Job title: Medical Director - PHF and Outpatient Services
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Part-time
Industry: Psychiatry
Functional Expertise: Staff Provider
Location: Eureka, CA
Job published: 05/21/2025
Job ID: 35897
Contact name: Dan Jackson
Contact email: dan.jackson@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.

Medical Director - Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) and Outpatient Services

  • 24 hours per week (on site) Medical Director hours
    • to be combined with additional services to equal 40 hours per week
  • 16-bed PHF unit
  • 16 hour shifts daily (7 AM - 11 PM), with 20 days off each month
  • 12 hours of inpatient and 4 hours to the attached CSU
  • Preceptorship opportunities with UCSF available
  • Supervision of inpatient, outpatient, adult, child ad, detention
  • Responsible for standard of care, performance, documentation, EMR, supervision of 2 NPs onsite nurse preceptorship (must sign off), affiliated with Providence Psychiatric Residency
  • Administrative duties include QI, UR, committee meetings, credentialing, grievances, med staff mtg, community relationships
  • No on-call requirements
  • Prior leadership preferred but experienced physician okay
  • On-site preferred but open to hybrid 1 week/month onsite the rest tele
  • Rural location though very well run with lots of attention from state and local stakeholders

THE BENEFITS

  • $178.41 per hour for full-time W-2 Medical Director services
  • $163.54 per hour for full-time W-2 Adult Outpatient services
  • Attractive 401K and Company Match
  • PTO and CME Accrual
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package
  • Generous Annual Bonuses

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 bird life of Humboldt Bay.