Adult Psychiatrist – Behavioral Health and Recovery Services

About the role

The County of San Mateo Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) seeks Board eligible or Board-certified adult psychiatrists to join one of our outpatient clinics across various locations. Currently, there is an extra-help vacancy at Primary Care Interface in San Mateo.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric assessments and make diagnoses.
• Prescribe appropriate treatment plans and prescribe therapy, psychotherapy, rehabilitation programs, and medications as needed.
• Medication management, including Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) as needed.
• Coordinate the work of consulting medical specialists.
• Act as physician member of a multi-disciplinary team for clinical work or program development.
• Train and supervise medical students, interns and residents.
• Provide clinical supervision to licensed and professional staff.
• Prepare reports and maintain records of activities.
• Conduct and direct individual and group psychotherapy.
• Consult and work with other medical and/or mental health professionals in the community when necessary.
• Confer with clients' relatives or loved ones regarding illness and treatment.
• Maintain electronic records of diagnosis, treatment and prognosis according to BHRS standards and other regulatory agencies.
• Develop comprehensive case histories.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Board Certification or completion of an accredited psychiatric residency program.
• Licensure/Certification: License to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of California. Possession of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Qualifications

• A typical way to qualify is: Board Certification or completion of an accredited psychiatric residency program.
• Licensure/Certification: License to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of California. Possession of a valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

Skills

• Knowledge of: Current developments, trends and research in the field of medicine and psychiatry.
• Basic understanding of clinical supervisory principles and practices.
• Pharmacology and psychopharmacology including laws regarding informed consent, dosage ranges, drug incompatibilities, and side effects.
• Proper documentation of clinical services.
• General Medicine and its relationship to psychiatry.
• Current techniques and dynamics of individual, couple, family and group psychotherapy.
• Chemical dependency and abuse and its relationship to psychiatry.
• Psychiatric principles and practices.
• Community mental health practice and program options.
• Treatment approaches and differential diagnosis of the mentally ill.
• HIPPA regulations.
• Medical ethics as they relate to patient care.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Excellent benefits package including County funded malpractice insurance, pension plans and health benefits for retirees, 5% match into deferred comp, reimbursement of professional dues and expenses (up to $3,000/year), an additional 5% increase in salary for each qualifying Board certification up to two (2) Boards, administrative leave time at 5 hours per pay period up to 260 hours (this is prorated for part time employees) that can be used as time off or cashed out up to 50%, three days of Winter Recess (24 total hours) leave time, and a wellness program, including exercise classes, worksite massage, and an onsite gym.

Pay

Competitive salary.

Schedule

Hybrid model of remote work, which may continue in the future.