Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist Needed in CA | Earn upto 210$/hr
Contra Costa County Behavioral Health Services seeks a board-eligible/certified Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to serve in one of our regional behavioral health clinics – San Pablo, Concord, and Antioch. The position is part-time to full-time.
Duties of the position include:
- Conducting psychiatric assessments (120 minutes) and follow-up visits (60 minutes)
- Making diagnoses and developing comprehensive case histories
- Creating treatment plans and prescribing medications
- Coordinating with consulting medical specialists
- Acting as physician member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Conferring with the relatives and loved ones of patients
- Maintaining electronic records according to the standards of BHS and other regulatory agencies
Certification and licensure:
- Board Certification or completion of an accredited psychiatric residency program
- License to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of California
The appropriate candidate should have knowledge of:
- Current developments, trends and research in the field of psychiatry, medicine and addiction
- Community mental health practice and program options
- Psychopharmacology, including laws regarding informed consent, dosage ranges, drug incompatibilities and side effects
- General medicine and its relationship to psychiatry
- Substance use disorders and their relationship to psychiatry
- Psychiatric principles and practices
- Treatment approaches and differential diagnosis of the mentally ill
- HIPAA regulations
- Medical ethics as they relate to patient care
The appropriate candidate should have the skills to:
- Diagnose and treat patients.
- Develop and monitor appropriate treatment plans.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other staff, patients and patient families.
- Learn and apply laws and regulations governing California health service providers.
- Maintain medical records adhering to the stands of BHS and regulatory agencies.
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