Extra-Help Psychiatric Specialist (Open)

About the role

Description San Mateo Medical Center is recruiting several part-time, extra-help adult psychiatrists for intermittent and relief work on all shifts (weekday, night, and weekend) in our 24-hour psychiatric emergency department and our 24-bed acute inpatient unit.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric assessments and make diagnoses.
• Prescribe appropriate treatment plans and prescribe therapy, psychotherapy, or rehabilitation programs.
• Cookordinate the work of consulting medical specialists.
• Act as physician member of a multi-disciplinary team for clinical work or program development.
• Train and supervise interns and residents.
• Provide clinical supervision to licensed and professional staff in other disciplines.
• 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 patients' relatives regarding illness and treatment.
• Maintain records of diagnosis, treatment and prognosis according to Joint Commission of Accredited Hospitals Organization standards and other regulatory agencies, and according to San Mateo Medical Center guidelines.
• Develop comprehensive case histories.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Required Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to qualify is: Board certification in psychiatry, or completion of an accredited psychiatric residency program.
• Licensure/Certification License to practice medicine in the State of California.
• Knowledge Of Principles and practices of psychiatry including both individual and group psychotherapy.
• Specialized techniques, procedures, and equipment used in psychiatry.
• Current developments, trends and research in the field.
• Basic understanding of clinical supervisory principles and practices.
• Pharmacology including laws regarding informed consent, dosage ranges, drug incompatibilities, and side effects.
• Proper documentation of clinical services.
• Principles, practices, and techniques of general medicine and its application.
• Medical diagnosis and treatment.

Skills

• To Perform specialized medical services in psychiatry.
• To diagnose and treat patients.
• To develop and monitor appropriate treatment plans.
• To establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, their families, staff and others.
• To Learn and apply laws, statutes, codes and regulations governing California health service providers, and JCAHO and other regulatory requirements.
• To Maintain medical records and prepare reports.
• To Serve on interdisciplinary teams.
• To Clinically supervise licensed and professional staff.

Benefits

Note: This section is not provided in the original job posting. Please refer to the County Benefits website for benefits information applicable to ACA-eligible extra help employees.

Pay

The pay for this position is determined by the needs of the department and may vary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The schedule for this position varies based on the needs of the department and may include weekday, night, and weekend shifts.