Psychiatrist

Overview

Payroll Title STDT HEALTH PHYSCN 5

Department COUNSELING & PSYCH SERV

Hiring Pay Scale $220,000 - $280,000 / Year

Worksite Campus

Appointment Type Career

Appointment Percent 100%

Union DX Contract

Total Openings 1

Work Schedule Days, 8 hrs/day, Monday-Friday

Filing Deadline Tue 2/10/2026

UC San Diego values and welcomes people from all backgrounds. If you are interested in being part of our team, possess the needed licensure and certifications, and feel that you have most of the qualifications and/or transferable skills for a job opening, we strongly encourage you to apply.

UCSD Layoff from Career Appointment:
Apply by 1/30/26 for consideration with preference for rehire. All layoff applicants should contact their Employment Advisor. Reassignment Applicants:
Eligible Reassignment clients should contact their Disability Counselor for assistance.

The mission of the Student Health & Well-Being (SHW) cluster is to promote a culture of health and well-being for the student community, deliver equitable high quality innovative services, incorporate inclusive approaches, and celebrate diversity, with the goal of adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviors contributing to the academic success and personal development of all students. The UC San Diego SHW cluster, which reports through UC San Diego Health System, plays a leadership role in creating a strong and active wellness culture that enables all students to flourish in body, mind and spirit.

This includes promotion and the transformation of existing departments, under the oversight of the Executive Director, into a cohesive, trans-disciplinary source of integrated wellness services. The SHW cluster includes the departments of Student Health Services (SHS);
Health Promotion Services (HPS);
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS);
Assessment and Analytics (SHAA), Strategic Planning, Innovation and Research (SPIR); and SHW Administration (ADM).

CAPS delivers campus-based mental health services to registered UC San Diego undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students. CAPS  multicultural, multidisciplinary, and student-centered staff strives to deliver trauma informed, culturally proficient counseling and psychiatric services, psycho-educational preventive outreach and early intervention programming, consultation, research, and training opportunities. CAPS is accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services (IACS) and the Post-doctoral Resident Training Program is affiliated with the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Center (APPIC).

CAPS is fully committed to self-examination, peer review, and quality improvement through the utilization of metrics, data, clinical outcomes, client experience measurements and feedback.

The incumbent performs a wide range of general psychiatric tasks with a culturally diverse college population of undergraduate and graduate and professional school student clients. These include: conducting psychiatric evaluations, prescribing and managing psychotropic medications as indicated and following response to such treatment with follow-up visits, making recommendations regarding outpatient treatment; intervening in cases of psychiatric emergency, facilitating hospitalization as needed;

referring to on- and off-campus resources for follow-up care; providing brief counseling and education about psychiatric treatment, and consultation and training to CAPS, Student Health Services (SHS) and other university staff.

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and prescribe/manage psychotropic medications as indicated, with follow-up visits and recommendations regarding outpatient treatment.
• Intervene in psychiatric emergencies and facilitate hospitalization as needed.
• Refer to on- and off-campus resources for follow-up care; provide brief counseling and education about psychiatric treatment.
• Provide consultation and training to CAPS, SHS, and other university staff.

• Current, unrestricted, state of CA MD or DO license.
• Current valid Federal Controlled Substance registration certificate.
• Board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Inc.
• Knowledge of the current laws, procedures and ethical principles that govern the practice of psychiatry.
• Demonstrated skill to provide psychiatric diagnoses, plan and implement a variety of case dispositions.
• Experience and ability in prescribing and monitoring controlled substance medications.
• Skill to formulate and conduct treatment plans and programs.
• Ability to work with a diverse population and traditionally underrepresented student groups.
• Ability to provide consultation and educative services.
• Ability to relate warmly, humanely, sensitively and empathetically to others.
• Academic and experiential knowledge of psychiatric/psychological science, including psychotherapeutic processes and procedures.
• Skill to conduct brief individual counseling and psychotherapy.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and…