Full Time Chief Psychiatrist in Custody and Full-time/Part-time Psychiatrists for a Large Public Hea

MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare system in San Jose as a Chief Psychiatrist or General Psychiatrist. Enjoy a fulfilling career with competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to serve a diverse community while contributing to medical education.

Benefits

54 days of leave per year

5 CME days

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

Long term disability insurance

Paid malpractice

Possible relocation reimbursement

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of progressive medical leadership experience.
• Experience in consultation liaison psychiatry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Custody Psychiatry team and ensure quality care.
• Provide inpatient psychiatric consults and collaborate with multiple specialties.

Skills

Leadership

Psychiatry

Consultation Liaison

Education

Board Certification in Psychiatry

Fellowship in Consultation Liaison Psychiatry

Job description

Better Health for All

County of Santa Clara Health System (CSCHS), a large public teaching healthcare system, affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine, is seeking a full time Chief Psychiatrist in Custody Health and full-time/part-time BE/BC Psychiatrists to join our Custody Psychiatry team.

We offer the unparalleled opportunity to gain the long-term personal and professional satisfaction of serving our patients and our diverse community, while participating in the education of the next generation of health care providers, in one of the best places to live in the United States.

About the organization

County of Santa Clara Health System (CSCHS) is the second-largest County-owned health and hospital system in California and is committed to improving the health of the 1.9 million people of Santa Clara County. SCVH is comprised of four hospitals: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC - a 731-bed central hospital), O’Connor Hospital (OCH - 358 licensed beds), Saint Louise Regional Hospital (SLRH – 93 licensed beds) and Regional Medical Center (RMC - 258 licensed beds). In addition, SCVH includes a network of primary care clinics comprised of eleven health centers throughout the County, several urgent care clinics, dental services, primary care behavioral health services, and a broad range of specialty services in our Valley Specialty Center.

SCVMC hosts four residency programs and one fellowship training program, and partners with Stanford University SOM and Stanford Healthcare for the clinical training of medical students, residents, and fellows. SCVMC is an ACS-verified Level 1 Trauma Center, a Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center, an ABA-verified Burn Center, a Primary Stroke Center, a Level 4 NICU, and a nationally recognized CARF-accredited Rehabilitation Center. Owing to its geographic location and specialty offerings, SCVMC not only serves the County, but also the larger region.

Providers in our health system also have the opportunity to use our integrated electronic health record (Epic), which brings together systemwide patient information. The Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) recognized SCVMC for achieving its highest level of success (Stage 7), based on our continuous innovation and optimization of our inpatient and outpatient EHR.

About the community

CSCHS is located in San Jose, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, offering a diverse choice of cultural, recreational, and lifestyle opportunities. Our physicians live in a range of communities, including urban (e.g., San Francisco), university (e.g., Palo Alto), high tech (e.g., many cities of Silicon Valley), mountain (e.g., Los Gatos), beach (e.g. Santa Cruz), and rural/agricultural (e.g., Morgan Hill and Gilroy). Situated in one of the most desirable regions of the country – only 45 minutes from the Monterey Bay and three hours from the Sierra Nevada – our physicians have the opportunity to enjoy a very high quality of life.

About Custody Health

Our Custody Health services is providing integrated care to our population including internal/family medicine, Mental health, Dental care, OB/GYN, rehabilitation medicine, optometry and more. The mental health division within custody health services employs 13 providers currently. Our division also includes 59 clinicians (LMFT, MFT, LCSW, CSW) who are providing therapy, case management and discharge planning. We have a team of 8 psychologists that provide therapy, risk evaluations, neuropsychological and psychological testing. The division is ever evolving and expanding. As custody psychiatrist you will have the opportunity to be a part of quality improvement and initiatives that focus on providing better more effective care to our patient population and improving the wellbeing of stuff.

In addition to Custody Health, we also have a Consultation and Liaison psychiatry service that provides inpatient psychiatric consults services to internal medicine, surgery, OB/GYN, peds, trauma, rehab, and the ED. We are a collegial work environment integrating acute psychiatric care with acute medical issues and work closely with multiple specialties.

The custody and acute psychiatry services work closely with emergency, inpatient and outpatient psychiatry teams.

About the Positions

• Full-time Chief Psychiatrist in Custody: This position requires board certification in psychiatry or board eligible with a clear plan to get certified. The preferred candidate will have at least 3 years of previous progressive medical leadership experience working in custody psychiatry and/ or acute inpatient psychiatry services. This position comes with leadership differential compensation and dedicated administrative time.

• Consultation and Liaison Psychiatrist: This position requires board eligibility or certification in general psychiatry with experience in consultation liaison psychiatry. Fellowship trained in Consultation Liaison psychiatry is preferred but not required. The ideal candidate will be fellowship board certified in consultation liaison psychiatry and has experience growing programs within an acute care setting.

• Full-time, part-time, or extra help General Psychiatrist : This position requires board eligibility or certification in general psychiatry.

• In addition, part-time opportunities for BE/BC psychiatrists, PGY IVs are available.

About compensation and benefits

We offer competitive compensation; a generous comprehensive benefit package (including 54 days of leave per year; 5 CME days; comprehensive, medical, dental, and vision coverage; long term disability insurance; AD&D insurance; life insurance; and retirement plans); paid malpractice (with tail coverage); and possible relocation reimbursement (pre-approval required).

SCVH employees may be eligible for federal loan repayment assistance. For information regarding the National Health Service Corp (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program and other related programs, please visit www.nhsc.hrsa.gov and www.phcdocs.org/Programs/CalMedForce .

If you are interested in joining a practice with unparalleled personal and professional advantages, then please submit your letter of interest and CV to Roya Rousta at [e-mail] .

The San Francisco Bay Area is well known for its rich diversity of cultures. SCVH seeks candidates whose experiences have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. The County of Santa Clara is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious belief, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or preference, pregnancy, marital status, disability, medical condition, political belief, veterans’ status, organizational affiliation or association with any individual in any of these groups. SCVH is committed to inclusion for all of its patients, employees, and community.

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