Psychiatrist

UC Santa Cruz Student Health Services is seeking a psychiatrist to provide thoughtful care to young adult students with serious mental health symptoms.

Our psychiatrists provide outpatient treatment Monday - Friday with no on-call hours. They provide medication management with the biopsychosocial model in mind. Psychiatrists are also part of a comprehensive treatment team, with case managers and therapists available to the patient. Remote and on-site hours are available.

While full-time employment is preferred, a part-time 4-day per week schedule is possible. If working less than 12 months is preferred, a 10 or 11 month position is available. Such a position offers regularly scheduled unpaid, non-work periods in the summer during which the Psychiatrist remains an employee and retains health benefits, but is not at work.

UC Santa Cruz staff have access to comprehensive benefits packages such as:

Medical, Dental & Vision Care Insurance Plans
UC Retirement Plan
Group Term Life Insurance
Legal Insurance
Pet Insurance
13 Paid Holidays plus accrued vacation and sick leave
For more information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the university visit: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html

Thank you for your interest in UC Santa Cruz

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The IRD for this job is: 08-12-2024

ABOUT UC SANTA CRUZ

UC Santa Cruz is a public university like no other in California, combining the experience of a small, liberal arts college with the depth and rigor of a major research university. It's known as an unconventional place where innovation and experimentation is part of the campus's DNA. That playful, bold spirit still thrives today, all on a campus renowned as among the most beautiful in the world.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) Student Health Services (SHS) is a full-service health facility offering clinical, educational, counseling, and psychiatry services to students on the UCSC campus. SHS is deeply committed to ensuring affordable, well-integrated, multidisciplinary healthcare that effectively supports the university's diverse campus communities through equitable access and culturally competent, high-quality programs and services.

Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides a variety of mental health and psychological services to UCSC undergraduate and graduate students, including intake assessment brief individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, mental health outreach and workshop programming, consultation, and liaison relationships to support student mental health and well-being.

Other departments include Student Health Outreach and Promotion (SHOP), home of the Condom Co-op; CARE (Center for Advocacy, Resources, & Empowerment), the advocacy and prevention education office that supports survivors of sexual assault, stalking, and dating/domestic violence; and Student Insurance Programs.

Student Health Services employs approximately 150 staff members including physicians, psychiatrists, case managers, lab scientists, pharmacists, nurses, radiologists, and many other clinical and administrative staff. SHS welcomes staff with interest and experience in working with students with a wide range of ethnic, cultural, and gender identities.

The UCSC Psychiatry Service emphasizes crisis intervention, medication management, supportive psychotherapy in conjunction with medication management, and consultations with other medical providers, counselors, and other campus administrators and staff. The Psychiatry team is led by the Director of Psychiatry and consists of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, case managers, and a medical assistant.

More information can be found at: https://caps.ucsc.edu and https://healthcenter.ucsc.edu

JOB SUMMARY

Under the general supervision of the Director of Psychiatry, the Psychiatrist evaluates and treats patients in an outpatient setting located within Student Health Services in the Counseling and Psychological Services Department of the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC).

APPOINTMENT INFORMATION

Budgeted Salary: $20,333 - $22,500 / month, proportionate to time worked. Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.
Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits

Schedule Information:

• Full-time or Part-time, Fixed
• Percentage of Time: 80%-100%, 32-40 Hours per Week
• Days of the Week: Mon-Fri
• Shift Includes: Day

Employee Classification: Career appointment (if 12 months) or Partial Year Career (if 10 or 11 months)

Job End Date: None

Work Location: UC Santa Cruz Main Campus

Union Representation: Physicians, Dentists and Podiatrists (DX)

Job Code Classification: STDT HEALTH PHYSCN 5 (006000)

Travel: Never or Rarely

JOB DUTIES

60% - Evaluation and Treatment

• Performs medical/psychiatric evaluations and provides follow-up care for students with psychiatric disorders. Follow-up care ranges from daily to three-month visits depending on the patient's need.
• Prescribes and monitors psychotropic medications.
• Provides supportive psychotherapy in conjunction with medication management, if needed.
• Documents clinical information in the electronic medical record.
• Participates in periodic chart review, case presentations, and clinical supervision of Nurse Practitioner staff, as needed.

