# Geriatric Psychiatrist

**Company:** [Greenlife Healthcare Staffing](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/g5tX1mk2ZWTbffdtzNbnfV.md)
**Location:** California City, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Joseph Agha

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## Description

**Geriatric Psychiatrist - Kern County, CA (#R10040)**  
  
Must have board certification or board eligibility in Geriatric Psychiatry or proof of extensive geriatric psychiatry training.  
  
Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is seeking an **Geriatric 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 Geriatric Psychiatrist:**

-   **Full-Time** (FTE)

-   Shift: 8-hour day, with time allocated for coordination with  
    primary care providers.
-   Activities: 12–14 medication reviews, 3–4 geriatric assessments, and palliative care consultations.

-   **Part-Time** (PTE):

-   Shift: 4–6 hours, often focused on morning sessions for  
    residential facility visits.

**Job Responsibilities:**

-   Perform neuropsychiatric assessments for Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, and late-life mood disorders using standardized tools (e.g., MoCA, Geriatric Depression Scale).
-   Coordinate with neurologists and palliative care teams to optimize treatment plans for patients with Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and terminal illnesses, balancing efficacy with quality-of-life considerations.
-   Conduct polypharmacy reviews, deprescribing unnecessary medications while initiating therapies for agitation (e.g., pimavanserin for Parkinson’s psychosis).
-   Provide guidance to residential care facilities on non-pharmacological interventions for sundowning and wandering behaviors.

_**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

**Job Description:**

The Geriatric Psychiatrists address the intersection of aging, neurocognitive decline, and psychiatric conditions in patients aged 65+. This role emphasizes collaboration with primary care providers and memory care facilities to manage complex polypharmacy and dementia-related behavioral disturbances.

**Requirements of the Geriatric Psychiatrist:**

-   Must have an active California Medical License
-   American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) certified
-   Additional Training: Geriatric Psychiatry applicants without board certification must demonstrate equivalent training
-   Must be DEA Certified

## Benefits

**Benefits of the Geriatric Psychiatrist:**

-   The salary for this position is $220/hr.
-   Sick days
-   Health insurance
-   Matching 401k