Job Summary 

This position provides professional psychiatric services, including assessment, consultation, medication management, and referrals to CSULB students. The incumbent enthusiastically supports the University's strong commitment to the academic success of all our students, including students of color, students with disabilities, first-generation students, veterans, and others. They contribute to providing CSULB students with a diverse range of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning the quality of campus life. Additionally, the incumbent provides services that are equitable, inclusive, and culturally sensitive to enhance the quality of campus life. This position uses a student-centered and equity-minded approach in all communication and service efforts. CSULB has been recognized as one of the Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs in 2024.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric assessment and medication management to students: Provide medication consultation and intervention as needed.
• Provide consultation to CAPS and Student Health Services clinicians: Provide consultation to CAPS staff, campus SHS providers, CSU faculty/ staff, as well as the public, both in-person and on the telephone.
• Provide psychiatric consultation for the wider campus community. Provide psychiatric consultation for the wide campus community.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Demonstrated ability to provide psychiatric services (clinical assessment, medication evaluation, crisis intervention, and psychiatric hospitalization). Prior experience in providing psychiatric services to young adults. Demonstrated effective and safe medication management knowledge and protocols. Provide psychiatric consultation to CAPS, Student Health Services clinicians, and Campus Community. Interest in cooperative meetings and team activities, contributing to overall quality of Student Affairs. Provide quality evidence-based care to CAPS client and SHS patients. Provide consultation to CAPS staff, campus SHS providers, CSU faculty/ staff, as well as the public, both in-person and on the telephone.

Collaborate with campus partners to support harm reduction and substance abuse prevention efforts for mental health promotion. Interpersonal Skills / Cooperative Working Relationships. Possess strong interpersonal skills, along with the ability to be professional and respectful. Ability to work as part of a team through close collaboration with colleagues and coordinate with others. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships and maintain a positive and respectful attitude. Ability to work effectively and productively as part of a team. Ability to collaborate in a multi-discipline mental health environment. Oral communication skills to communicate diplomatically and effectively with students, departmental staff, and CSU faculty/staff. Basic computer knowledge and skills. Ability to follow Work Protocols and Safe Work Practices. Ability to consistently report to work on time prepared to perform the duties of the position, and to adhere to the time limits allotted for breaks/lunch hours. Working knowledge of standard safe work practices.

Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.  Ability to follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines including but not limited to safety, civility, information security, and non-discrimination policies and procedures.  Ability to contribute to a positive university experience for each and every student, and assist in achieving the university's commitment to a "vision of excellence."

Education and Experience

• Graduation from a medical school and completion of one or more residency programs and/or fellowships accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or equivalent in a specialty appropriate to the assigned specialty duties.

Physical Summary

Light work - Job involves some lifting of medium weight objects (10-20 pounds) and/or 10% - 20% of the job involves standing or walking.

Licenses / Certificates

• Valid and relevant State of California license to practice medicine.
• Current medical board certification appropriate for the assigned duties.
• Valid DEA certificate and number for prescribing controlled substances. and
• Current CPR/AED certification required.
• Current and valid Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry before commencement of the position.
• CA Driver's License preferred. Employees who are required to operate motorized vehicles and/or use their personal vehicle more than once a month on University business are required to take a mandatory Defensive Driving course and enroll in the DMV Employee Pull Notice (EPN) Program.

Department

Student Health Services

Classification

Physician – Specialty Services

Compensation

This appointment is for an 11/12 pay-plan position. The incumbent works 11 months per year and is paid over 12 months.

Salary placement is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department’s fiscal resources.

CSU Classification Salary Range: The CSU Classification Salary Range for this position is $12,588 - $24,499 per month.

Benefits

Excellent benefits through CalPERS (health, vision, dental), tuition fee waiver, generous vacation and sick leave, and 14 paid holidays each year.

Time Base

1.0  time-base, 40 hours per week.

Duration of Appointment

This is a temporary position for one year with no permanent status granted. Temporary assignments may expire prior to the ending date.

Application Procedures

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PLEASE FILL OUT THE APPLICATION COMPLETELY. It is important that all sections of the on-line application are filled out completely and accurately. Please include all relevant education and experience. Your application will be used to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications for this position. 

Additional Information

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

Due to the nature of this position, current CSULB employees are subject to a criminal record check unless they have successfully completed a criminal background check through CSULB within the past 12 months.

CSULB is not a sponsoring agency for staff and management positions (i.e. H-1B Visas).

California State University Long Beach expects respectful, professional behavior from its employees in all situations. Acts of harassment or abusive conduct are prohibited. Demonstrated appropriate professional behavior, treating others with civility and respect, and refusing to tolerate abusive conduct is expected of all employees.

Equal Employment Statement

California State University Long Beach is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is strongly committed to promoting diversity in all areas of the campus community. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, physical or mental disability, gender or sex, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, and veteran or military status.

Accommodations

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact StaffHR-Accommodations@csulb.edu.

Out of State Employment Policy

California State University, Long Beach, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California.

As of January 1, 2022 the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.