Job Information
UCLA Health Venice Family Clinic - Staff Psychiatrist in Santa Monica, California
Description
Venice
Family Clinic is a leader in providing comprehensive, high-quality primary
health care to people in need with compassion, dignity and respect. In November
2021, Venice Family Clinic merged with South Bay Family Health Care, uniting
more than a century of experience helping patients regardless of their income,
insurance or immigration status. The organization now has more than 500 staff
who serve 45,000 people from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay.
We have 17 locations plus two mobile clinics and an expansive street medicine
program for people experiencing homelessness. Read more about us at
venicefamilyclinic.org.
Under
the leadership of the CMO, the staff psychiatrist
is an integral part of the clinic staff, providing expertise in behavioral and
mental health. Integration of behavioral health in the primary care setting is
a model Venice Family Clinic has adopted for many years; offering counseling, individual
and group therapy, as well as psychiatric care to manage mild to moderate
mental illnesses. The staff psychiatrist serves as the bridge in creating
collaborative and comprehensive care for patient struggling with significant
mental health challenges and symptoms. The staff psychiatrist works
cooperatively with all Clinic departments including staff clinicians, SUMMIT
staff (our harm reduction substance use program) and Behavioral Health staff.
The staff psychiatrist provides clinical oversight and consultation to
psychiatry residents from UCLA and VAH as well as a staff nurse practitioner
who provides psychiatric care. The position requires flexibility in work
location and in days and hours for clinical care, as some evening are included
in the weekly schedule. Spanish language competency is preferred.
Salary Range: $250,000-$330,000
Qualifications
Possession of active California Medical License
Board Certified physician in psychiatry.
Knowledge of medical problems of minority, medically underserved populations, and persons experiencing homelessness.
Ability to speak Spanish such that an interpreter is not routinely needed during medical exams.
Skill in providing general adult and psychiatric medical care in a high-volume clinic setting.
Able to manage a wide range of psychiatric illnesses especially depression and anxiety.
Ability to provide clinical supervision to psychiatry residents and staff NP.
Ability to work as a team with multi-disciplinary staff, different medical specializations, mental health providers, other staff and volunteer physicians, and mid-level practitioners.
Willingness to learn and fully utilize our Electronic Health Record
Meet productivity goals as determined by the Chief Medical Officer
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