Staff Psychiatrist - Adult Outpatient

About Our Partner LAKE COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH – Lake County, CA Lake County Behavioral Health Services provides recovery-oriented behavioral health care for Lake County Medi-Cal recipients, including Specialty Mental Health Services and Substance Use Disorder Services for people of all ages experiencing moderate to severe mental illness and children with significant emotional disturbance. Its mission is to improve quality of life for people in Lake County experiencing mental illness or substance use disorder through recovery-oriented services. The Staff Psychiatrist role supports adult outpatient psychiatric medication services, including psychiatric assessment, medication management, consultation, documentation, and coordinated care within a countybehavioral health system that serves clients across Lake County. Staff Psychiatrist – Outpatient Behavioral Health Qualifications MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school. Board-certified or board-eligible psychiatrist with an active, unrestricted California medical license. Active DEA registration valid in California. Experience providing outpatient psychiatric evaluation, consultation, medication support, and medication management for individuals receiving specialty mental health services. Ability to work within a public/community behavioral health system serving a diverse, safety-net population. Strong clinical judgment, timely documentation habits, and comfort meeting county credentialing, enrollment, training, privacy/security, SmartCare access, and quality readiness requirements before services begin. Preferred qualification: prior EHR experience, specifically with SmartCare, is preferred. Bilingual Spanish-speaking candidates and candidates able to meet Lake County cultural and linguistic accessibility needs are strongly preferred. Schedule and Logistics Outpatient Specialty Mental Health Services staffing support for Lake County Behavioral Health Services. Appointment lengths: child/adolescent initial psychiatric evaluations are typically scheduled for 90 minutes and child follow-up medication management appointments are typically scheduled for 45 minutes. Providers may render services only after County approval and verification of credentialing, licensing, enrollment, exclusion screening, insurance, required trainings, and system access. Clinical, operational, credentialing, enrollment, privacy/security, SmartCare access, and quality readiness must be confirmed before billable services begin. Staffing levels and schedules may be adjusted based on actual County need, timely access requirements, productivity, caseload, no-show rates, quality needs, and available funding. Quarterly performance reviews with the County may include productivity, timely access, caseload, no-shows, documentation timeliness, claim acceptance/denial patterns, client access needs, quality concerns, staffing stability, and corrective action needs. Primary Responsibilities Provide outpatient psychiatric evaluation, psychiatric consultation, medication support, medication management, and related covered Specialty Mental Health Services within the provider’s approved scope of practice. Serve Lake County clients who meet applicable criteria and whose services have been authorized by the County in accordance with County policy, DHCS guidance, and applicable federal and state requirements. Render, document, prescribe, consult, and bill only for services authorized in advance by the County and only after County approval of the provider. Maintain no less than 60% productivity (direct face to face patient care) standards. Complete timely, accurate, and medically necessary documentation in County-approved systems, including SmartCare as required. Cooperate with onboarding, EHR access, provider enrollment, credentialing, scheduling, documentation training, claims validation, and quality review before and during service delivery. Support culturally and linguistically responsive care, including compliance with National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services standards and Lake County cultural accessibility needs. Participate in County performance monitoring and quality review activities related to productivity, timely access, caseload, documentation, claims, quality concerns, and staffing stability. Maintain confidentiality, protect health information, and comply with all applicable privacy, security, billing, documentation, Medi-Cal, DHCS, and County requirements. The Benefits $380,000 Annually for Full-Time Child/Adolescent Outpatient In-person (40-hours/week) W-2 Employees Additional productivity-based compensation opportunities Attractive 401K and Company Match Generous Annual Bonuses PTO and CME Accrual THE AREA Lake County offers a relaxed, rural lifestyle with dramatic scenery, unique geology, and a significantly lower cost of living than neighboring North Bay counties. The "Bass Capital of the West": Clear Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake completely within California and, at an estimated 2.5 million years old, ranks among the oldest lakes in North America. It is an internationally recognized destination for trophy largemouth bass fishing and watersports. Often dubbed California’s "high-elevation wine country," Lake County’s volcanic soils, high UV index, and wide day-to-night temperature swings produce award-winning Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc without the commercial crowds or high tasting fees of neighboring Napa. Dominating the skyline is Mount Konocti, a dormant volcano. The surrounding region is also home to part of The Geysers, the largest geothermal field in the world.