Contract Physician-Clinic Services and Behavioral Health

About the role

The Monterey County Health Department is recruiting for various roles including Contract Physicians in Clinic Services and Behavioral Health Bureaus. The Department provides a wide variety of health services to the health safety net population in the County.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary and specialty care to all ages, including pregnant women, children and adults in Monterey County Clinic Services Bureau.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary outpatient teams that focuses long term on stabilization, recovery, and whole person health.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, medical assistants, registered nurses, case managers, social workers, psychiatrists, OB/GYN providers, and a variety of specialists.
• Teach Family Medicine residents and medical students if desired.
• Manage behavioral health access to a continuum of services ranging from community outpatient to intensive inpatient levels of care for children, adolescents and adults with moderate to serious mental illness.
• Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary mental health team made up of psychiatrists, advance practice mental health providers, nurses, case managers and social workers.
• Work as a liaison to the public guardian's office, the courts, community, and law enforcement.
• Evaluate patients and consult with the Access team on level of care determination after evaluation.

Requirements

• Hold or be eligible for California Medical Licensure.
• Fluency in Spanish is a plus.

Qualifications

• Board certified/board eligible primary care physicians for outpatient care, especially those specializing in Family Medicine, Pediatrics, and Internal Medicine.
• Experience in teaching Family Medicine residents and medical students if desired.
• Experience in managing behavioral health access to a continuum of services ranging from community outpatient to intensive inpatient levels of care for children, adolescents and adults with moderate to serious mental illness.
• Experience in working collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary mental health team made up of psychiatrists, advance practice mental health providers, nurses, case managers and social workers.
• Experience in working as a liaison to the public guardian's office, the courts, community, and law enforcement.
• Experience in evaluating patients and consulting with the Access team on level of care determination after evaluation.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Strong clinical skills and knowledge of evidence-based treatments.
• Ability to manage caseloads and provide follow-up patient care.
• Experience in teaching and supervising other psychiatrists.
• Experience in working with forensic and addiction populations.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Health insurance.
• Pension.
• CME allowance.

Pay

Salary is negotiable.

Schedule

Fully or part-time candidates will be considered.