Adult Psychiatrist

Adult Psychiatrist – Kern County, CA #R10042

Board Certification/Eligibility in General Psychiatry:
ABPN certification in General Psychiatry

Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is seeking an Adult Psychiatrist to fill an opening in the KernBHRS department that provides specialty behavioral health services to Medi-Cal recipients and uninsured, located in Kern County, CA.

• Board Certification/Eligibility in General Psychiatry
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) certified
• California Medical License:
  Active status with no disciplinary actions
• DEA Certification:
  Required for antipsychotics and long-acting injectables (e.g., clozapine)

• Full-Time (FTE):
  Shift: 8-hour day.
• Part-Time (PTE):
  Shift: 6 hours (e.g., 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., excluding breaks).

• The salary for this position is $210/hr.
• Sick days
• Health insurance
• Matching 401k

Adult Psychiatrists manage treatment-resistant schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe depression in outpatient and acute care settings. This role includes forensic responsibilities such as LPSAct evaluations and testimony in conservatorship hearings.

• Prescribe and monitor clozapine therapy for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, including ANC monitoring and titration protocols.
• Lead biweekly multidisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care for high utilizers of crisis stabilization services.
• Complete capacity assessments for gravely disabled patients under Welfare & Institutions Code 5150/5250.
• Utilize long-acting injectables (LAIs) for medication non-adherence, including aripiprazole once-monthly and paliperidone palmitate.

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