Psychiatrist - Santa Clara Wraparound
Listed compensation
$499K - $551K
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
As a Psychiatrist, you will provide comprehensive psychiatric services to youth and families with complex needs, including conducting evaluations, developing individualized treatment plans, and overseeing ongoing medication management.
The Psychiatrist will serve as a clinical resource to program staff and collaborate closely with county partners to promote safety, stability, and overall well-being.
About Santa Clara Wraparound
Seneca's Wraparound Program in Santa Clara County provides culturally-sensitive, highly-coordinated intensive services to youth and families with complex and enduring needs. Through a team and strengths-based approach, the mental health supports focus on enhancing safety, placement stability, and well-being.
Wraparound works in close partnership with the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS), Juvenile Probation, Behavioral Health and Post-Adoption services to provide outcome-oriented services aimed to keep youth in their homes and community.
Wraparound serves racially and ethnically diverse youth and families regardless of, but not limited to, their socio-economic circumstance, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and religion.
About Seneca
Seneca has been nominated among the Bay Area’s Top Workplaces for several consecutive years. We’re committed to providing traditionally marginalized communities with a network of excellent mental health, community-based, and educational services. We are committed to building a diverse staff. Our programs deeply engage in conversations and training on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to bring equity and justice to the youth and families we serve.
Responsibilities
- Complete initial psychiatric evaluations of clients to determine medication and treatment needs
- Prescribe and monitor medications regularly during a client's enrollment in program.
- Provide consultation and education to treatment staff regarding medication use as part of the treatment regimen for each client during the course of their treatment in program.
- Provide coverage for other psychiatrists and other campuses as needed via telehealth.
- Maintain timely and accurate paperwork as needed, including Medi-Cal documentation.
- Additional responsibilities as by the Program Director, Assistant Program Director and/or Agency Medical Director.
Qualifications
Required
- Board eligibility or certification in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
- Active California Medical License, Current and Valid DEA Certificate
- Successful completion of Seneca’s credentialing process
- Proof of liability insurance
- Valid driver's license, clean driving record, and insurability through Seneca Family of Agencies’ insurance policy
- TB test clearance, fingerprinting clearance, and any other state/federal licensing or certification requirements
SCHEDULE: * Contracted
- Monday - Friday, 8am - 5:30pm (flexible hours)
- 12 - 16 hours per week
- Hybrid; combination of in-person services and telehealth services
Benefits
- Contracted
- $240/hour: board-eligible Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist with no board
Certifications
- $250/hour: board-eligible Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist with board certification in General Psychiatry
- $265/hour: board-certified Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
- Additional compensation upon passing the bilingual language proficiency exam
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Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$253k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $228k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 62% have no call, 52% require no weekends — this position is remote.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.7 / 10 · above average in psychiatry | ranked against 1,810 Psychiatry listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $240k–$265k | Psychiatry median $370k (middle half $315k–$588k)18 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$228k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in California | 189 active | 1,809 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 52% remote · 62% no call · 52% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | California physician listings (all specialties): 31% state a sign-on bonus (median $100k) · 27% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry hiring demand | #27 of 28 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 728 postings, 654 closed |
| New Psychiatry listings | 1,295 in the last 30 days | 867 the 30 days before (+49%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | −2.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatrist - Santa Clara Wraparound at Seneca Family of Agencies a 7.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,810 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
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