Job title: Staff Psychiatrist - Adult OP / Jail OP
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Industry: Psychiatry
Functional Expertise: Staff Provider
Location: Eureka, CA
Job published: 10/24/2024
Job ID: 33812
Contact name: Patty Lee
Phone number: +17072588757
Contact email: patty.lee@tbhcare.com

Job Description

THE PRACTICE

 

Humboldt County Behavioral Health - Eureka, CA

Humboldt County Behavioral Health, provides mental health services for Humboldt County residents, including eligible Medi-Cal patients. Their county services provide treatment to address their residents’ mental health systems, arranging follow-up quality care, and a referral network of resources. TBH supports Humboldt County Behavioral Health with Adult and Child & Adolescent physicians to address the needs of their patients.

 

Jail Services

  • 25 hours per week (2.5 days) 
  • 8 AM - 6 PM PT
  • 8-12 adults per day
  • 0-3 emergency involuntary medications a day (include seclusion and restraint)
  • Participate in hearings for involuntary medication (1-3 a month, court order to medicate every day)
  • Lock down 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
  • EMR – Cor, SmartCare
  • IM team on site/on a separate floor – few days a week
  • 1370 evaluations – capacity for involuntary medication
  • 1603 – appear in court (through zoom, but may have to go in person if zoom doesn’t work – court attached to building)
  • Managing in-patient level situation – requiring seclusion restraints, and IM regularly (worst case scenario)
  • 20-30 inmates, 1 officer for the dorm setting
  • Nurses assist with medications and orders

 

Outpatient Services

  • Coordinate with nurse (Friday 12 PM - 6 PM)
    • i.e. may see 6 people, medication orders for 15 (will review charts and make orders/titration)
  • Half day outpatient clinic, 4-6 people on half day (nurse calls to confirm apt)
  • Patients released from jail, needing medication order will also be seen in outpatient services  (AB9 probation as well)
  • Sometimes see patients on parole
  • Continuity of care to help keep patients out of jail
  • No security on site, if any issues local police can intervene

 

THE BENEFITS

 

  • $340,164.00 Annually for Full-Time (40-hours per week) W-2 Employees
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package
  • Attractive 401K and Company Match
  • PTO & CME Accrual

 

THE AREA

  • Eureka is a port city in Northern California. Its Old Town district features elaborate Victorian houses such as the nearby Carson Mansion. Sequoia Park Zoo is home to pandas, primates, and features a walk-through aviary. Next to the zoo, Sequoia Park is home to massive old-growth redwood trees. Guided boat cruises aboard the early-1900s Madaket ferry take in the sights, seals and birdlife of Humboldt Bay.