20% - Crisis Intervention

• Responsible for initial management of mental health crises referred by the Health Center or other campus units when scheduled to be the on-duty psychiatrist.
• Performs medical/psychiatric diagnostic workup and makes appropriate interventions, including prescription of psychotropic medication, and hospitalization, if needed.
• Documents clinical information in the electronic medical record.

20% - Consultation

• Consults with Health Center primary care providers, counseling staff, and other campus community members as needed when there are psychiatric concerns involving students.
• Documents clinical information in the electronic medical record.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Must possess MD Degree and Completion of an APA approved psychiatric residency.
• Must possess valid California licensure, in good standing, in Psychiatry OR Valid out-of-state* licensure, in good standing, in Psychiatry. Out of State licensed psychiatrists are required to acquire California licensure within 180 days from either submitting the application or beginning California residency, whichever occurs first.
• Experience providing service to a young adult population
• Experience working in outpatient setting in psychiatry
• Good written skills, including medical charting and correspondence; Ability to chart and document in an electronic medical record.
• Good verbal skills
• Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of evaluation and treatment, crisis intervention, medication management, supportive psychotherapy in conjunction with medication management, and consultation with clinical and administrative staff
• Ability to work and communicate in a positive and cooperative manner
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team of mental health and primary providers
• Demonstrated skills and ability to work with a diverse population, particularly when students are in varying states of emotional distress
• Demonstrated multicultural competence in mental health service provision
• Knowledge of how race, ethnic identity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, privilege, and multiculturalism relate to psychiatric service delivery in a university setting
• Ability to handle difficult, sensitive and confidential situations tactfully

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated knowledge of a university environment and of the developmental issues and difficulties typically encountered by college students

SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• Must possess MD Degree and Completion of an APA approved psychiatric residency.
• Must possess valid California licensure, in good standing, in Psychiatry OR valid out-of-state* licensure, in good standing, in Psychiatry *Out of State licensed psychiatrists are required to acquire California licensure within 180 days from either submitting the application or beginning California residency, whichever occurs first.
• Must be Board Certified in Psychiatry.
• Must possess a current federal DEA license, in good standing.
• Must possess a current CPR certificate.
• Selected candidate will be required to successfully complete a pre-hire criminal history background check and a pre-hire credentialing check.
• Selected candidate will be required to take a TB test within 60 days of hire.
• Selected candidate will be required to complete HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accessibility Act) training within 30 days of hire.
• Selected candidate will be required to complete training within established time frames as directed including UC compliance training.
• This is a fully remote position, and the selected candidate must be able to work successfully from a home/remote office and be able to fulfill the requirements of the UCSC telecommuting agreement.
• The selected candidate has the option to work a hybrid work schedule. If a hybrid work schedule is confirmed, the selected candidate must be able to work successfully from a home/remote office and be able to fulfill the requirements of the UCSC telecommuting agreement.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as directed.
• Ability to work occasional non-traditional hours.
• Selected candidate will be required to comply with current Student Health Center employee health safety requirements for health care workers as defined by state and federal regulatory agencies; current health safety requirements to be discussed at interview.
• The University of California has implemented a Vaccination Policy covering all employees. Employees, including new hires, are required to comply with any applicable policies relating to the University of California vaccine program.
• Per the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA), this position has been identified as a Mandated Reporter. The selected candidate will be required to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect as defined by CANRA and will be required to sign a Statement Acknowledging Requirement to Report Child Abuse prior to commencing employment. CANRA Penal Codes, and related definitions, requirements, and responsibilities may be obtained here.

SAFETY STATEMENT

All UCSC employees must understand and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents and injuries.

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the Clery Act), the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASFSR) is available at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hUBiz3WS3zErEGOhSOu7KZZPzGkTwr_2/view?usp=sharing. This report is published by October 1st of each year and includes current institutional policies and procedures concerning campus safety and security; fire safety and evacuation policies; sexual misconduct and relationship violence reporting and response protocols; and crime and fire statistics for the three previous calendar years. A paper copy of the ASFSR is available upon request by contacting the UCSC Police Department at 114 Carriage House Rd., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, or by calling 831-459-2231 Ext. 1.

EEO/AA

The University of California is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees.

For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20

For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination