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At Vista Community Clinic (VCC), we believe healthcare is more than medicine, it’s about hope, community, and impact. For over 50 years, we’ve been a leader in the community clinic movement, growing from a small volunteer-driven effort in Vista to a nationally recognized network of state-of-the-art clinics across San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Today VCC has 14 clinics serving over 70,000 patients annually, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care where it’s needed most.
As a private, non-profit, multi-specialty outpatient clinic, VCC provides more than healthcare, we provide opportunity. Here your skills are celebrated, your growth is supported and your work makes a difference. We know that our success is a direct result of the exceptional talents and dedication of our employees.
Benefits include:
Competitive compensation & benefits
Medical, dental, vision
Company-paid life insurance
Flexible spending accounts
403(b) retirement plan
Why VCC?
• Winner of the 2025 HRSA Gold Medal for Outstanding Care, placing VCC among the top 10% of Federally Qualified Health Centers in the U.S.
• Recognized by HRSA as a National Quality Leader in Behavioral Health and Diabetes and for excellence in Preventive Health and Health IT.
• A robust training & development culture to help you grow and advance your career.
• A workplace built on respect, collaboration and passion for care.
Responsibilities:
To provide medication and medical management for patients engaged in a continuum of services aimed at providing an array of behavioral health services. Provide the patient and referring clinician with a thorough medical-psychiatric diagnostic evaluation and synthesis of medical care.
Essential Job Functions
- Primary duty requires the exercise of discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance
- Provide psychiatric and medical assessment and offer treatment services to adults and/or children in a community clinic setting
- Provide ongoing training and medication education to the patient and their natural supports (as appropriate); at a minimum, patient education occurs at time of first prescribing and whenever a change in medication is made
- Document reported medication reactions; documents and reports medical errors
- Evaluate co-existing medical conditions for potential health impact
- Document review of behavioral health history, current health status, medication use profile, medication allergies, and medication adverse reactions for patients
- Help empower each patient to actively participate with the treatment team to promote recovery, progress or well-being
- Responsible for clinical supervision, education and training of behavioral health team
- Assist in the development, maintenance and supervision of medication and psychiatric and medical treatment policies and procedures
- Exercise independent medical judgment in the diagnosis and treatment of adults and/or children.
- Work in close contact with referring clinician and primary care clinician in the patient's care to provide an expert treatment plan
- Provide medication monitoring for patients, reviewing use of medication to determine appropriateness, presence of side effects, medical interactions, etc. at a minimum of once every 90 days
- Participate in departmental and organizational meetings, as appropriate
- Maintain good standing in issues of ethics, legal aspects of clinical practice and professional standards
- Enhance professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature review, in-service meetings and workshops
- Support the vision, mission and goals, and demonstrate a commitment to the values, of the organization.
Qualifications:
Minimum
- Graduate of a recognized school of medicine. Valid California medical license as MD or DO
- Psychiatrist with Medicare and California Medicaid numbers prior to start of employment
- Board certified or eligible. Current DEA license. Authorized to practice psychiatry in California
- Certified as a diplomat in the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in psychiatry
- Completion of a psychiatric residency or family medicine/psychiatry residency in an ACGME approved residency program
- Valid California driver’s license and vehicle insurance; reliable transportation
Preferred
Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities
- Basic computer knowledge, MS Office programs, intenet use and business e-mail communication systems
Salary
- $140.00 - $165.00 per hour, depending on experience