(Part-Time) Psychiatric Support Clinician (06000C) University Health Services #81338

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Departmental Overview

University Health Services serves the campus as a comprehensive campus-based health center providing fully accredited medical care, counseling and psychological services, and innovative health promotion programs for students, faculty, and staff.

Student Mental Health is a highly utilized, comprehensive student counseling service that assists students with a wide range of concerns including academic success, life management, career and life planning, crisis management, and emotional and psychiatric issues.

Learn more by visiting the UHS website, our strategic plan, and our UHS values.

University Health Services (UHS) and primary care are integrated care environments that support a holistic approach to patient-centered care. The collaborative care model at UHS allows for a novel and innovative approach to integrated behavioral health in outpatient healthcare settings. This position provides psychiatry coverage and offers an opportunity for the incumbent to help further develop this unique integrated approach.

In order to address demand for mental health services and to serve students who would benefit from integrated care, UHS has an interprofessional team focused on improving the student experience, reaching a broader array of students, improving the quality of care, and fostering enthusiasm for this way of working together. The model optimizes the talent, expertise, training, and spirit of expanded, multidisciplinary medical and mental health teams. As a result, students experience comprehensive, seamless, timely, individualized, effective, safe and comfortable services that destigmatize mental health, address body, mind and emotions, and feel like, for those who desire it, that a team is taking care of them.

The psychiatrist supports multidisciplinary teams-medical providers, patients, behavioral health providers (BHPs), care managers, clinic nurses, counselors, and psychiatrists.. They collaborate with members of the treatment team regarding appropriate medications and other treatment strategies, conduct direct clinical care in a brief model, provide educational support on diagnosing and managing behavioral health conditions, and support focused population management activities for students identified for care management support. The psychiatrist is expected to be interruptible to support "warm handoffs" and urgent psychiatric matters.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: 10/24/25. This job will remain open until filled.

Responsibilities

Clinical Support - Consultation (35-55%)
1. Routinely provide consultation and recommend treatment adjustments to medical and mental health providers for complex patients or challenging patient situations. Be responsive to telephone calls, secure electronic messages, and requests for EHR chart reviews.

Direct Clinical Care (30%)
1. Provide direct "in the moment" and same-day evaluation of patients with significant diagnostic or therapeutic challenges who are identified in discussion with the patient's medical provider, mental health provider, and/or care manager. As appropriate, conduct assessments, identify disposition, provide brief and focused therapeutic support, and connect students with other mental health providers at UHS or in the community.
2. In some cases, accept a brief transfer of care for more extensive evaluation, diagnosis, disposition, and treatment in the medical setting until patients can be returned to their primary care provider (PCP) or engaged in specialized care in the UHS Psychiatry department or the community.

Population-based Care Support (5-10%)
1. Participate in regular reviews of the population-based caseload and develop collaborative recommendations with the care manager. Case review consultations focus primarily on patients who are new to the caseload or who are not improving as expected under their current treatment plan and may include behavioral health providers, primary care providers, and/or clinic nurses. Identify and discuss population based trends.

Training, Collaboration, and Capacity-Building (10-30%)
1. Provide "in the moment" education, training, and capacity-building support to members of the care team.
2. Participate in staff meetings and case conferences to support quality assurance, education, workflow adjustment, clinical supervision, and smooth collaboration with various UHS departments.
3. Develop and deliver in-service training for providers and staff regarding recognition and treatment of behavioral health conditions in medical settings.
4. Identify opportunities for improvement of service and workflows, and share those perspectives/ideas with appropriate leaders.
5. Play a key role in interdisciplinary and interdepartmental program development intended to increase capacity at UHS to address a full scope of UCB student mental health needs

Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Education

• MD, or recognized equivalent.
• Successful completion of Psychiatry Residency at an ACGME accredited program
• Significant clinical experience in the outpatient practice of Psychiatry

Licenses & Certifications

• Active and valid California Medical License
• Current Board Certification in Psychiatry
• Active BLS Certification
• DOJ CURES Registration

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Requires knowledge, abilities and expert clinical skills essential to the successful performance of specialist Physician duties.
• Ability to quickly synthesize medical and psychiatric data in person, over the phone, and electronically and to formulate effective and evidence-based clinical assessments and recommendations.
• Strong collaboration skills necessary for effectively participating in team-based care. This includes excellent communication skills, including ability to clearly state recommendations verbally and in writing as well as strong listening skills with an open-minded, nonjudgemental approach.
• Strong commitment to patient-centered care with the ability to balance empathy and boundaries in supporting students in distress. Cultural humility: excellent skills and experience in working with diverse and underserved communities.
• Positive and solution-focused attitude and ability to prioritize competing tasks,
• Demonstrated flexibility, adaptability, and ability to work with incomplete information.
• Experience in a medical setting such as C&L service, ER, outpatient medical clinic, etc.
• Experience and skills in working with ADHD, substance use, eating disorder, mental health (mood/anxiety/psychosis) and other mental health/medical health interface issues necessary to do effective assessment, disposition, work collaboratively with specialty providers
• Ability to effectively use electronic health record and campus computer applications
• Advanced skills in psychopharmacology, assessment, triage, and behavioral treatments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with young adults and/or in a college health setting
• Experience in an integrated care model and working in a multidisciplinary setting
• Experience with mental health quality assurance and quality improvement initiatives

Salary & Benefits

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

• The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $78,614.00 - $146,151.00. Salary range shown is prorated according to FTE.
• This is a 50%, part-time (20 hours per week), career position that is eligible for full UC benefits.
• This position is exempt and paid monthly.
  

How to Apply

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter.

Other Information

• This is not a visa opportunity.
• This position is governed by the terms and conditions of the collective bargaining agreement between the University of California and the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD). More information is available at: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/dx/contract.html.
• Your employment is dependent on obtaining and maintaining a credentialing clearance (if applicable), background clearance and medical clearance according to University Health Service policies.

Conviction History Background

This is a designated position requiring fingerprinting and a background check due to the nature of the job responsibilities. Berkeley does hire people with conviction histories and reviews information received in the context of the job responsibilities. The University reserves the right to make employment contingent upon successful completion of the background check.

Mandated Reporter

This position has been identified as a Mandated Reporter required to report the observed or suspected abuse or neglect of children, dependent adults, or elders to designated law enforcement or social service agencies. We reserve the right to make employment contingent upon completion of signed statements acknowledging the responsibilities of a Mandated Reporter.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
Abusive Conduct in the Workplace