Child Psychiatrist - San Diego, CA, United States - Family Health Centers of San Diego

Description

Impact Lives, Impact Community

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options.

Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country.

With over 62 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 417,000 visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population.

We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is looking for a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join our team at our FamilyHealth-Youth Counseling Center.

Located in the San Diego community of Logan Heights, the FamilyHealth-Youth Counseling Center provides high-quality comprehensive treatment for children and teens with behavioral and emotional health challenges.

If you are passionate about providing caring, high quality mental health services with a special commitment to the uninsured, low income, and the medically underserved, FHCSD is looking for people like you.

Maintains satisfactory peer reviews:

able to assess medical information including pathophysiology, patient presentation, differential diagnosis, etc., in order to facilitate health promotion and disease prevention.

Meets clinic site and organization needs in a reliable and flexible manner; As needed, examines patients to determine presence of physical disease utilizing physical finds, laboratory results and medical history.

Maintains the appropriate productivity expectation based on contract, program or clinic assignment.

Communicates with providers, physicians, case managers, scheduling staff, referring providers, and with outside agencies and authorities, in a timely and appropriate manner.

Coordinates and links psychiatric treatment plan with both FHCSD therapy, case management, primary care "medical home," and with community support systems as appropriate.

In integrated behavioral health sites, provides consultation and support to primary care providers in the management of primary care patients with mental health concerns.

Board certified or Board eligible in a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry field
Experience with underserved, low-income persons, or homeless persons preferred
Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPR (BLS), or Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, or Advance Resuscitation Training
Graduate from an accredited school of medicine; completion of a 3 year residency in Psychiatry OR current status as a 3rd year resident in a Psychiatry program
Second language fluency in Spanish is preferred
Full Time or Part Time Available
Retirement Plan with Employer Match
Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave and Paid Holidays
Medical/Dental/Vision/FSA/Life Insurance
FHCSD was founded by community activists working towards a common goal: caring, affordable, high-quality medical care for all.

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to community medicine and providing culturally competent psychiatric services to the medically underserved.

00 If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and/or experience.