Psychiatrist/Geriatric Psychiatrist Job at GreenLife Healthcare Staffing, Kern County, CA

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  • GreenLife Healthcare Staffing
  • Kern County, CA

Job Description

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: 12–14 medication reviews, 3–4 geriatric assessments, and palliative care consultations.
  • Part-Time (PTE):
    • Shift: 4–6 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 Alzheimer’s 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 Parkinson’s 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 Parkinson’s 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,

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