Locums Psychiatrist - Correctional Care, Weekly Pay

CompHealth; Auburn (CA); On-site; USD 255,000 - 303,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Travel arranged

Malpractice coverage

Weekly pay

Job summary

CompHealth is seeking a correctional psychiatry provider to serve adults at a county jail and adolescents at a juvenile detention facility in Auburn, CA. Shifts: Tue and Thu 8 hours, Mon and Wed 8 hours, and Fri 5 hours. The role emphasizes stabilizing patients within the first 24 hours and managing medication withdrawal in a high‑acuity setting.

Hospital privileges are required. CompHealth offers weekly pay, housing and travel arrangements, comprehensive malpractice coverage, and a streamlined

Qualifications

• Emergency psychiatry or crisis stabilization experience preferred.
• Ability to stabilize patients within first 24 hours of incarceration.
• Experience managing withdrawal in acute psychiatric settings.
• Hospital privileges required.

Responsibilities

• Stabilize patients in the correctional setting.
• Assess and manage acute psychiatric crises.
• Coordinate care and liaise with jail medical staff.

Skills

Emergency psychiatry

Crisis stabilization

Job description

CompHealth is seeking a correctional psychiatry provider to serve adults at a county jail and adolescents at a juvenile detention facility in Auburn, CA. Shifts: Tue and Thu 8 hours, Mon and Wed 8 hours, and Fri 5 hours. The role emphasizes stabilizing patients within the first 24 hours and managing medication withdrawal in a high‑acuity setting.

Hospital privileges are required. CompHealth offers weekly pay, housing and travel arrangements, comprehensive malpractice coverage, and a streamlined