Psychiatrist (Adult & Youth Outpatient)

Quick Facts

• Role: Part-time locum Psychiatrist (Adult Outpatient)

• Patients: Adults 18+ (average age in the 20s–30s)

• Schedule: 16–20 hours/week; ideally Mon/Tue/Thu with flexibility

• Start: ASAP

• Caseload: 6–7 patients per 8-hour shift

• EMR: Welligent

• Languages: Ideally bilingual in Mandarin or Vietnamese; translator services available

• Focus: Depression and substance abuse; many patients have co-occurring mental health and substance use issues

Description

Provide outpatient psychiatric care for adult patients 18+ in San Jose. The caseload includes depression and a high proportion of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, with a typical 6–7 patients per 8-hour shift. Schedule is 16–20 hours per week starting ASAP, using Welligent EMR.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and treat adult patients in an outpatient psychiatry setting

• Manage psychiatric conditions such as depression and substance use–related concerns

• Provide care for patients with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse issues

• Document clinical encounters in Welligent EMR

Requirements

• MD (Adult) psychiatrist qualifications

• Experience with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders

• Ability to work the agreed 16–20 hours per week (ideally Mon/Tue/Thu)

• Experience in outpatient psychiatry

• Bilingual Mandarin or Vietnamese preferred; translator services available

Benefits

• Hourly pay rate for the part-time provider

• Opportunity for PERM, LOCUM, or LOCUM TO PERM