What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Psychiatrist - Detention Inpatient / Booking position at Traditions Behavioral Health?
THE PRACTICE
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center - San Jose, CA
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is a 574-bed acute care public teaching hospital affiliated with Stanford University Medical School. TBH supports the Santa Clara County Main Jail Complex Main Jail is a third-generation correctional facility that uses the direct supervision model, with a capacity designed to house up to 854 inmates. In this environment, 2-3 officers oversee a locked "module" or dormitory with up to 64 inmates. Some of the units are special management units with a lower capacity. Cases are similar to county population. The inpatient unit cases are similar to other acute psychiatric inpatient units in the community.
Detention Inpatient Services
- 41 bed inpatient unit
- Average Daily Census of 30; with no official cap
- Triple physician coverage; 7am - 5pm (10-hour shifts)
- Average caseload of 8-13 cases per psychiatrist
- Flexibility for additional shifts on the unit, or booking 6-hours in the evening
- Covers psychiatric patients arrested to provide initial evaluation, start or continue treatment, and admit to the inpatient unit if necessary.
- Access to clinical social worker to triage less acute patients when unit becomes busy
- Traditions Behavioral Health is proud to accept and work with H1B and J1 Visa holders
THE BENEFITS
THE AREA
