Staff Psychiatrist, CF - San Quentin State Prison (SQ) - PIP

About the role

This advertisement is for a Staff Psychiatrist, CF (SAFETY) position(s) located at San Quentin State Prison (SQ), in San Quentin, CA, located in Marin County. Please note that main communication for this position will be through email, and a valid email address is required on the application.

The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and California Correctional Health Care Services (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 communities. The mission is to promote safety, wellness, and human dignity while fostering positive change for all those who live and work within institutions and communities.

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. The staff psychiatrist also provides consultations and training in treatment approaches to both clinical and custody staff of the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications for this position 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.

Benefits

• 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 is available for employees who provide direct patient care, treating patients in-person, on grounds or at a facility more than 50% of the pay period.
• Eligible individuals may receive a $10,000 one-time recruitment and retention stipend and a monthly recruitment and retention differential during their first year with CCHCS (totaling $5,000).
• CDCR/CCHCS employees may be eligible for a $5,000 referral bonus should they be selected for hire and remain employed with CCHCS for 90 days.

Pay

The authorized Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM) rate for this classification is: P $30,259.00, Q $31,136.00. Please note that salaries do not reflect recent changes due to the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025), which requires a 4.62 percent reduction in base salary and provides 8 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly for at least 16 months.

Schedule

This is a limited term position which may be extended or become permanent. 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