Job Description
(Physician/MD qualifications required) Psychiatry (Geriatric) - Geriatric Psychiatrist - Kern County, CA (#R10040)
Must have board certification or board eligibility in Geriatric Psychiatry or proof of extensive geriatric psychiatry training.
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.
Requirements of the Geriatric Psychiatrist:
?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
Schedule of the Geriatric Psychiatrist:
?Full-Time (FTE)
?Shift: 8-hour day, with time allocated for coordination with
primary care providers.
?Activities: 1214 medication reviews, 34 geriatric assessments, and palliative care consultations.
Part-Time (PTE):
?Shift: 46 hours, often focused on morning sessions for
residential facility visits.
Benefits of the Geriatric Psychiatrist:
?The salary for this position is $220|hr.
?Sick days
?Health insurance
?Matching 401k
Job Description:
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.
Job Responsibilities:
?Perform neuropsychiatric assessments for Alzheimers 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 Parkinsons 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 Parkinsons psychosis).
?Provide guidance to residential care facilities on non-pharmacological interventions for sundowning and wandering behaviors.
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is a nationwide recruitment agency, matching both new grads and advanced practitioners to hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, multi-specialty groups, and private practices.
If you would like to learn more about other opportunities we offer, please call our office: (800) 608-4025 or submit your Resume|CV to hr@glhstaffing.com
Job Tags
Full time, Part time, Private practice, Shift work, Day shift,