Staff Psychiatrist, CF - Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) - PIP

About the role

This advertisement is for a Staff Psychiatrist, CF (SAFETY) position(s) located at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP), in Soledad, CA, located in Monterey County. Please note that main communication for this position will be through email, and a valid email address is required on the application. This part-time position will be working 16 hours per week.

Department Information

Vision: We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs. Mission: To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

Job Description And Duties

Under general direction of the Senior Psychiatrist (Sup), the Psychiatrist in Mental Health Services is a member of an Interdisciplinary Treatment Team providing general population outpatient services to inmates. The Team includes other psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychiatric social workers assigned to a Service Area. In general, the staff psychiatrist in case management performs psychiatric evaluations, participates in treatment planning and case reviews, prescribes medications, and provides crisis intervention and psychotherapy.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications can be found at https://www.calhr.ca.gov/state-hr-professionals/Pages/9758.aspx. Additional information about the job can be found in the Duty Statement.

Pay

The monthly part-time salary range for this position is $12,103.60 to $12,454.40. Recruitment and Retention Bonus may be available for clinicians newly hired with California Correctional Health Care Services. A pay differential equivalent to 15% of monthly base pay may be available for employees providing direct patient care. A $10,000 one-time recruitment and retention stipend and a monthly recruitment and retention differential totaling $5,000 may be available for eligible candidates.

Benefits

A $5,000 referral bonus may be available for CDCR/CCHCS employees who refer a candidate who is selected for hire and remains employed with CCHCS for 90 days.

Schedule

This part-time position will be working 16 hours per week. Applications will be reviewed on the following dates: 2/13/26, 2/27/26, 3/13/26, 3/27/26, 4/10/26, 4/24/26, 05/08/26, 5/29/26, 6/12/26, 6/26/26, 7/10/26, 7/24/26, 8/7/26, 8/21/26, 9/4/26, 9/18/26, 10/2/26, 10/16/26, 10/30/26, 11/13/26, 11/27/26, 12/11/26