PSYCHIATRIST

Rebekah Childrens Service•Gilroy, CA

5h•Onsite

About The Position

Rebekah Children's Services is seeking an on-site Part-time Psychiatrist for their Outpatient clinics, offering 20-30 hours/week. The agency, serving children and families since 1897, is dedicated to mental health, quality care, and fostering hope, happiness, and well-being through family-centered mental health services, education, and training. The Psychiatrist will provide psychiatric services to clients aged 0-21 years, acting as an advisor to staff and treatment teams. This role involves managing clinical relationships with consulting psychiatrists, clinicians, and program directors, and collaborating with the Executive Team to develop clinical content and ensure program compliance. The position requires adherence to agency, State, and Federal guidelines of care, focusing on quality client care and staff development.

Requirements

MD from an accredited University.
California Medical Board-certified psychiatrist with current DEA Practitioner registration.
Minimum 8 years’ experience working in a patient (preferably children) psychiatric setting as a psychiatrist.
Current and clear license to practice medicine in California.
Valid California driver’s license.
Must have excellent interpersonal skills.
Must have excellent organization and reporting skills.
Must have excellent research and writing skills.
Familiar with current concepts, practices, and procedures in the field of psychiatry, preferably in the area of child and adolescent psychiatry.
Must be able to meet and receive a criminal records clearance as required by Title XXII licensing regulations.
Must be able to be insured by RCS insurance carrier for transportation of residents and maintain that insurability.
Must be able to be insured by a professional liability insurance company.

Responsibilities

Plans and directs aspects of Rebekah Children’s Services’ psychiatric procedures.
Manages the clinical relationships with consulting psychiatrists/physicians when needed.
Interacts with clinical program directors, therapists, and other staff members, as appropriate, providing guidance if/when needed.
Works in collaboration with the members of the Executive Team and/or members of the Directors' Team to develop clinical content and ensure all clinical programs are in compliance.
Works in conjunction with a treatment team to help ensure that there are appropriate staff interventions and care provided to benefit clients.
Increases the clients’ family health care knowledge and skills.
Participates in clinical assessments, diagnoses disorders, and approves and contributes to the treatment plans for all clients receiving medication evaluations, support, and/or monitoring.
Provides psychiatric services as needed on assigned cases to include timely completion of psychiatric assessments, medical evaluation/monitoring, and corresponding documentation.
Prescribes medications as necessary.
Consults regarding the training and development of those providing care to clients.
Ensures compliance with policies, regulatory requirements, and laws to ensure that the best interests of the agency are kept in mind while providing quality health care, liaison with all Executive Team members, and department Directors to ensure the agency’s objectives are met.
Consults and contributes to the implementation of a best practice program, maintaining a consistent level of quality of care offered to clients.
Responsible for activities related to the delivery of medical care and clinical services including but not limited to cost management, utilization review, quality assurance and medical protocol development.
Addresses psychiatric emergency issues.
Supports the after-hours crisis team when necessary.
Ensures that a safe work environment for the staff and clients is maintained.
Collaborates with medical peers in the interest of sharing resources and ideas to provide clients with quality care.
Acts as liaison with primary care providers.
Attends and completes all trainings and classes required for employment at RCS.
Completes continuing education requirements as necessary within required time limits; and does all that is required to keep clinical license active and clear.
Attends appropriate city/state meetings as necessary/assigned.