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Psychiatrist

Employer
Physician Affiliate Group of New York
Location
New York, New York
Posted Date
Sep 24, 2020
Reference
3224

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Specialty
Psychiatry
Position Type
Permanent
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Job Details

With approximately 55,000 admissions per year and an average daily population of 10,000, the NYC jail system is one of the largest in the nation. NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Service (CHS) is a national leader in the delivery of healthcare to the justice-involved population and, with PAGNY's active support, aspires to the highest standards of care with the goal of meeting or exceeding what is available in the community.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide psychiatric care, including admission evaluations, follow-ups, and urgent and emergent consultations to individuals enrolled in the mental health service.
  • Provide consultation to non-prescribing mental health staff and medical staff about diagnosis, treatment and/or the need for psychiatric medication
  • Participate in team meetings with the treatment staff, on a daily basis if working on a mental observation unit and on a weekly basis if working in one of the clinics
  • Regularly participates in the creation of individual treatment plans for patients, and reviews plans already in place
  • Evaluates patients for the need for a higher level of care, including hospitalization. If a patient is hospitalized, maintain contact with the hospital psychiatric staff to ensure comtinuity of care
  • Document all activities in the electronic medical record in a timely, concise and clear manner
  • Provide clinical supervision as needed for psychiatric nurse practitioners and physician assistants
  • Engage in weekly clinical supervision with psychiatric leadership
  • Provide clinical supervision for Psychiatric traineeds (resident or fellow) as needed, including appropriate direct supervision and documentation of evaluation and feedback
  • Other duties as assigned by the Senior Psychiatrist or Mental Health Manager for the facility, Medical Director or Chief of Service for Psychiatry, or their respective designees


Qualifications:

  • Doctor of Medicine degree
  • New York State license to practice medicine, in good standing
  • Completion of a 4 year accredited Psychiatric Residency program
  • Board-certified or board eligible in Psychiatry by the ABPN
  • At least 2 years' experiene taking care of individuals with serious mental illness in an institutional setting

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Company

PAGNY is one of the largest multi-disciplinary groups in the country whose main purpose is to nurture and embolden the healthcare providers who take care of the most fragile and vulnerable patients in New York City. PAGNY people do more than diagnose and treat; we uplift the spirits and dignity of patients because we love what we do, and it shows. PAGNY is committed to recruiting and retaining productive and enthusiastic physicians and promotes our health professionals’ wellness.

Our mission is to provide accountable, responsive, quality care with the highest degree of sensitivity to the needs of our multicultural population throughout the New York Community.

Our vision is to set the standard for service through the provision of outstanding, patient-centered care and to create a legacy of healthcare excellence in the decades to come.

Our values are:

Compassion

Respect

Innovation

Company info
Website
Telephone
646-714-2123
Location
55 West 125th Street
10th floor
 New York
NY
10027
US
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