Psychiatric Emergency Services Psychiatrist Los Angeles General Medical Center/Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences (Clinician Educator)

About the role

The Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC is seeking a full-time board certified (preferred) or board eligible Adult Psychiatrist to care for patients within the Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) at Los Angeles General Medical Center.

Responsibilities

• Report to and work closely with the Psych service chiefs.
• Provide direct or indirect psychiatric care via supervising residents and/or medical students including collaborative evaluation, diagnosis, and medication treatment of mental disorders for patients at LAC+USC medical center.
• Facilitate referrals and disposition to appropriate care level, when needed.
• Support medication treatment with brief supportive therapy and motivational interviewing when indicated.
• Cover on-call emergencies, as assigned. This includes being available for urgent medication issues of patients on assigned workdays.
• Complete documentation in a timely manner and in compliance with departmental and Los Angeles General Medical Center policies.
• Attend multidisciplinary faculty and staff meetings.
• Collaborate and consult with other mental health providers and medical specialties to promote the best care possible for patients.
• Participate in yearly merit review and performance evaluations, peer review, quality improvement activities and other unit, departmental, and division teams and committees.
• Provide teaching and supervision of psychiatry residents (PGY 1-4s) and medical students.
• Attend Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds, Social Justice Forums, and Department Matters meetings.

Requirements

• Must be a State of California licensed Physician (or eligible for CA state licensing) and a board certified (preferred) or board eligible psychiatrist.
• Experience in medication treatment, psychiatric stabilization, and crisis intervention.
• Multicultural competency in working with patients of color and from disadvantaged economic classes, LGBTQ patients, and international patients.
• Resilient, self-aware, and able to thrive in a fast paced, demanding environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• An advanced practice clinician possessing well-developed clinical and psychopharmacological skills and the willingness to support the development of evidence-based clinical guidelines for patients.
• Effectively works in a highly diverse and multicultural patient population and LGBTQ affirmative environment; experience and commitment to working with minority individuals.
• Interest and skill in an integrated approach to care.
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards of professional practice and to professional integrity.
• Desire to continue to grow as a professional and committed to excellence and lifelong learning.

Benefits

A generous benefits package includes health insurance, retirement, paid time off, parental leave, tuition assistance, professional days, a stipend for professional development, the ability to earn continuing education credits through our Grand Rounds series, and more (information about benefits can be found here).

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is $215,250-$300,000.

Schedule

This is a full-time clinical faculty position with academic appointment in the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and clinical service assignment at Los Angeles General Medical Center. Salary is competitive, and contingent on experience.