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Job description
Duties Description
Washington Heights Psychiatric Unit (WHU), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility, is recruiting Board Certified or Board Eligible Psychiatrists to provide inpatient psychiatric treatment to individuals with serious mental illness.
The selected candidate will be part of the care team on the Washington Heights Community Service unit, a 21-bed acute care inpatient unit providing accessible, culturally sensitive, recovery-oriented, and evidence-based treatment of the highest quality to individuals in Northern Manhattan. Duties will include but are not limited to leading and working collaboratively with interdisciplinary treatment teams; providing psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, and group therapy; providing on-call supervision to psychiatric residents; and serving on a rotating basis as the overnight and weekend attending back-up via phone.
Conducting comprehensive psychiatric assessments and patient admissions
Creating treatment plans including medication management
Obtaining and reviewing appropriate laboratory tests and consulting with members of treatment team as needed
Providing individual and group psychotherapy
Supervising Psychiatric Residents and Fellows
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (HELPS) program if they have:
Psychiatrist 1: License and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and completion of a training program in psychiatry approved by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).
Psychiatrist 2: License and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and certification in psychiatry approved by the ABPN.
OR
Candidates from within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.
Additional Comments
If you would like to join WHU and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer the following benefits and opportunities:
Psychiatrist Loan Repayment Program offering up to $120,000
Competitive Salaries
Supplemental income of up to 50% of salary by volunteering to provide evening, night, and weekend coverage
Defense and Indemnification Protection- broader in scope than typical medical malpractice coverage
OMH sponsored Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program
Professional leave for additional learning activities
Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
Generous paid time off
NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
NYS Retirement programs – NYS Pension and Deferred Compensation
Background checks will be required.
This position is eligible for a Downstate Adjustment of $4,150.
PSYCHIATRIST 1: $270,356
PSYCHIATRIST 2: $283,577
NOTE
In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
License and Certification: Loss of license or limited permit to practice medicine in New York State or board certification, if required, may result in removal from your position.
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Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
Who can apply
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