Psychiatry - Child/Adolescent Physician
WhiteCoat Locums Recruiter listing · Open · verified Oct 22, 2026
San Francisco, CA Temporary Psychiatrist
At a glance
Psychiatrist role posted by WhiteCoat Locums, a recruiter. San Francisco, CA · temporary.
Pay in listing
RolePsychiatrist
LocationSan Francisco, CA
EmploymentTemporary
PostedOct 4, 2026 · 2w ago
Role brief
physicianroles summary, based on the recruiter's listing.
What you'll do
- Round on the adolescent psychiatric unit and provide weekend phone coverage for 24 hours
- Manage psychiatric medications and create individualized treatment plans for children and adolescents
- Work with the care team and patients’ parents or guardians on treatment
- Use therapeutic approaches and de-escalation to address challenging behavior in adolescent patients
What you bring
- Board certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, or General Psychiatry certification plus a completed CAP fellowship
- An active California license, with no facility licensing support available
- Strong clinical experience across child and adolescent psychiatry disciplines
- AHA-certified ACLS, BLS and PALS, plus a DEA registration
- COVID-19 vaccination and booster, with medical or religious exemptions allowed
Who this fits
This role suits a board-certified psychiatrist with child and adolescent experience who can round and take phone call on weekends. Coverage is needed 1-2 weekends per month, with 6-hour rounding shifts starting at 8 AM on Saturday and Sunday, followed by phone coverage until 8 AM the next day. The patient load is 6-12 per day, and securing privileges is estimated to take 60-90 days.
From the recruiter
Facility in San Francisco, CA seeking Child Psychiatry locums coverage Rates: $2000/day Opportunity Highlights
- Consistent Schedule: We need coverage for 1-2 weekends per month. The schedule involves a 6-hour rounding shift starting at 8 AM on Saturday and Sunday. After rounding is complete, you will be on 24-hour phone call coverage until 8 AM the following day.
- Manageable Patient Load: You will be responsible for a patient load of 6-12 patients per day.
- Specialized Role: The position requires a strong foundation in psychiatric principles, diagnoses, and treatment modalities for children and adolescents, including psychopharmacology and various psychotherapies.
- Collaborative Environment: You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide guidance and supervision to other healthcare professionals.
- EMR System: The facility uses Cerner for all charting.
- Privileging: The estimated time to secure privileges is 60-90 days
- Conduct daily rounds on the adolescent psychiatric unit.
- Provide 24-hour phone call coverage on Saturday and Sunday.
- Manage and administer psychiatric medications in children and adolescents.
- Develop comprehensive, individualized treatment plans.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, as well as with patients' parents/guardians.
- Manage challenging behaviors in adolescent patients using therapeutic interventions and de-escalation techniques.
- Board Status: Board-Certified in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) or Board-Certified in General Psychiatry with a completed CAP fellowship.
- Licensure: An active California State License is REQUIRED. The facility is not able to license for this position.
- Experience: Strong experience in a variety of clinical disciplines in child and adolescent psychiatry is required.
- Certifications: ACLS/BLS/PALS must be AHA certified for this facility. DEA is also required.
- Vaccination: COVID-19 vaccination and booster are required, with medical/religious exemptions only.
- The target start date is October 20, 2025.
- A copy of your California license verification
- A copy of your board certification verification
- Date of completion for residency if you are Board Eligible
- COVID immunization status (minimum of 2 vaccinations required)
- Time off requests
- Interview availability