Solo / Independent Practice Psychiatry: General Job in Merced, California
This general psychiatry opportunity in Merced, California is offered as a solo or independent practice arrangement — one of several structures available for this position, alongside single-specialty group, multi-specialty group, and hospital/clinic/MSO employment options. In this model, you would own and run your own practice rather than being employed: billing under your own name, building your own patient panel, and directing your own staffing, scheduling, and practice style. This path offers the greatest autonomy and the direct financial upside of ownership, along with the administrative responsibilities that come with running the business side of a practice.
To support your start-up, the listing includes an income guarantee, along with relocation assistance and a signing bonus. The financial offering for this position is listed in the $225,000–$249,999 range. Emergency department call is structured as 1:6 or better.
The role is open to candidates who are board certified or board eligible, trained through allopathic or osteopathic programs, and either American or foreign medical graduates. Applicants should hold U.S. citizenship or a green card, and the position welcomes physicians at recently trained, experienced, or very experienced career stages. This community falls in the 100,000–499,999 population range.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Psychiatry: General
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: No
- Structure of Position: Solo-Independent, Single-Specialty Group, Multi-Specialty Group, Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: (not specified)
- Expected ER Call Coverage: 1:6 or better
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to join a busy, successful, established group in Central California!
Psychiatrists who are looking for a professionally fulfilling position are encouraged to consider this outstanding career opportunity
Salary: $245,000 plus $100,000 sign-on bonus and relocation assistance.
- The Psychiatrist provides psychiatric services, including assessment/evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment in assigned areas, to a diverse patient population as an independent practitioner. The Psychiatrist also provides consultation and support to primary care providers in integrated behavioral health sites for in the management of primary care patients with mental health concerns. As a Psychiatrist, you have a passion for providing caring, high quality mental health services to a diverse patient population, with a special commitment to the uninsured, low income, and the medically underserved. You thrive on the challenge of working in a fast-paced, team-based environment, knowing you are making a difference in your community every day.
Job Roles
- Completes all required documentation accurately, in a timely manner, and thoroughly in accordance with department standards; in addition, documentation complies with patients' insurance requirements.
- Maintains satisfactory peer reviews: able to assess medical information including patient presentation, differential diagnosis, etc., in order to facilitate health promotion and disease prevention.
- Meets clinic site and organization needs in a reliable and flexible manner; prioritizes work and makes an effort to adhere to schedule.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Provides comprehensive evaluations, diagnosis and treatment of patients with mental illness, emotional disorders and/or substance abuse. As needed, examines patients to determine presence of physical disease utilizing physical finds, laboratory results and medical history. Maintains the appropriate productivity expectation based on contract, program or clinic assignment.
- Works effectively as a member of the multi-disciplinary treatment team. Communicates with providers, physicians, case managers, scheduling staff, referring providers, and with outside agencies and authorities, in a timely and appropriate manner. Coordinates and links psychiatric treatment plan with case management, primary care "medical home," and with community support systems as appropriate. In integrated behavioral health sites, provides consultation and support to primary care providers in the management of primary care patients with mental health concerns.
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- Structure of Financial Support: Income Guarantee, Straight Employment, Employment Agreement with production bonus
- Financial Offering: $225,000 - $249,999
- Relocation Allowance: $10,000
- Signing Bonus: $10,000
- Stipends: Negotiable
- Student Loan Assistance: Negotiable
- Practice State: California
- Practice City: Merced
- Community Size: 100,000 - 499,999
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
- Preferred Experience Level: Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Facility Type: Clinic
- Number of Providers:
- Agency: Nadia Gruzd
