PPD: 2-6
• Support Staff: Multidisciplinary mobile response team members and administrative support
• Patient Population: Adults
• Location Type: On-Site
• Prescriptive Authority Required: No
• Government: Yes
• Shift Hours: Part time (30 hours)
• Cases Treated: Adults requiring mobile psychological services and crisis intervention
• Average Length of Stay: Not applicable for outpatient setting
• Census: Not applicable for outpatient setting
• Med Checks/Follow-up per day: Variable based on location and patient needs