Student Health Psychiatrist
Location: Riverside
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
Position Information The Psychiatrist will provide high-quality
psychiatric care to students at the University of California
Riverside. This includes evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and
medication management. This position operates within the Student
Health Services team and collaborates closely with the Mental
Health Initiatives cluster, which include Counseling &
Psychological Services (CAPS), Student Well-being, and Follow up
Team (SWIFT), and Case Management, to ensure the integration of
psychiatric and counseling care to ensure a holistic and coordinate
approach to patient care. This patient population is interesting,
highly motivated, and generally very responsible about their
psychiatric care. Communicates as necessary with primary care
physicians and with outside therapists. Collaborates with Care
Coordination regarding hospitalized patients or patients with
complicated medical needs. Other supports include robust
informational systems, user-friendly electronic medical record
system, on-site member services, a quality management team, and
expert practice management. The position provides 85% face-to-face
clinical time (60 minutes for new intakes, 30 minutes for follow-up
visits), 10% allotted for administrative tasks and 5 % allotted for
collaboration with the Mental Health Initiatives cluster on student
cases, treatment plans, and crisis management support. This
position will be hired between 80% to 100% FTE. The full salary
range for the Student Health Psychiatrist is $160,723 - $412,561
annually. However, the expected pay scale for this position is up
to $319,400 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of
considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications,
experience, and other business and organizational needs. Applicants
must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff
position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over
sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff. As a University
employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable
University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may
be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government
directives may impose additional requirements. Education Education
Requirements Graduate of an accredited Medical School and
successful completion of a Psychiatry Residency at an ACGME
accredited program. (Required) License Requirements Current
unrestricted License to practice medicine in the state of
California. Possession of an unrestricted Federal DEA license and
have a Board Certification in Psychiatry. (Required) Must possess a
current Basic Life Support (BLS) / Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) card and must be maintained in accordance with the American
Heart Association standards. (Required) Certification Requirements
ABMS/AOA Board Certification in Psychiatry. (Required) Educational
Condition Requirements Completion of Psychiatry Residency at an
ACGME accredited program. (Required) Minimum Requirements Must be
able to work in a collaborative manner. Knowledge of standards of
psychiatric care in the greater community. Must be able to diagnose
patient condition and make associated treatment recommendations.
Knowledge of AAAHC requirements relating to psychiatric diagnosis,
treatment and record keeping. Experience with ICD 9/ICDI0 coding,
DSM-5 in billing. Knowledge of HIPAA, confidentiality and patient
privacy issues pertaining to the delivery of health care.
Experience with Electronic Medical Records. Must be able to
influence others. Must have effective diagnostic and decision
making skills in area of specialty/expertise. Knowledge of issues
of special importance to college/university students, including
drug and alcohol use, eating disorders, chemical dependency and
abuse, ADHD, LD, etc. Expert clinical skills. Ability to work and
communicate in a positive and cooperative manner in a
multidisciplinary environment. Goodwritten and oral communication
skills using fluent English, including medical charting and
correspondence. Knowledge of current psychiatric diagnosis and
treatment principles relating to general practice, and specifically
to a young adult population. Strong interest in working with
college age patients. Awareness of special issues affecting
students engaged inrigorous academic programs and experiencing life
on campus and developmental issues as they impact astudents
adjustment to campus life. Sensitivity to issues relating to
cultural diversity and the problems inadjustment faced by native
and foreign students in an unfamiliar environment. Sensitivity to
mental health issues of special importance to gay and lesbian
students. A reasonable level of auditory acuity and be able to
communicate effectively with students and their family and
providers and staff. Additional Information In the Heart of Inland
Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres
near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like
campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland
region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of
issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy,
transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives
every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore,
engage, imagine and excel. UC Riverside is recognized as one of the
most ethnically diverse research universities in the country
boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud. UC
Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities,
according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1
percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center
for World University rankings. UC Riverside is the top university
in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020 UCR is a
member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national
coalition of public research universities committed to improving
student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of
color. Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in
financial aid. - Business Insider 2019 Ranked No. 2 in the world
for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the
largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for
World University Rankings UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2
Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of
Science and Medicine. The University of California is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color,
religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other
protected categories under state or federal law. It is the policy
of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and
anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a
Federal and State contractor. For information about our generous
employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview
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