Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist
Listed on 2025-12-02
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Doctor/Physician
Medical Doctor, Psychiatrist, Healthcare Consultant
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.
The salary range is $ - $ annually, or $211.20 per hour as an Independent Contractor.
We offer the choice of two compensation pathways. The first is as a County Employee, which offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including vacation, sick leave, County-funded malpractice insurance, retirement plan, health benefits, and reimbursement of professional expenses. The second compensation pathway is an Independent Contractor, which includes an hourly rate and County-funded malpractice insurance.
Responsibilities- 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
- Board Certification or completion of an accredited psychiatric residency program
- License to practice medicine or osteopathy in the State of California
- Knowledge of current developments, trends, and research in the field of psychiatry, medicine, and addiction
- Familiarity with community mental health practice and program options
- Understanding of 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
- 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 standards of BHS and regulatory agencies
Applications are now being accepted. This is a continuous recruitment and is open until filled. Please send CV and cover letter to Stephen Field, DO at Stephen.
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