Psychiatrist - LICENSED REQUIRED

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health is one of the largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the country, providing coordinated world-class primary and specialty care with dignity and respect for all New Yorkers, without exception. At Gotham Health, we practice a person-centered caring culture that values delivering compassionate, quality healthcare in partnership with our patients, community organizations, and staff. Gotham Health is focused on high-quality, affordable care to everyone regardless of ability to pay or immigration status. Gotham Health serves the community through a two-pronged approach: providing treatment to those who need it while at the same time emphasizing prevention. We strive to deliver services in a way that maximizes each patient's opportunity to achieve successful health outcomes, we believe in every person's right to participate in their care plans, we facilitate partnerships with other community resources to meet the needs of our patients beyond healthcare, and we celebrate and recognize the compassionate care of our committed staff. Join our team if you want to be part of our Gotham Health Family, a person-centered, fully integrated, and innovative ambulatory care network that enables all New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Job Description

This is a full time psychiatric position that embracing a key leadership role in coordinating and developing existing, yet rapidly expanding, primary care - behavioral health integration programming within the facility. This role reports directly to the Director of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health.

Psychiatrist will provide a full range of psychiatric services to assigned patients, including:

Assessment, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of patients.

Prescription, direction, and administration of psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.

Medication management of ongoing cases.

Collaboration with physicians, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress.

Participation in treatment team activities to include the development and periodic review of patient treatment plans.

All services are to be documented in the patient's electronic medical record.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Active clinical consultation and psychiatric leadership, including in aspects of program development and program evaluation within an expanding integrated care service in the Department of Adult Medicine, including work using the IMPACT model of collaborative care
• Development of existing programming in onsite primary care within Gouverneur's Behavioral Health Clinic
• Key coordination of related integrated care initiatives in the Departments of Pediatrics and Women's Health, and other Gouverneur programs, as they may arise
• Engaging in clinical telepsychiatry interventions, as needed.
• In-service education for primary care practitioners and other clinical staff at Gouverneur
• A role in clinical education of NYU psychiatric residents and medical students
• Participation in clinical research as such opportunities arise

Minimum Qualifications

• M.D. or D.O. from an accredited medical or osteopathy school.
• Completion of ACGME accredited Psychiatry residency program.
• Board Certified or Eligible by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• New York State License and DEA certificate.

Department Preferences

KNOWLEDGEABLE IN:

• Experience conducting crisis and individual interventions, familiarity with high-risk populations and community settings, experience in psychiatric care of medical patients, demonstrated interest in mental health.
• Experience in working within primary care - behavioral health integrated care settings.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Experience and/or aptitude for leadership in outpatient healthcare systems

• Familiarity with high-risk patients and cultural sensitivity in community settings.
• Bilingual Spanish preferred. Other languages a plus.

Please be advised that proof of Covid-19 vaccination is required prior to hire.

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NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• Multiple employee discounts programs

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