Psychiatrist MD/DO - Flexible Schedule, In-Person Care

All Stone Services; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 300,000 - 370,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Flexible schedule

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Community Health Centers of America in California is seeking a Psychiatrist to diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders in clinics and skilled nursing facilities. You will supervise a Psych NP and collaborate with primary care colleagues to deliver comprehensive mental health care.

The role requires residency training, active MD/DO license, and DEA certification, with 5 years of child/adult psychiatry experience. Both full-time and part-time options are available, in-person at clinic sites in CA.

Qualifications

• Completion of a psychiatric residency or a family medicine/psychiatry residency in an approved residency program
• Current BC/BE in Psychiatry (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in psychiatry)
• Valid state medical license as MD or DO
• Valid DEA certificate
• 5 years’ experience working full-time as a psychiatrist in child/adult psychiatry
• Current BLS and/or ACLS

Responsibilities

• Helps patients by evaluating medical and psychosocial conditions.
• Develops and implements treatment plans, including prescription of psychotropic medications.
• Monitors and evaluates treatment results.
• Evaluates patients by interviewing patient, family, and other persons; conducting physical examinations; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and interpreting psychological tests; and ordering laboratory tests and evaluating results.
• Develops treatment plans by determining nature and extent of cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders and establishing treatment goals and methodologies.
• Treats patients by utilizing psychotherapeutic methods and medications; discussing progress toward goals with patients; providing instructions; monitoring effect of medications; and supervising staff provision of services.
• Maintains interdisciplinary treatment by reviewing treatment plans and progress, and consulting and collaborating with primary care physicians, mental health therapists, nurses, and other health care providers.
• Assures quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing policies, procedures, standards, rules, Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations requirements, and legal regulations; participating in utilization reviews; and remaining available for emergency consultations.
• Improves staff competence by providing training and discussions regarding the interrelationship between psychosocial and physiological problems, psychotropic medications, crisis intervention, and related issues.
• Maintains historical records by documenting symptoms, medications, and treatment events and writing summaries.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in continuing medical educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Critical thinking

Active listening

Social perceptiveness

Education

Psychiatric residency

Family medicine/psychiatry residency

Medical license in state

DEA certificate

BLS/ACLS

Job description

Community Health Centers of America in California is seeking a Psychiatrist to diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders in clinics and skilled nursing facilities. You will supervise a Psych NP and collaborate with primary care colleagues to deliver comprehensive mental health care.

The role requires residency training, active MD/DO license, and DEA certification, with 5 years of child/adult psychiatry experience. Both full-time and part-time options are available, in-person at clinic sites in CA.