Adult Psychiatrist
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing
Bakersfield, California
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 actions13.
- DEA Certification: Required for antipsychotics and long-acting injectables (e.g., clozapine).
Schedule of the Adult Psychiatrist:
- 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).
Benefits of the Adult Psychiatrist:
- The salary for this position is $210/hr.
- Sick days
- Health insurance
- Matching 401k
Job Description:
- 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.
About Greenlife Healthcare Staffing:
We are committed to our core values: integrity, honesty, and transparencyFinding a new position as a physician or allied health professional or filling a critical vacancy in your practice, clinic, hospital, or skilled care facility can be stressful and time-consuming.At Greenlife our mission is to make this process easier for you and help you through all the steps necessary to find that perfect new position or the healthcare professional to round out your team.We understand that every situation is different and our approach reflects that: we value personalized interaction with job seekers and employers, our searches are customized not cookie-cutter and our results speak for themselves: Happy job seekers and employers who found the right professional match through our services.