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Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Locum Tenens | Missoula, MT
Hook
If youre a Board Certified child/adolescent psychiatry provider seeking a supportive schedule, this clinic and call locum assignment offers 7-on/7-off coverage with structured shifts. Youll be working at a 12-bed inpatient setting in Missoula, MT while receiving a weekly pay schedule via direct deposit as part of a competitive pay package. Start date: 06/10/2026apply now to confirm availability and details for long-term coverage.
Job Description
Quick Facts
- Location: Missoula, MT
- Start Date: 06/10/2026
- End Date/Duration: Long term coverage until a new perm provider is onboarded (exact end date not provided)
- Shift (type/length): Inpatient Clinic and Call (7-on/7-off)
- Hours/week: Full time coverage (8 hours/day guaranteed; OT applicable as described below)
- Employment Type: Locum Tenens
- License/Certs: Active or IMLC; DEA required: Yes
- Experience: Board Certification in Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry required (or qualifying exception noted below)
Pay & Benefits
- Pay package: Competitive Pay Packages
- Schedule: Weekly pay schedule via direct deposit
- Compensation type:W-2 with comprehensive medical benefits
- Additional benefits:
- Comprehensive medical benefits (W-2)
- Robust referral bonus program
- 24/7 dedicated team committed to your success
- Paid sick time in accordance with applicable state/federal/local laws
- Licensure/certification/travel and other reimbursements when applicable
- Hourly rate: Not provided (rate field provided does not include a usable value)
What Youll Do
- Provide inpatient psychiatric care within an established inpatient model
- Deliver care using a hospitalist-style coverage approach (schedule-based rounding/coverage)
- Participate in clinic and call coverage, including weekend night beeper call post-shift
- Manage the inpatient unit caseload in a 12-bed setting
- Provide psychiatric evaluations and treatment for patients age 12 and older (no peds cases under 12)
- Support coverage needs through a 7 days on / 7 days off rotation
- Optionally cover a partial hospital program component during the school year (max 10 patients, as applicable)
What You Need
Required
- Board Certified in Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- DEA required: Yes
- License: Active or IMLC
- Ability to see patients 12 years and older (no pediatric cases under 12)
Additional qualifications accepted / clarified
- May accept Board Certified in Psychiatry with extensive child/adolescent experience and/or recently completed C/A fellowship
- Not accepted: Board Certified in PED (provider will see adult patients as well)
Preferred
- Prior experience in child/adolescent inpatient psychiatric settings (helpful for fitting the coverage model)
About the Assignment
This locum tenens opportunity in Missoula, MT is for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry inpatient coverage using a hospitalist model with a 7-on/7-off schedule. Coverage is intended to be long term until a new permanent provider is onboarded, and the unit operates as a 12-bed inpatient setting with care for patients 12 years and older. Weekend coverage includes beeper call following weekend night shifts, with schedule flexibility depending on provider preference (as outlined in the posting).
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