Student Health Psychiatrist

Job Description & Requirements

Student Health Psychiatrist (Part Time or Full Time)

Start Date:

ASAP Pay Rate: $ - $

The Psychiatrist will provide high-quality psychiatric care to students at the University of California Riverside. This includes evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and medication management. This position operates within the Student Health Services team and collaborates closely with the Mental Health Initiatives cluster, which include Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS), Student Well‑being, and Follow up Team (SWIFT), and Case Management, to ensure the integration of psychiatric and counseling care to ensure a holistic and coordinated approach to patient care.

This patient population is interesting, highly motivated, and generally very responsible about their psychiatric care. Communicates as necessary with primary care physicians and with outside therapists. Collaborates with Care Coordination regarding hospitalized patients or patients with complicated medical needs. Other supports include robust informational systems, user‑friendly electronic medical record system, on‑site member services, a quality management team, and expert practice management.

The position provides 85% face‑to‑face clinical time (60 minutes for new intakes, 30 minutes for follow‑up visits), 10% allotted for administrative tasks and 5 % allotted for collaboration with the Mental Health Initiatives cluster on student cases, treatment plans, and crisis management support. This position will be hired between 50% to 100% FTE.

Candidates may be required to conduct a presentation as part of the interview process.

The full salary range for the Student Health Psychiatrist is $160,723 - $412,561 annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is up to $319,400 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

UC Riverside has enlisted AMN Healthcare to assist us in our search. Questions and inquiries can be directed to CJ Stanford with AMN Healthcare () and will be handled in a secure, sensitive and confidential manner.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

• Graduate of an accredited Medical School and successful completion of a Psychiatry Residency at an ACGME‑accredited program
• Completion of Psychiatry Residency at an ACGME‑accredited program

• Current unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of California; unrestricted Federal DEA license;
  Board Certification in Psychiatry
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) / Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification, maintained according to American Heart Association standards

• ABMS/AOA Board Certification in Psychiatry

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