Review Vacancy
AgencyMental Health, Office of
TitlePsychiatrist 3, Associate Director of Psychiatry for Inpatient, South Beach Psychiatric Center, P23507
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $271907 to $271907 Annually
Minimum Qualifications • Possession of a license to practice medicine in New York State; AND
• Certification in general psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; AND
• Two (2) years of post-board certification professional experience as a member of the psychiatric staff of a psychiatric hospital and/or in the psychiatry department of a general hospital. One (1) year of this experience must have included the clinical supervision of other psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, or fellows.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Strong teaching and clinical skills.
• Commitment to teaching Psychiatry trainees as demonstrated by prior involvement in a residency training program.
• Strong administrative skills, preferably with experience in residency program administration.
• Experience with ACGME Psychiatry Residency program protocols.
• Specialty training or interest in Public Psychiatry.
• Leadership experience and familiarity with academic affiliation contracts.
• Ability to recruit faculty members.
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 lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
Continued employment as either a Psychiatrist 3 is dependent upon current licensure and registration by New York State to practice medicine and certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Loss of licensure and registration may result in removal from employment.
Duties Description As the Associate Director of Psychiatry for Inpatient, you will assist the Director of Psychiatry in leading the Department and assume primary clinical leadership for inpatient adolescent and adult psychiatry at South Beach PC, including but not limited to our new Medically Complex Unit (MCU), which provides specialized inpatient care for clients with serious co-occurring medical and psychiatric health concerns.
In the Associate Director of Psychiatry for Inpatient role, you will directly supervise and help monitor all inpatient psychiatric providers (both psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners) to ensure their clinical competence and on-going compliance with facility policy and care standards; educate clinical staff regarding research findings and trends in best practices in psychiatry; participate in continuous recruitment and retention initiatives for the Department; consult on high-risk and complex inpatient clinical cases; schedule shifts to ensure 24/7 psychiatry coverage for the facility; and actively participate in meetings and committees organized by OMH and SBPC, as well as liaise with professional organizations, to ensure the provision of optimal quality of care.
Additional Comments Background Investigation/Justice Center Review: Prospective appointees will be: 1) Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable. 2) Investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information and may be required to pay any necessary fees. 3) Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees may be required to pay any necessary fees. Additionally, prospective employees whose names are indicated on the SCR may be barred from appointment.
Additional Comments:
This position is eligible for the Downstate Adjustment of $3,026.
OMH hospital employees must be fully vaccinated or willing to become fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Candidates who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 may not start working until two weeks after their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address sb-hr-mail@omh.ny.gov
Address
Street South Beach Psychiatric Center
777 Seaview Avenue
Notes on ApplyingIndicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for. Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application, NYS-APP and submit it with your resume and other application materials.
http://www.cs.ny.gov/extdocs/pdf/nysapp.pdf
http://www.omh.ny.gov/omhweb/employment/docs/employment-application.pdf
The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.