Staff Psychiatrist- Student Health

University of California, Irvine, United States

Updated: about 1 year ago
Location: Irvine, CALIFORNIA
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Updated: Jan 13, 2023
Location: Irvine-Campus
Job Type:
Department: Student Health


Job Opening ID: 26959
Reports To: Chief of Psychiatry
Working Title: Staff Psychiatrist
Department: Student Health
Bargaining Unit: DX
FLSA: Exempt  
Job Code: 006000
Job Location: UCI Campus - Irvine
Percent of Time: 100%
Work Schedule: 8-5, M-F
Employee Class: Career
 
Position Summary:
The Staff Psychiatrist provides direct, outpatient, ambulatory patient care including psychiatric consultations and facilitating hospitalizations. This position is responsible for assuring continuous and ongoing quality, accessibility and safety of mental health services to the patients, and is responsible for promptly reporting to the Chief of Psychiatry all issues, which may impact patient care and safety. This position is also responsible for providing professional consultation to other Student Health Center clinicians, to Student Affairs, to academic, professional and department advisors, and to staff of other campus departments on mental health issues and emergencies.
 
Compensation Range: 
$125,335.79 - $250,671.54
 
Department Website:
http://www.shs.uci.edu
 
Required:
Must be a graduate of an accredited medical school and completion of Psychiatry Residency at an ACGME accredited program.
Must hold a current license to practice medicine in the State of California.
Must hold Board Certification in Psychiatry.
Maintains an active and current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certification.
Knowledge of current psychiatric diagnosis and treatment principles relating to general practice, and specifically to the college/university population.
Knowledge of HIPAA, FERPA, CMIA and patient privacy issues pertaining to the delivery of health care especially in mental health.
Knowledge of standard of psychiatric care in the greater community.
Skills in diagnostic evaluation.
Sensitivity to issues relating to all forms of diversity including but not limited to culture, sexual orientation, gender, and socioeconomic status.
Knowledge of issues of special importance to youth groups and college age adults, including drug and alcohol use, eating disorders, chemical dependency and abuse, ADHD, LD, etc.
Awareness of developmental issues as they relate to young adults transitioning into new living environments.
Knowledge of accreditation requirements relating to psychiatric diagnosis, treatment, record-keeping, and electronic medical records.
 
Desired:
3 - 5 years of direct patient care experience after completing accredited residency training in medicine.
Ability to work in systems-of-care model
Strong knowledge of early adolescent and transitional age youth / emerging adult population psychiatric treatment
Prior experience working professionally with emotional, psychological or psychiatric issues among young adults, especially college students, strongly
 
Preferred:
Although this position's schedule is M-F and during traditional work hours, weekends or non-traditional work hours may be required for special projects or busy times of the year, or when strict deadlines must be met. In the case of extended hours, this position may be required to work those hours.
Employment in this position is contingent upon successful completion of a Department of Justice (DOJ) Live Scan background check, verification and continued monitoring of licensure as it applies to the position, and successful completion of our background review or credentialing process, as appropriate to the position.
The employee must comply with OSHA, CA/OSHA, and CDC recommendations and requirements regarding vaccination and testing of healthcare employees. This includes, but may not be limited to; current hepatitis B immunizations, annual flu vaccinations, and annual tuberculosis screening. At the discretion of Student Health Center, the employee may be offered an option to sign a declination acknowledgement in lieu of receiving an annual flu vaccination.
Per the UC Ethics Briefing, the employee is responsible for reporting any and all potential conflicts of interest to their supervisor in a timely manner.
 
Final candidate subject to background check. As a federal contractor, UC Irvine is required to use E-Verify to confirm the work status of individuals assigned to perform substantial work under certain federal contracts/subcontracts.
 
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. 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 categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy .
 
UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Human Resources at (949) 824-0500.
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