Psychiatrist - Behavioral Health Services
Recruitment #0625-EH8003-EX
| Approximate Salary | $372,434 annual base salary - 2.5% increase effective August 2025. Competitive Benefits. |
|---|---|
| Opening Date | 6/2/2025 2:00:00 PM |
| Closing Date | Continuous |
| Employment Type |
Full-Time
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| Analyst | Victor Gambrell |
Introduction
San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services is
seeking full-time, board-certified psychiatrists to provide mental
health treatment. The mission
of Behavioral Health Services is to partner with the community to provide integrated, culturally and linguistically competent mental health and substance abuse services to meet the prevention, intervention, and treatment and recovery needs of San Joaquin County residents.
Highlights:
- Regular and predictable
schedules, including rotating on-call expectations, with excellent support
staff on-hand.
- Treat a wide variety of
cases, with ample opportunity for patient education and follow-up.
- Perform psychiatric evaluations and provide psychiatric consultation and treatment for
a diverse population of patients.
- Work collaboratively with the mental health staff, medical staff and pharmacy staff to ensure delivery of high quality, reliable mental health treatment.
- Mentorship opportunities for Residents.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
·
Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic
Medicine (DO) degree from an accredited institution.
·
Board eligible in Psychiatry, board-certified
preferred.
·
Valid and unrestricted medical license to
practice in California.
·
DEA registration for prescribing controlled
substances.
· Experience in forensic psychiatry or correctional healthcare preferred.
·
Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
·
Board-certified in Psychiatry.
·
Experience with substance use disorders and
co-occurring conditions.
·
Comfortability with electronic health records
(EHR) systems.
·
Knowledge of state and federal regulations
related to correctional healthcare.
Equal Opportunity Employer
San Joaquin County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and is committed to providing equal employment to all without regard to age, ancestry, color, creed, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation or belief, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. For more information go to Equal Employment Opportunity Division (sjgov.org).
Accommodations for those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):
San Joaquin County complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and, upon request, will consider reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
BENEFITS
SJC Proudly Offers:
- Competitive Salary and
Comprehensive Medical Benefits
- $20,000 Board Certification pay
- 30 days of annual leave
- Increasing annual leave in correlation to service time
- Life Insurance
- 125 Flexible Benefits
Plan
- Supplemental Pay with
Special Assignment participation
- Paid Continuing Medical Education
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness Qualified
- Pension Plan
- 401a Plan
- Deferred Compensation
- A
diverse & inclusive workforce
HOW TO APPLY
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