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
• Health insurance

Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is seeking an Geriatric Psychiatrist to fill an opening that provides specialty behavioral health services to Medi-Cal recipients and uninsured, located in Kern County, CA.

Schedule of the Geriatric Psychiatrist:

• This is a full-time, part-time, or telepsychiatry-based position, depending on clinic needs.

• 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.
• Telepsychiatry: Hybrid Model:
• 2 days onsite (8-hour shifts) + 2 days remote (6-hour shifts).

Job Description of the Geriatric Psychiatrist:

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 of the Geriatric Psychiatrist:

• 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.

Requirements

Requirements of the Geriatric Psychiatrist:

• Must have an active California Medical License. 
• Must be DEA Certified 

Benefits

Benefits of the Geriatric Psychiatrist:

• The salary for this position is $220/hr.
• Sick days
• Health insurance
• Matching 401k

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