# Adult Psychiatrist

> Greenlife Healthcare Staffing · California City, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-05-04

**Salary:** USD 430,000–435,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Joseph Agha

## Description

**Adult Psychiatrist - Kern County, CA (#R10042)**  
  
Board Certification/Eligibility in General Psychiatry: ABPN certification in General Psychiatry  
  
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is seeking an **Adult Psychiatrist** to fill an opening in the KernBHRS department that provides specialty behavioral health services to Medi-Cal recipients and uninsured, located in Kern County, CA.  

**Schedule of the Adult Psychiatrist:**

-   **Full-Time (FTE)**:

-   Shift: 8-hour day.

-   **Part-Time (PTE**): Shift: 6 hours (e.g., 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., excluding breaks).

**Job Description:**

Adult Psychiatrists manage treatment-resistant schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and severe depression in outpatient and acute care settings. This role includes forensic responsibilities such as LPS Act evaluations and testimony in conservatorship hearings.

**Job Responsibilities of the Adult Psychiatrist:**

-   Prescribe and monitor clozapine therapy for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, including ANC monitoring and titration protocols.
-   Lead biweekly multidisciplinary team meetings to coordinate care for high utilizers of crisis stabilization services.
-   Complete capacity assessments for gravely disabled patients under Welfare & Institutions Code 5150/5250.
-   Utilize long-acting injectables (LAIs) for medication non-adherence, including aripiprazole once-monthly and paliperidone palmitate.

_**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 Adult Psychiatrist:**

-   Board Certification/Eligibility in General Psychiatry
-   American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) certified
-   California Medical License: Active status with no disciplinary actions13.
-   DEA Certification: Required for antipsychotics and long-acting injectables (e.g., clozapine).

## Benefits

**Benefits of the Adult Psychiatrist:**

-   The salary for this position is $210/hr.
-   Sick days
-   Health insurance
-   Matching 401k

## Apply

[Apply at Greenlife Healthcare Staffing](https://apply.workable.com/greenlife-healthcare-staffing-1/j/E2B9FF2024/apply)

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