Inpatient Psychiatrist

Job Details:
Inpatient Psychiatrist Job Details MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY is seeking Psychiatrists who are experienced in the clinical responsibilities in an outpatient service setting. The successful candidate will be responsible for counseling and assessing patients and for developing treatment plans. Requirements include Board Certification/Eligibility in Psychiatry, with additional training/experience or certification in Addictionology. Requirements also include the possession or ability to obtain an unrestricted New York State Medical License. Facility Information The Department of Behavioral Health at Westchester Medical Center has been a leading provider of comprehensive behavioral health services for the Hudson Valley for more than 90 years. As the region's leading provider of Mental Health Services, we offer a full spectrum of inpatient, outpatient, community, and emergency care for individuals and families. World-renowned medical services provided by Westchester Medical Center, combined with strong clinical leadership from the Department of Psychiatry at New York Medical College, keep the Behavioral Health Center at the forefront of meeting the needs of those affected by mental illness.

Responsibilities:

Participate in staff meetings, team meetings, and clinical conferences. Collect pertinent data and complete investigations and reports; and integrate and coordinate the unit's activities with hospital and department programs (patient care, teaching, research, and community health programs). Strive to achieve continued strong relationships with the voluntary physician community and work collaboratively on program development, accordingly. Assess and resolve complex social, economic and psychosocial problems that may impact on service members and their family's medical treatment as inpatients or while the service member is being evaluated for medical discharge from the service by providing direct case work services to include screening, assessment, referral, consultation and education. Maintain the standards of the medical records in the sections and assure that they are promptly written and acceptable in content and quality. Participate in the Hospital's overall performance improvement program in accordance with Hospital policies and the policies of accrediting organizations; such participation shall include recommendation of procedures to ensure the consistency and quality of all clinical services provided by the Hospital and leadership of monthly Section meetings. Coordinate services for those patients who move to another location to ensure continuity of care. Facilitates transfer of the case to local behavioral health care case management resources, as appropriate. Evaluate the impact of diagnosis or lack of diagnosis with unexplained chronic symptoms on individual and family systems as well as assess patients functioning in work, family and routines of daily living and identify areas needing continued support, resources, and treatment in order to assist patients. Perform Mental Status Evaluations, History and mental status exams on assigned patients and other clinical examinations requiring a DSM -IV diagnosis. Responsible for the completion of individual workload accountability in accordance with clinic, medical treatment facility and program requirements. Provide high quality, patient-centered care to psychiatric patients seen in the Emergency Department, Inpatient Psychiatry Unit and other patient care units at the hospital. Maintains psychiatric on call duties as assigned. Training and Experience Possess and maintain in good standing a currently valid and unlimited license, registration or certification to practice medicine in the State of New York; Possess or eligible for National Board Certification Possess and maintain a currently valid DEA certification; and (v) be a provider under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Benefits and Compensation • Comprehensive benefits, including paid vacation time, CME, and malpractice insurance • An academic appointment to New York Medical College, if appropriate • Collaboration with and support of an integrated team of Behavioral Health professionals • Being an integral part of the development to the dynamic and cutting edge Telepsychiatry program Company Information The Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) is a 1,700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on eight campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region's only acute care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley. To apply Visit www.WMCHealth.org/Careers. For more information about this opportunity, contact Andrea Ruggiero, Advanced Clinical Recruiter for WMCHealth at (914) 493-2176 or by email to Andrea.Ruggiero@WMCHealth.org Westchester Medical Center Advanced Physician Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.