Staff Psychiatrist, CF - California State Prison, Sacramento (CSP-SAC)

About the Department

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment, and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

Our mission is to facilitate the successful reintegration of individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society. We provide education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs in a safe and humane environment.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and more fulfilling environments for employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in our communities. Through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices, we aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry into the community.

We are dedicated to building an inclusive and respectful workplace, attracting and hiring candidates from all communities, and empowering employees from diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. Our programs work cooperatively to provide the highest level of healthcare possible to a diverse correctional population.

About the Role

This position is located at California State Prison, Sacramento (CSP-SAC) in Represa, CA. Main communication for this role will be through email.

Effective July 1, 2025, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) requires full-time employees in Bargaining Unit 16 to have their base salary reduced by 4.62% and receive 8 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly for at least 16 months. Part-time and permanent intermittent employees are subject to these conditions on a prorated basis.

This classification is subject to Section 5, Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM) Authorization of the California State Civil Service Pay Scales. The authorized HAM rates are: P $30,259, Q $31,136.

Recruitment and retention bonuses may be available for clinicians newly hired with California Correctional Health Care Services. Effective July 1, 2023, employees providing direct in-person patient care more than 50% of the pay period receive a 15% pay differential of their monthly base pay.

Eligible employees may receive a $10,000 one-time recruitment and retention stipend after six months of employment, as well as a monthly differential during their first year (totaling $5,000). CDCR/CCHCS employees may also qualify for a $5,000 referral bonus if the referred candidate is hired and remains employed for 90 days.

Responsibilities

• Perform psychiatric evaluations and participate in treatment planning and case reviews.
• Prescribe medications and provide crisis intervention and psychotherapy.
• Provide consultations and training in treatment approaches to clinical and custody staff of the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team.
• Serve as a member of an Interdisciplinary Treatment Team providing general population outpatient services to inmates.

Requirements

For detailed minimum qualifications, visit this link.

Pay

• Base salary subject to a 4.62% reduction under PLP 2025, with 8 leave credits granted monthly for at least 16 months.
• Authorized Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM) rates: P $30,259, Q $31,136.
• 15% pay differential for employees providing direct in-person patient care more than 50% of the pay period.
• Potential $10,000 one-time recruitment and retention stipend after six months.
• Potential $5,000 total in monthly recruitment and retention differentials during the first year.
• $5,000 referral bonus for CDCR/CCHCS employees if the referred candidate is hired and remains employed for 90 days.