Psychiatrist JR # 385

Seeking a board-eligible/certified Psychiatrist to join The Village in Long Beach, CA, a program of Mental Health America of Los Angeles. The Village is an award winning model program that has been a leader in the Mental Health Services Act in California.  Hundreds of people visit our program from all over the world.  Check out our website www.mhavillage.org.

Job Title:             Psychiatrist

Location:             The Village, Long Beach

Reports to:          Medical Director/Team Leader

Hours:                 Monday-Friday; 9am to 5pm (flexible work schedule, to include rare weekends and holidays)

Salary:                $75 - $90 per hour + flexible benefits

FLSA:                   Exempt 

Category:            Professional

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  Please note that this is only a brief, general outline of the position and is not intended as a complete job description.  Other task and duties may be assigned.  Reasonable accommodation will be provided to any qualified person with a medical or psychiatric disability, providing it will not change the essential nature of the position, nor cause undue hardship to the Agency’s operations. MHALA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider.

We prefer this position to be full time, but we will consider candidates looking for part time employment.  The Psychiatrist will be part of a dynamic ACT/FSP team with a rehabilitation and recovery emphasis. The team consists of a nurse, financial planner, community integration specialist and case workers. This position serves about 120 long term members (patients), with additions of one to two per week. The Psychiatrist will be responsible for assessments, medication management, supportive therapy, supporting medical care, support phone sessions, occasional home visits, on-call service, and phone availability after hours. The Psychiatrist will use the recovery model, and be able to work in a noisy team environment, create and maintain high emotional connections with our members, and be able to work in a non-hierarchal setting. The Psychiatrist will focus on the entire life of the members, not just the symptoms or illness. The Psychiatrist will participate in administration, program development, supervision of students and nurse practitioners, training and advocacy if interested and needed.

Background on members served: Our members have severe mental illnesses in combination with high poverty.  Many have been high utilizes of hospitals, have been homeless or in nonviolent jail diversion.  Our members have an extremely wide range of diagnosis, over half of the diagnoses are considered psychotic, and one third of our members are currently using drugs.

Interested candidates must be comfortable prescribing medicines with dual diagnosis. The Psychiatrist will be a crucial part of the team. Clinical leadership will be shared between Psychiatrist and Team Leader.

Qualifications:   Successful candidates will have a M.D. Degree, a current license to practice medicine in California and be Board-eligible/certified psychiatrist. Driving with current class C driver’s license, proof of valid automobile insurance, and the ability to be insured by MHA liability insurance are conditions of employment.

How to Apply: Email Resume to jobs@mhala.org. EOE. Please reference Psychiatrist JR # 385 in subject line. Please submit cover letter and resume as an attachment in Word Document or PDF format only.