Psychiatrist 2, Washington Heights Community Services, - New York, United States - State of New York

Description

Minimum Qualifications Psychiatrist 2, SG-38:Salary: $253,749License and current registration to practice medicine in New York State AND certification in general psychiatry by the ABPN

Limited Permit Option:

You may be eligible for appointment to Psychiatrist 2 if you have licensure in another state or Canada AND a current limited permit to practice medicine in New York State.

If appointed, you must obtain your license within one year of the date your limited permit was issued. Failure to do so will result in removal from your position.
Duties Description Psychiatrists are essential to providing mental health services to the people OMH serves. They provide comprehensive and recovery oriented psychiatric treatment services built on principles of effective, measurable, and accountable care.

As medical doctors, psychiatrists are responsible for ensuring that all services are integrated to promote mental and physical health and recovery.

Additionally, since psychopharmacology has become an integral component of modern mental health treatment, psychiatrists serve as primary prescribers.

Psychiatrists 2 independently diagnose, treat, prescribe, and provide psychiatric care and treatment services to assigned individuals; provide clinical supervision and guidance to lower-level psychiatrists, physicians, and/or other medical providers; and may manage care and treatment services for an assigned facility, unit, or program.

NOTE:
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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.

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.

Additional Comments New York State Psychiatric Institute/Washington Heights Community Service is seeking an attending psychiatrist with a passion for public health to join the team on the high staff:

patient ratio adult inpatient unit of the Washington Heights Community Service (WHCS) at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, affiliated with Columbia University Medical Center.

Our mission is to provide accessible, culturally sensitive, recovery-oriented, evidence-based treatment of the highest quality, as well as to educate the many medical students, psychiatry residents, and multi-disciplinary trainees for whom this unit is a primary clinical rotation site.

This position offers a competitive salary and generous New York State employee benefits, minimal call responsibilities, eligibility for academic appointment with Columbia University, and a vast array of educational, research, and program development opportunities.

Spanish proficiency is preferred but not required.

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 programsbackground checks will be required

Additional Comments:
This position is eligible for the Downstate Adjustment of $3,400.