Staff Psychiatrist (Outpatient Behavioral Health)

Quick Facts

• Full-time Staff Psychiatrist role in outpatient behavioral health (100% in-person, Monday–Friday, no call)
• Compensation: $390,000/year (standard) or $420,000/year (Spanish-speaking)
• Schedule: 40 hours/week with structured appointment types and durations

Description

Provide community-based outpatient psychiatric care for adults and/or children/adolescents based on program assignment. The role includes comprehensive evaluations, ongoing medication management, urgent/same-day clinical support, and close collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and diagnostic assessments
• Provide ongoing psychiatric medication management for patients with serious mental illness and related needs
• Respond to urgent and same-day appointment requests and crisis presentations in the outpatient setting
• Collaborate with psychotherapists, case managers, clinic leadership, and multidisciplinary treatment teams
• Complete timely and accurate clinical documentation in the electronic health record
• Participate in treatment team discussions, quality initiatives, utilization review, and medication monitoring as applicable
• Provide culturally responsive, patient-centered psychiatric care to a diverse population

Requirements

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited psychiatry residency
• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Psychiatry
• Active, unrestricted California medical license
• Active DEA registration valid in California
• Minimum 2 years of clinical experience diagnosing and treating individuals with severe mental illness in an outpatient or comparable setting
• Experience working with diverse, safety-net or community behavioral health populations
• Strong clinical, documentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills
• Ability to adapt clinically within a high-acuity population
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred (not required)

Benefits

• W-2 employment
• 401(k) with company match
• Annual bonuses
• PTO and CME accrual