Psychiatrist

Psychiatrist

Salary

Negotiable

Location

COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD - MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, VA

Job Type

FT Salary W BN

Job Number

26-01219

Department

Community Services Board

Opening Date

08/08/2026

Closing Date

8/21/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

X01

Posting Type

Open to General Public

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Job Announcement

The Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board (CSB) is recruiting for two job share (20 hours per week) positions in Behavioral Health Outpatient and Jail Diversion programs within the CSB.

The CSB is a large public behavioral health care system that serves all of Fairfax County in Northern Virginia and serves approximately 24,000 clients per year. The CSB provides a comprehensive array of services for children and adults with Serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI)/Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED), and/or substance use disorders and/or Intellectual Disabilities. The CSB has a large medical staff that includes 35 full-time psychiatrists, primary care providers, a pediatrician, nurses (LPN, RN CNS, NP), and a physician assistant.

These services include:

• 24-hour residential crises stabilization
• 24-hour, 7 days per week emergency services
• Partial hospitalization
• Outpatient and case management
• Medical detox
• Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)/Homeless Outreach
• Short- and long-term residential treatment for co-occurring disorders
• Jail diversion
• Forensics

This position is a job share that provides thorough and comprehensive psychiatric evaluations; medication management; consultations, supervision, and collaboration with non-medical/medical staff, detailed clinical documentation; review of co-morbid medical illnesses, review/order laboratory tests; and crises intervention.

This position also supports other therapists in emergency psychiatric evaluations. Responds to requests for assistance in crisis intervention situations as part of a combined staff approach. Leads or participates in administrative, programmatic, and clinical meetings.

The successful clinician will have:

• Extensive knowledge of modern psychiatric theory and practice.
• Thorough knowledge of causes, treatment, and prevention of mental illness.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative relations with professional, administrative, and other people working in related fields, such as local welfare and public health departments, schools, courts, law enforcement hospitals and other institutions.
• Ability to plan and execute work effectively.

Location: This position may work in multiple locations.

Note: These positions are merit part-time job share positions for 20 hours per week and eligible for County benefits. To find out more about the benefits of working with Fairfax County Government, please visit the CSB Careers Page.

To learn more about careers that make a difference, watch our video "CSB Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Providing Care."

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home - including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others. We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity. A foreign language skills stipend of up to $1560/year (full-time) may be given for qualified bi-lingual employees.

Illustrative Duties

(Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all of the duties which may be performed.)

• Conducts drug maintenance clinic for after care and borderline but ambulatory population to maintain them outside a hospital;
• Prescribes treatment plan and psychotropic medication based on medication evaluation;
• Supports other therapists in emergency psychiatric evaluations;
• Evaluates exceptionally difficult cases. Recommends disposition;
• Responds to requests for assistance in crisis intervention situations as part of a combined staff approach;
• Provides consulting support for therapists in several disciplines and varied aspects of the mental hygiene program;
• Provides individual, couple, and family therapy both short and long term;
• Coordinates psychiatry training;
• Participates in group therapy (with a co-therapist) for adolescents and children;
• Counsels parents of children and adolescents in treatment on an individual and family basis;
• Leads or participates in administrative, programmatic, and clinical meetings;
• Acts as chief of an important component of the total program involving a small staff;
• Evaluates patients for social services, courts, social security, and programs such as vocational rehabilitation, and home-bound teachers.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of modern psychiatric theory and practice;
• Thorough knowledge of causes, treatment, and prevention of mental illness;
• Considerable knowledge of available community resources useful in the treatment and prevention of emotional maladjustments;
• Considerable knowledge of the clinical use of educational and psychological tests and techniques;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative relations with professional, administrative, and other persons working in related fields, such as local welfare and public health departments, schools, courts, law enforcement hospitals and other institutions;
• Ability to plan and execute work effectively;
• Ability to supervise the work of Mental Health Therapists.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Doctor of Medicine degree. Completion of an accredited psychiatry residency training program at the time of hire and that includes two years of experience in outpatient settings with medication management.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• A current and valid license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia at the time of hire;
• Eligibility for Board Certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as a psychiatrist at the time of hire;
• A current Controlled Substance Registration Certificate issued by the DEA at the time of hire.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a Child Protective Services Registry check, and sanction screening to the satisfaction of the employer. A TB screening upon hire and annually thereafter.
• Licensed providers may not "opt out" of being a Medicare provider.
• This position is emergency/essential services personnel. (Required to report for duty during inclement weather and/or other emergencies.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in forensic psychiatry.
• Experience with treatment of serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders in a community setting.
• Experience and skill set with children, adolescents and older adults.
• Computer literate.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to stand, stoop, bend, stretch, walk, climb stairs, sit, type on a keyboard, and lift up to 20 pounds. Ability to read, write, type/use a computer. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Panel Interview and may include a practical exercise.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click here for a summary of our benefits.

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid

For additional details please visit the Countys benefits webpage.

Non-Merit Positions

• Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage

• Flexible Spending Program

• Deferred Compensation

• Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.

• No benefits

01

Have you graduated from an accredited medical school and possess a medical degree approved by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education?

• Yes
• No

02

Have you successfully completed an approved residency training in psychiatry that includes two years of experience in outpatient settings with medication management?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you currently possess a valid license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia?

• Yes
• No

04

Will you be eligible for Board Certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as a psychiatrist at the time of hire?

• Yes
• No

05

Will you have a controlled Substance Registration Certificate issued by the DEA at the time of hire?

• Yes
• No

06

How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have working with children, adolescents, and/or older adults within the behavioral health field?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

07

How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have with treatment of serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders in a community setting?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

08

Please indicate your level of proficiency with basic Microsoft Office software.

• No experience
• Beginner (Basic knowledge of creating spreadsheet; slide presentations, brochures, and flyers)
• Intermediate (Knowledge of common commands, i.e., spreadsheet formulas, developing and modifying graphics, combining documents from various applications)
• Advanced (Extensive knowledge of most functions within Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Access)

09

As a licensed provider, are you currently "opted-out" of billing for Medicare services?

• Yes
• No
• Not applicable; unlicensed

10

As a licensed provider, are you currently "excluded" from any federally funded health care program, including Medicare & Medicaid?

• Yes
• No
• Not applicable; unlicensed

Required Question

Employer Fairfax County

Address 12000 Government Center Pkwy. Suite 270

Fairfax, Virginia, 22035

Phone 703-324-3311

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/fairfaxcounty/default.cfm