Psychiatrist - Pomona Outpatient (part-time)

Lac Psychiatrist

HealthRIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment. Our outpatient services specialize in treatment mental health and substance use disorders with treatment and skills groups, as well as community resources.

Outpatient programs provide trauma-informed care aimed at reducing the harmful impacts of substance use. Participants and their counselors work collaboratively to design an integrated, individualized, strengths-based treatment experience geared towards addressing each client's specific needs and goals. Outpatient programs provide individual and group therapy, individualized case management, treatment planning, drug and alcohol counseling, crisis intervention, and connection to social support services.

Benefits and perks:

• HR360 offers a robust benefits package, including PTO, 15 paid holidays, commuter benefits, retirement plans, and more!
• Employees qualify for public loan forgiveness programs
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Work with mission driven, compassionate colleagues and make a difference every day in the work that you do.

The LAC Psychiatrist, under the clinical direction of the Director of Addiction Medicine Southern California and the administrative direction of the VP of Behavioral Health Medical Services, is responsible for overseeing and delivering psychiatric care at the Pomona campus. This role also provides clinical supervision of Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) at HealthRIGHT 360's Pomona and Pasadena sites.

The LAC Psychiatrist will provide direct on-site psychiatric services at the Pomona Outpatient location at least one day per week (8.0 hours) with an additional minimum of 2.0 hours of supervision which can be conducted remotely as appropriate. Responsibilities include providing clinical supervision to Psych NPs (APPs), ensuring quality standards of care, and providing psychiatric treatment across levels of service. Supervision responsibilities also include chart review of APPs for quality and accuracy as well as on-call advice for APPs related to patient care when needed.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care

• Provide psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, and ongoing management of patients.
• Prescribe and monitor psychiatric medications in collaboration with facility staff.
• Deliver psychiatric care for dually diagnosed clients and participate in case conferences and treatment reviews.
• Provide withdrawal management, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and incidental medical services in RTC and IOP settings.
• Ensure timely response to patient needs, including refills, forms, and care coordination.
• Provide after-hours on-call availability as requested.

Leadership & Supervision

• Supervise APPs, including oversight of clinical skills, productivity, and adherence to standards of care.
• Provide clinical supervision, administrative oversight, and direct patient care. These duties are subject to adjustment by the VP of Behavioral Health Medical Services).
• Support provider productivity and assist with practice management strategies to improve patient access to care.
• Foster collaboration and integration of services across behavioral health and addiction medicine programs.

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure adherence to HealthRIGHT 360 behavioral health and medical policies.
• Champion quality improvement and actively participate in performance initiatives.
• Prepare and maintain required documentation, reports, and patient records.
• Ensure compliance with payer requirements, practice guidelines, HIPAA, and other applicable regulations.

Other Duties

• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned.
• Provide Physician coverage (remotely and in person) at different locations based on need

Qualifications

Required

• M.D. or D.O. degree with unrestricted California medical license with at least one year experience of physician practice in psychiatry, preferably with substance use disorders, dual diagnoses, and/or behavioral health
• Board Certification in General Psychiatry.
• DEA X-waiver (275 cap).
• Minimum 1 year of supervision experience. Experience with substance use disorders, dual diagnoses, and behavioral health treatment.
• Knowledge of payer requirements, practice guidelines, HIPAA, and other regulatory standards.
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office, EHR systems).

Preferred

• Subspecialty in Addiction Medicine or Addiction Psychiatry.
• Bilingual in Spanish.

Additional

• Must not be on active parole or probation.
• Commitment to maintaining CME and licensure requirements.
• Must be able to meet travel requirements related to job commute as necessary for onsite practice at Pomona location.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.