Extra- Psychiatric Specialist

San Mateo Medical Center is recruiting several part-time, extra-help adult psychiatrists for intermittent and relief work on all shifts (weekday, night, and weekend) in our 24‑hour psychiatric emergency department and our 24‑bed acute inpatient unit. We offer an opportunity to provide great psychiatric care to those who really need it, in a relaxed yet intellectually stimulating teaching hospital located only minutes from San Francisco and Stanford University.

San Mateo Medical Center is San Mateo County’s public health care system, consisting of a general hospital and a series of clinics located across the county. The main campus includes a full‑service acute hospital along with a medical emergency department, 70 med‑surg and ICU beds, 30 rehab beds, and extensive outpatient clinics in addition to our psychiatric units.

• In Psychiatry Emergency Services (PES), the psychiatrist can expect to see an average of 6 patients during the day shift and 5 at night, typically writing admission orders and notes on one-third of these. On nights and weekends, the PES psychiatrist also covers the inpatient unit and handles emergency consultations on the med‑surg and rehab services.
• On the acute psychiatric inpatient unit, the typical assignment is direct care of 8‑9 patients per day, as well as supervision of a resident team covering up to 6 patients. Note that all admission evaluations and orders are handled by the PES and consultation services, not the psychiatrist assigned to the acute unit.
• Weekday, night, and weekend shifts are all available.

Extra Help providers receive a differential of $45 per hour in addition to all other compensation, for all work performed during the assigned night shift hours of 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM in the Psychiatric Emergency Services.

This is an extra‑help, at‑will assignment, paid on an hourly basis. Extra‑help hours are dependent on the business needs of the department and therefore work hours may vary from week to week. Extra help employees shall not exceed 1,040 hours of work per fiscal year. Some extra help positions are eligible for benefits under the Affordable Care Act. Extra help employees are not guaranteed permanent status at the end of the assignment.

• Conduct psychiatric assessments and make diagnoses.
• Prescribe appropriate treatment plans and prescribe therapy, psychotherapy, or rehabilitation programs.
• Coordinate the work of consulting medical specialists.
• Act as physician member of a multi‑disciplinary team for clinical work or program development.
• Train and supervise interns and residents.
• Provide clinical supervision to licensed and professional staff in other disciplines.
• Prepare reports and maintain records of activities.
• Conduct and direct individual and group psychotherapy.
• Consult and work with other medical and/or mental health professionals in the community when necessary.
• Confer with patients’ relatives regarding illness and treatment.
• Maintain records of diagnosis, treatment and prognosis according to Joint Commission of Accredited Hospitals Organization standards and other regulatory agencies, and according to San Mateo Medical Center guidelines.
• Develop comprehensive case histories.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to qualify is:

• Board certification in psychiatry, or completion of an accredited psychiatric residency program.

• License to practice medicine in the State of California.

• Principles and practices of psychiatry including both individual and group psychotherapy.
• Specialized techniques, procedures, and equipment used in psychiatry.
• Current developments, trends and research in the field.
• Basic understanding of clinical supervisory principles and practices.
• Pharmacology including laws regarding informed consent, dosage ranges, drug incompatibilities, and side effects.
• Proper documentation of clinical services.
• Principles, practices, and techniques of general medicine and its application.
• Medical…