Psychiatrist

Psychiatric Care Provider

This classification is scheduled to receive a 5% COLA effective July 2026. FLSA: Exempt. Under administrative direction, provides direct psychiatric care and treatment for patients with complex and difficult disorders necessitating behavioral health clinical intervention; conducts psychiatric evaluations, formulates diagnosis, determines therapeutic and medical needs of patients and prescribes treatment; and performs related duties as assigned. Receives administrative direction from the Medical Director or designee. Exercises clinical or functional direction over assigned staff. This classification is responsible for independently providing direct medical and psychiatric care to behavioral health patients, including clinical and administrative oversight of medical, clinical and administrative staff. Incumbents are responsible for performing diverse, specialized and complex work involving significant accountability and decision-making responsibilities. Incumbents serve as a professional-level resource for organizational and operational analyses and studies. Performance of the work requires the use of considerable independence, initiative, and discretion within broad guidelines. This class provides direct psychiatric care in addition to medical care and is distinguished from other behavioral health clinicians and professionals by virtue of the requirement for board certification by an applicable medical board. This class is responsible for consultative direction and may provide supervision for patient care provided by County behavioral health facilities, including supervision of residents, interns or mid-level practitioners and consultation to community providers.