RELIEF MENTAL HEALTH PSYCHIATRIST

Full Job Description

DEFINITION:
Renders professional medical services in a mental health setting on an hourly as needed basis.

CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS:
Incumbents in these positions are assigned to a County Physician Registry. Positions allocable to this class report to a program manager or supervising psychiatrist and performs a full range of professional psychiatric services which requires completion of an approved residency in psychiatry. Relief Mental Health Psychiatrist may function as the clinical lead for multidisciplinary treatment team.

Requirements

Screens for health-related concerns and performs psychiatric evaluations.

Develops comprehensive treatment plans.

Evaluates individuals/clients to determine if probable cause is met to initiate detention under WIC 5150.

Provides clinical consultation to other medical providers and staff, including interns and resident physicians, regarding treatment interventions, medical and diagnostic work performed and participates in clinical case conferences.

Performs medication support services by evaluating the need for psychotropic medications.

Prescribes, administers medications, and monitors their overall effect.

Orders, obtains, reviews and monitors pertinent laboratory tests.

Participates in the quality of care and provides input into formulating corrective action plans to mitigate future clinical risk.

Testifies in court as an expert witness, as needed.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Completion of a residency approved by an American Specialty Board in Psychiatry or equivalent training**

**Equivalent training is defined as that training which the appropriate American Certifying Board formally recognizes in writing as being equivalent.

LICENSE:
California State Physician and Surgeon's Certificate authorized by the Board of Medical Examiners of the State of California.

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS: 2 – Light. Light physical effort which may include occasional light lifting to a 10 pound limit, and some bending, stooping or squatting. Considerable walking may be involved.

Additional Information

EXAMINATION CONTENT
This is a noncompetitive examination. This examination is intended to merely qualify applicants. Applicants will be placed on an eligible register without indication of relative standing in the examination.

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION:
The names of qualifying candidates will be added to the Eligible Register for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of promulgation.

NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

The appointing power may appoint any one of the names on the appropriate list, except that a person without veteran's credit may not be appointed if there are three more names on the list of persons entitled to veteran's credit.

Past and present mental health clients and family members are encouraged to apply.

AVAILABLE SHIFT
Appointees may be required to work any shift, including evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

SPECIAL INFORMATION
All County workforce members must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Successful candidates for this position will be required to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or request an exemption for qualifying medical or religious reasons during the onboarding process. Candidates should not present proof of vaccination until instructed to do so by the hiring department.

VACANCY INFORMATION
The eligible register for this examination will be used to fill vacancies in the Department of Mental Health.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:
Applicants are required to complete and submit an online Los Angeles County Employment Application AND Supplemental Questionnaire in order to be considered for this examination. Paper applications, resumes, or any unsolicited documents will not be accepted in lieu of completing the online application and Supplemental Questionnaire. We must receive your application by 5:00 pm, PST, on the last day of filing.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING ONLINE
How to Apply: Applications must be submitted online only. We must receive your application from the first day of filing at 9:00 a.m. (PT) to the last day of filing at 5:00 PM. (PT). Applications submitted by U.S. Mail, Fax, or in person will not be accepted. Plan to submit your online application well in advance of the 5 p.m. deadline on the last day of filing to ensure you have sufficient time to verify your email address. You may be required to verify your email address before the application can be submitted by entering a six-digit code sent to your email address. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

Apply online by clicking on the green "Apply" button at the top right of this posting.

Applicants must complete and submit their online applications and upload required documents (i.e. Residency Completion Certificate/Diploma) as attachment(s) during application submission, or send by email to exams@dmh.lacounty.gov within 15 calendar days from date of application submission. Indicate the Exam Title on the subject line when sending required documents by email.

The acceptance of your application will depend on whether you have clearly shown that you meet the Minimum Requirements. Your online application must show complete education and work experience information necessary to evaluate your qualifications. Education information section must include name and address of school attended, complete dates attended, name of course/s taken, number of units earned, and degree/s earned. Work experience section must include job title, employer name and address, name of work area/facility, actual payroll title held and not the working and/or functional titles, from/to dates of employment including month, day and year, total number of months, total number of hours worked per week - not a range of hours (full or part-time), and complete and detailed description of related job duties. If range of hours is provided, experience will be prorated based on the lowest number of hours worked per week. LIST separately each job experience to be evaluated. All information is subject to verification. Applicants may be rejected at any stage of the selection process.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Please note that ALL information supplied by applicants and included in the application materials is subject to VERIFICATION at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made.
• Applications may be rejected at any stage of the examination and selection process.
• FALSIFICATION of any information may result in DISQUALIFICATION or RESCISSION OF APPOINTMENT.
• Utilizing VERBIAGE from the Class Specification, Selection Requirements, and/or Special Requirement Information serving as your description of duties WILL NOT be sufficient to demonstrate that you meet the requirements. In doing so, your application will be REJECTED as INCOMPLETE.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

NO SHARING OF USER ID AND PASSWORD:
All applicants must file their application online using their OWN user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's user ID and password may erase a candidate's original application record.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES:
For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

FAIR CHANCE INITIATIVE:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individual assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

DEPARTMENT CONTACT
Department Contact Name: Antoni Estrada, Exam Analyst
Department Contact Phone: 213-972-7034
Department Contact Email: exams@dmh.lacounty.gov

ADA Coordinator Phone: 213-972-7034
Teletype Phone: 800-735-2922
California Relay Services Phone: 800-735-2922