Recruitment #13-PR5-01
Date Opened | 12/31/2012 11:59:00 PM |
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Filing Deadline | 1/3/2014 11:59:00 PM |
Salary | $173,930 - $188,178 / Annually |
Job Type | Open |
PSYCHIATRIST POSITION Santa Cruz County is seeking Psychiatrists to join the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Division to ensure new community resources and opportunities for recovery and resiliency. Positions in this class are responsible for conducting psychiatric examinations and evaluations, making psychiatric diagnosis, applying psychiatric treatment, and providing medical supervision and medication management for a wide variety of mental health clients. Incumbents provide on-call, after hours and weekend consultation for the detention facilities and other programs as needed. MHSAS is part of the County’s Health Services Agency which is known for having many innovative programs and a strong history of effective collaboration.
THE COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ Santa Cruz County has approximately 268,000 residents and is situated in the northern area of Monterey Bay, 70 miles south of San Francisco and 35 miles southwest of the Silicon Valley. The County’s natural beauty is apparent in its pristine beaches, lush redwood forests, and rich farmland. It has an ideal Mediterranean climate with low humidity and 300 days of sunshine a year. Its quaint shops and restaurants, coupled with a multitude of cultural and recreational activities, including theatre, music, art, as well as golfing, surfing, hiking, and biking, offer a wealth of leisure activities. Higher education includes Cabrillo College and the University of California, Santa Cruz, with two additional State Universities less than an hour’s drive away. These elements of high quality living make Santa Cruz one of California’s most desirable living areas.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Any combination of training and experience which would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain these knowledge and abilities would be:
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
THE APPLICATION PROCESS:
Candidates must submit a County application and answers to the supplemental application questions. The completed application packet must be received by the Personnel Department, 701 Ocean Street, Rm. 310, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 or online at www.santacruzcountyjobs.com
Qualifying physicians may be eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (US Dept. of Health & Human Services.)
For more information regarding the position please contact Interim Mental Health Director Rama Khalsa at (831) 454-4519 or the Chief of Adult Outpatient Services, Yana Jacobs at 831-454-4539. For information regarding the recruitment and examination procedure please contact Salina Flores, Personnel Analyst at (831) 454-2261. If you have a disability that would require test accommodation, call (831) 454-2600. Hearing impaired TDD# (831) 454-2123.
NOTE: The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract.
An Equal Opportunity Employer