Senior Psychiatrist

The Senior Psychiatric Physician Specialist will provide services primarily in low barrier / outreach settings including streets and parks, congregate and non-congregate shelters, sobering centers, and permanent supportive housing sites. Services may also be provided in office, urgent, and drop-in clinic settings.

LOCATION : 555 Stevenson St. and various streets parks and shelters, San Francisco

SCHEDULE / SHIFT :

Generally, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, hours may vary, and evening and weekend shifts may be required

Desirable Experience and Qualifications :

Desire to work with high risk / high vulnerability people experiencing homelessness in an inner city setting, who have multiple chronic problems, which may include medical, mental health, substance use and cognitive impairment

Two (2) yrs experience providing direct psychiatric care to vulnerable underserved populations with Serious Mental Illness (including but not limited to Psychotic Disorder, Bipolar, PTSD; may include Residency training in safety-net settings)

Experience with crisis management, assessment for involuntary psychiatric holds and need for conservatorship

Experience, knowledge and skills in Addiction Medicine particularly prescribing buprenorphine for patients with opioid use disorder

Experience working in and / or developing a trauma-informed care model

Bilingual, bicultural in Spanish

Minimum Qualifications :

Current valid CA License medical by the Medical Board of California or the Osteopathic Medical Board of California

Successful completion

• of a residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or American Osteopathic Association in a Psychiatric medical specialty area (i.e., Board Eligible).

Current valid Drug Enforcement Agency registration with the United States Department of Justice.