Staff Psychiatrist - Float Outpatient/Inpatient (San Jose)

Job title:Staff Psychiatrist - Float Outpatient/InpatientJob type:PermanentEmp type:Full-timeIndustry:PsychiatryFunctional Expertise:Staff ProviderLocation:San Jose, CAJob published:09/26/2025Job ID:36629Contact name:Dan JacksonContact email:View email address on apply.placed-app.com DescriptionTHE PRACTICESanta Clara Valley Medical Center – San Jose, CA Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is a 574-bed acute care public teaching hospital affiliated with Stanford University Medical School. TBH supports the Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex Main Jail is a third-generation correctional facility that uses the direct supervision model, with a capacity designed to house up to 854 inmates. In this environment, 2-3 officers oversee a locked module or dormitory with up to 64 inmates. Some of the units are special management units with a lower capacity. Cases are similar to county population. The inpatient unit cases are similar to other acute psychiatric inpatient units in the community.Detention Outpatient Services40 hours per week (flexible 4 or 5 days per week)Covers psychiatric patients arrested to provide initial evaluation, start or continue treatment, and admit to the inpatient unit if necessary.Access to clinical social worker to triage less acute patients when unit becomes busyDetention Inpatient Services41 bed inpatient unitAverage Daily Census of 30; with no official capMonday - Friday 7 AM - 11 PMAverage caseload of 8-13 cases per psychiatristCovers psychiatric patients arrested to provide initial evaluation, start or continue treatment, and admit to the inpatient unit if necessary.Access to clinical social worker to triage less acute patients when unit becomes busyTHE BENEFITS$375,000.00 Annually for Full-Time In-Person (40 hours per week) W-2 EmployeesComprehensive Benefits PackageAttractive 401K and Competitive Company MatchGenerous Annual BonusesPTO and CME AccrualTHE AREASan Jose is notable as a center of innovation, for its affluence,Mediterranean climate, and extremely high cost of living. As of June 2021, the city has the highest percentage of million-dollar (or more) homes in the United States. Its location within the booming high tech industry as a cultural, political, and economic center has earned the city the nickname Capital of Silicon Valley. San Jose is one of the wealthiest major cities in the United States and the world, and has the third-highest GDP per capita in the world (after Zürich, Switzerland and Oslo, Norway). San Jose lies between the San Andreas Fault, and the Calaveras Fault. San Jose is shaken by moderate earthquakes on average one or two times a year.