SUPERVISING MENTAL HEALTH PSYCHIATRIST

About the role

Directs patient care with a caseload of more complex clients.
Performs administrative responsibilities including budget preparation, equipment and supply needs determination, personnel responsibilities, work procedure development, and screening work.
Formulates policies and plans for the section or assists in similar activities for a division of a medical department.
Examines, diagnoses, and prescribes treatment for patients and reviews the care prescribed by staff physicians, resident physicians, and interns.
Participates in the training program of interns and resident physicians.
Evaluates the performance of assigned health care staff and makes recommendations for appropriate action.
Participates in directed clinical research; directs and coordinates the work of the section with other medical and paramedical services.
Confers with consultants regarding care of patients and medical and diagnostic work performed, coordinating the work of consulting physicians with the work of the section.
Supervises the maintenance of records and the compilation and preparation of reports.

Responsibilities

• Directs patient care with a caseload of more complex clients.
• Performs administrative responsibilities including budget preparation, equipment and supply needs determination, personnel responsibilities, work procedure development, and screening work.
• Formulates policies and plans for the section or assists in similar activities for a division of a medical department.
• Examines, diagnoses, and prescribes treatment for patients and reviews the care prescribed by staff physicians, resident physicians, and interns.
• Participates in the training program of interns and resident physicians.
• Evaluates the performance of assigned health care staff and makes recommendations for appropriate action.
• Participates in directed clinical research; directs and coordinates the work of the section with other medical and paramedical services.
• Confers with consultants regarding care of patients and medical and diagnostic work performed, coordinating the work of consulting physicians with the section.
• Supervises the maintenance of records and the compilation and preparation of reports.

Requirements

• Completion of a residency approved by an American Specialty Board in Psychiatry or equivalent training.
• One year of experience in medical practice, post residency training, teaching, or investigative work.
• California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate authorized by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California.
• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to use an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
• Physical Class II – Light: This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Qualifications

• License California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate authorized by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California.
• Completion of residency and California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate to be attached to the application within 15 calendar days from date of application submission.

Skills

Desirable qualifications include clinical and administrative supervisory experience, experience treating a broad range of patient populations, experience in academic teaching and training, experience in the development and implementation of mental health programs, sub-specialty psychiatric training and certification in child & adolescent/geriatric/addictions, and Board certification in general psychiatry issued by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

Additional Compensation Bonus: 5.5% for assignment in a Sheriff's County Jail mental health facility
5.5% for AMA Board Certification in Psychiatry
5.5% for continuous assignment at LAC High Desert Health Systems (Palmdale/Lancaster)

Schedule

N/A