Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist Position

The County of Santa Barbara is seeking a Psychiatrist to provide psychiatric diagnostic and therapeutic service in a mental health clinic and/or inpatient psychiatric facility. The candidate selected will also need to be able to treat patients using a measurement-based care approach as well as establish relationships with primary care and substance use disorder providers of clients.

Salary: $133.21 - $152.22 Hourly; $277,080.96 - $316,623.84 Annually. Bilingual allowance when applicable. 5% Special Duty Assignment allowance when regularly assigned to the Psychiatric Health Facility or when regularly assigned to work in North County positions in Lompoc and Santa Maria.

New Hire Incentive: The County has a generous hiring incentive program and may provide reimbursement for reasonable relocation expenses, and at the discretion of the CEO, can provide flexible relocation assistance, housing, student loan offsets, cash incentives, and/or vacation and sick leave pre-accruals in the interest of attracting the best talent to the organization.

Benefits Overview: Choice of medical and dental plans (with vision care). The county contributes toward the employee's premium. On-site employee health clinics in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria provide ongoing and episodic services to eligible employees and their eligible dependents over age 15. For more information on County of Santa Barbara benefits click HERE or on the Benefits Tab above. Applicants from other public sector employers may qualify for retirement reciprocity and time and service credit towards an advanced vacation accrual rate.

The candidate selected for this position will, under direction, but with independent responsibility for professional results, provide psychiatric diagnostic and therapeutic service in a mental health clinic and/or inpatient psychiatric facility; and perform related duties as required. The candidate selected will also need to be able to treat patients using a measurement-based care approach as well as establish relationships with primary care and substance use disorder providers of clients.

Adult Specialty: On-call rotation for adult services as required at the Psychiatric Health Facility, and 3 to 4 weeknights per month of telephone availability. Child/Adolescent Specialty: On-call rotation for child services is approximately one week per month of telephone availability. You may elect to volunteer for paid duty on weekends at the inpatient "Psychiatric Health Facility." For the position in the inpatient Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) incumbents will be required to acquire training in Management Assaultive Behavior (MAB) or a related crisis prevention course within the first six months of employment.

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must provide detailed information on their application to demonstrate how they meet the employment standards (minimum qualifications) listed below:

• Completion of a residency training program in psychiatry AND possession of a valid license as a physician and surgeon issued by the State of California.
• Additional Requirements for Child-Adolescent Psychiatry Specialty: Completion of a residency training program in child and adolescent Psychiatry.

Knowledge of: General medicine and psychiatry; current developments in the field of psychiatry; and hospital and clinic organization, management, and procedures. Ability to: Skillfully diagnose and treat severely and persistently mentally ill patients; analyze situations and adopt an effective course of action; prepare records and reports; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; and maintain objectivity and confidentiality. Desired Qualifications: The ability to read, write, and converse fluently in English and Spanish is desirable. Note: You must self-certify on the application form that you are fluent in English and Spanish. The department will test you on your fluency.

Application and Selection Process: Review applications and supplemental questionnaire to determine those applicants who meet the employment standards. Supplemental Questionnaire Ranking: Candidates' response to the required supplemental questionnaire will be evaluated and scored. Candidates' final score and rank on the employment list will be determined by their responses to the supplemental questionnaire. This process may be eliminated if there are fewer than eleven qualified candidates. Applicants must receive a percentage score of at least 70 on the supplemental questionnaire to be placed on an employment list. An adjustment may be made to raw scores based on factors listed in Civil Service Rule VI. Those candidates who are successful in the selection process will have their names placed on the employment list for a minimum of three months. At the time the employment list is established, all candidates will receive written notice of their score on the exam(s), rank on the employment list, and exact duration of the employment list. Conditional Job Offer: Once a conditional offer of employment has been made, the selected candidate's appointment is contingent upon successful completion of a Live Scan and background check which includes a conviction history check, and satisfactory reference checks. A Live Scan is electronic fingerprint scanning that is certified by the State Department of Justice. Further instructions about when and how to complete the Live Scan will be included in the offer letter. Appointee will be subject to a post-offer medical evaluation or examination. The appointee must satisfactorily complete a one-year probationary period.