Geriatric Psychiatrist

Geriatric Psychiatrist - Kern County, CA (#R10040)

Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is seeking an Geriatric Psychiatrist to fill an opening in the KernBHRS department that provides specialty behavioral health services to Medi-Cal recipients and uninsured, located in Kern County, CA.

• Must have an active California Medical License.
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) certified.
• Additional Training:
  Geriatric Psychiatry applicants without board certification must demonstrate equivalent training.
• Must be DEA Certified.

• Full-Time (FTE)
  • Shift: 8-hour day, with time allocated for coordination with primary care providers.
  • Activities:
    
    12–14 medication reviews, 3–4 geriatric assessments, and palliative care consultations.
• Part-Time (PTE)
  • Shift: 4–6 hours, often focused on morning sessions for residential facility visits.

• The salary for this position is $220/hr.
• Sick days.
• Health insurance.
• Matching 401k.

The Geriatric Psychiatrists address the intersection of aging, neurocognitive decline, and psychiatric conditions in patients aged 65+. This role emphasizes collaboration with primary care providers and memory care facilities to manage complex polypharmacy and dementia-related behavioral disturbances.

• Perform neuropsychiatric assessments for Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and late-life mood disorders using standardized tools (e.g., MoCA, Geriatric Depression Scale).
• Coordinate with neurologists and palliative care teams to optimize treatment plans for patients with Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and terminal illnesses, balancing efficacy with quality-of-life considerations.
• Conduct polypharmacy reviews, deprescribing unnecessary medications while initiating therapies for agitation (e.g., pimavanserin for Parkinson’s psychosis).
• Provide guidance to residential care facilities on non-pharmacological interventions for sun downing and wandering behaviors.