Staff Psychiatrist

At Childrens Health Council we believe in the promise and potential of every child teen and young adult. Our mission is to transform young lives by providing culturally responsive best-in-class learning and mental health services to families from diverse backgrounds regardless of language location or ability to pay. We specialize in ADHD Learning Differences Anxiety & Depression and Autism. Our strategic priorities include : being people first and empowering our workforce creating systems built on equity access and inclusion elevating technology and strengthening our community partnerships.

Could this be you

Do you like to work in an environment where we live our mission

Do you value celebrating our differences and learning from them

Are you passionate about the work you do

Do you value collaboration

Are you looking to be empowered as a professional to help us grow as an organizational community

Are you a skilled cross-cultural communicator helping cultivate a place of acceptance

Do you value cross-cultural competence and communication with individuals teams and systems within our organization

If you can answer yes to these questions this job could be for you!

About the role!

The Staff Psychiatrist is responsible for psychiatric assessment and treatment of children and their families as well as responsible for interdisciplinary collaboration as needed. This position currently reports to the Medical Director.

• This is a part time position (between 20 to 25 hours / week).

As a Staff Psychiatrist you will :

Provide psychiatric assessment to children and their families both in person and via telemedicine.

Provide psychiatric treatment to children and their families which may include medication individual dyadic group family and / or collateral therapy.

Collaborate with other professionals within and outside the clinic to coordinate clinical care and other services.

Attend staff and administrative meetings and serve on committees as needed to improve program quality and support organizational development.

Be available to participate in the selection and supervision of trainees / staff as well as possible participation in training seminars.

Follow all administrative guidelines including maintaining timely medical records and following billing intake and case management procedures in a timely manner.

Maintain caseload expectations and provide backup coverage as determined by department manager.

Maintain valid licenses with both California and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) meeting all requirements including Continuing Medical Education Credits in a timely fashion.

Follow professional ethical legal and confidentiality guidelines outlined by the California Medical Board The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and State and Federal laws.

Be available for presentations and discussions for the community.

Be available for special projects such as new programs in the community.

Be available to provide supervision consultation and back-up clinical coverage to other CHC staff and trainees as needed.

Perform other related duties as required and assigned.

What were looking for :

Experience with children adolescents and young adults through age 25 is required.

Ability to work in a team-oriented environment.

Excellent organizational skills.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.

Flexibility to respond to changing circumstances and priorities within the agency.

Familiarity with electronic health records and email systems.

Some experience / past training (preferred).

About your background (education / experience) :

M.D. or D.O. from accredited Medical School.

Successful completion of General Psychiatry Residency and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Residency from accredited institutions.

Board Certifiable or Board Eligible in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Active California State License.

Active DEA license.

Working Conditions

Physical Requirements :

An employee in this position may be required to occasionally lift move and / or set up stacks of documents laptop computers in focus projectors flip charts and other materials.

Employee will also be required to work for extended periods of time at a computer terminal.

Special Job Requirements :

To meet the needs of our clients flexibility in work schedule is required.

Ability to work after school hours.

Able to provide holiday and weekend coverage occasionally as needed.

This is a part time position (between 20 to 25 hours / week).

Contact with Others :

Extensive interpersonal interaction with peers and outside contacts.

Compensation listed is representative of a 1.0 FTE (40 hour work week). Compensation for this role will be adjusted for a 0.50-0.75 FTE (20-25 hour / week schedule)

Range : $310000-$350000 per year

Pay Type : Salary

Equal Opportunity Employer :

CHC is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender perception or identity national origin age marital status protected veteran status or disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application interviewing completing any pre-employment testing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process please direct your inquiries to

Required Experience :

Staff IC

Key Skills

EMR Systems,Post Residency Experience,Hospital Experience,Transportation Management Systems,Behavioral Health,Library Services,Pharmacy Residency,Epic,Leadership Experience,Mental Health Counseling,PTSD Care,Addiction Counseling

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 310000 - 350000