Adult Psychiatrist

**Adult Psychiatrist - Kern County, CA (#R10042)** Board Certification/Eligibility in General Psychiatry: ABPN certification in General Psychiatry 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. **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). **Job Description:** Adult Psychiatrists manage treatment-resistant schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe depression in outpatient and acute care settings. This role includes forensic responsibilities such as LPS Act evaluations and testimony in conservatorship hearings. **Job Responsibilities of the Adult Psychiatrist:** * 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. _**Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is a nationwide recruitment agency, matching both new grads and advanced practitioners to hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, multi-specialty groups, and private practices.**_ **Requirements of the Adult Psychiatrist:** * 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). **Benefits of the Adult Psychiatrist:** * The salary for this position is $210/hr. * Sick days * Health insurance * Matching 401k