Day Shift Telepsychiatrist - Santa Ana Regional Office

Department Information

Vision

We enhance public safety and promote successful community reintegration through education, treatment and active participation in rehabilitative and restorative justice programs.

Mission

To facilitate the successful reintegration of the individuals in our care back to their communities equipped with the tools to be drug-free, healthy, and employable members of society by providing education, treatment, rehabilitative, and restorative justice programs, all in a safe and humane environment.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to transforming the correctional landscape to create safer, more professional, and more fulfilling environments for our employees, the incarcerated population, and those supervised in our communities. Through systemwide improvements grounded in proven and emerging practices, we aim to strengthen rehabilitation, enhance workplace satisfaction, and support successful reentry into the community through our institutions, parole, and community partnerships. Our shared mission is to promote safety, wellness, and human dignity while fostering positive change for all those who live and work within our institutions and communities.

CDCR and CCHCS are committed to building an inclusive respectful workplace. We are determined to attract and hire candidates from all communities and empower employees from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and personal experiences. We are proud to foster inclusion and drive collaborative efforts at all levels of the Department.

Across our organization, our programs work cooperatively to provide the highest level of health care possible to a diverse correctional population. We encourage creativity and ingenuity while treating others fairly, honestly, and with respect, all of which are critical to the success of the CDCR and CCHCS mission.

This advertisement is for a Staff Psychiatrist position located at the Santa Ana Regional Office in Santa Ana CA, Orange County. Please indicate the position number on your application: 091-323-9758-XXX.

Note: Main communication for this position will be through email. Please ensure you have a valid email address on your application.

In return for your efforts, we offer true career balance with all of the stability and benefits found in employment with the State of California:

40-hour workweek with flexible schedules – affords you true work-life balance

• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
• Robust 401(k) and 457 (b) retirement plans (tax defer up to $45,000 - $60,000 per year)
• Paid insurance, license, and DEA renewal
• Dedicated assistance with visa sponsorship
• Paid CME, with paid time off to attend – allows you to control more of your time and money
• Relocation assistance for those new to State of California service
  
  
  

Department Website: https://cchcs.ca.gov/careers

Job Description And Duties

Effective July 1, 2025, in accordance with the applicable Memorandum of Understanding, the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) was implemented in response to the status of the State budget. PLP 2025 requires each full-time employee in Bargaining Unit 16 , and related Excluded, Exempt and Statutory Exempt employees, will have their base salary reduced by 4.62 percent and will receive 8 PLP 2025 leave credits monthly for at least 16 months. Salaries do not reflect the recent changes. Part-time employees are subject to the same conditions as full-time employees, on a prorated basis equivalent to their time-base. Permanent intermittent employees are subject to the same condition as full-time employees, based on the number of hours worked in the pay period.

Staff Psychiatrist – Telepsychiatry Program

Under the direction of the Chief of Telepsychiatry, and Senior Supervising Psychiatrist, the Staff Psychiatrist is responsible for direct provision of psychiatric services to inmates in person or via telepresence. This includes evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and related medical care of inmates in the general population, the infirmary, Correctional Clinical Case Management System, and/or Enhanced Outpatient Program.

• This job is advertised in four separate counties at the following locations: San Bernadino County - Rancho Cucamonga Office Orange County - Santa Ana Office Los Angeles County - Diamond Bar Office Sacramento County - Elk Grove Headquarters
  
  
  

This position is telework-centered with in-person attendance required at the Region Institutions and the Regional Office based on operational needs and training requirements.

Opportunities to telework within California may be available for employees after the onboarding period who can satisfactorily perform their essential work functions independently and remotely. If there are technological issues or performance concerns, telepsychiatrists may still be asked to work from the hub. They may also work from the hub if that is their preference or if they do not have a confidential space or adequate bandwidth at home to support teleconferencing.

This classification is subject to Section 5, Hiring-Above-Minimum (HAM) Authorization of the California State Civil Service Pay Scales. The authorized HAM rate for this classification is P $30, 259 Q $31,136.

IMPORTANT : California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) employees may be eligible for a $5,000 referral bonus should you be selected for hire, and remain employed with CCHCS for 90 days. For a CDCR/CCHCS employee to be considered, a questionnaire must be completed to the best of your knowledge, including the referring employee’s name , classification , PERNR , and work location . The questionnaire will be provided to the selected candidate during the pre-employment process.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement .

Equal Opportunity Employer

The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.

It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free work place. Any applicant for state employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this objective because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the rules governing Civil Service, and the special trust placed in public servants.