NY HELPYes

AgencyMental Health, Office of

TitlePsychiatrist 2 (NY HELPS), Part-Time, Washington Heights Psychiatric Unit, P26660

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade38

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $244235 to $244235 Annually

Employment Type Part-Time

Part-time Percent 30%

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 12

Workday

From 6 AM

To 6 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County New York

Street Address Washington Heights Psychiatric Unit

1051 Riverside Drive

City New York

StateNY

Zip Code10032

Duties Description Are you interested in starting or advancing your career with New York State? Washington Heights Psychiatric Unit is recruiting for a Psychiatrist 2. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.

As a psychiatrist 2 at Washington Heights Psychiatric Unit, you will provide psychiatric care and treatment services, supervise care activities, and oversee the administration of treatments.

Specific responsibilities would include, but not be limited to:
• The development of grants and contracts that further the mission of the NKI and OMH.
• Experiment design.
• Behavioral training.
• Data acquisition.
• Data analysis.
• Manuscript preparation.
• Conference presentation.
• Mentoring of junior faculty and staff.

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 a license and current registration to practice medicine in New York State and have certification in psychiatry approved by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (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.

Preferred Qualification:
Candidates must possess a license and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and certification in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Also, two years of post-residency experience designing and/or conducting research studies in an academic or research setting.

Preferred: The ideal candidate will have an extensive knowledge of clinical symptoms and neuroscience concepts related to severe mood and anxiety disorders in general and to obsessive-compulsive disorder in particular. The candidate will also have shown the ability to design, conduct, and analyze data from neurostimulation clinical research studies with neurostimulation interventions (such as TMS, DBS) and to use neuroimaging (such as structural and functional MRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) techniques to interrogate the brain changes associated with such interventions.

Additionally, the ideal candidate should have the following:
• Current independent research funding from the federal government (e.g., the National Institute of Health, the Veteran Administration, and/or the Department of Defense)
• A solid publication track record in the areas of neurostimulation and neuroscience in mood and anxiety disorders, with papers published in first-tier journals
• Expertise in designing and executing clinical trials testing novel pharmacotherapies or neuromodulation devices in severe mood and anxiety disorders
• Prior experience with statistical analysis, with specific applications to clinical trials, neuroimaging and EEG data analysis.
• Experience with the administration and analysis of neurocognitive tests.

Other relevant experience would include:
• Membership in relevant national and international scientific societies
• Activity as a reviewer on grant review sections at the National Institutes of Health and/or the Department of Defense

Additional Comments Psychiatrists at OMH facilities are eligible for:
• Psychiatrist Loan Repayment Program offering up to $120,000
• Supplemental income of up to 50% of salary by volunteering to provide evening, night, and weekend coverage

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:
• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• Paid time off – 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
• NYS Retirement programs

The posted salary is for a full time position.

Background checks will be required.
This position is eligible for a Downstate Adjustment of $4,000.

NOTE:
1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Continued employment as a Psychiatrist 2 is dependent upon current licensure to practice medicine in New York State and certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Loss of licensure and certification may result in removal from this position.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Human Resources

Telephone

Fax 212-795-0786

Email Address hrnyspi@nyspi.columbia.edu

Address

Street Washington Heights Psychiatric Unit

1051 Riverside Drive

City New York

State NY

Zip Code 10032

Notes on ApplyingIndicate the Title and Location of the position you are applying for. Please include your e-mail address on your application/resume. Please complete the Office of Mental Health Employment Application and submit it with your other application materials:

https://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.