Psychiatrist

Medical Director / Physician – Intensive Crisis Stabilization Center (ICSC)
Part Time 20 hours per week
Hybrid Schedule: Days and Hours TBD, Occasional onsite work is required.
Location: Elmira, NY 14901

The Medical Director/Physician provides psychiatric and medical leadership within the Intensive Crisis Stabilization Center, serving individuals experiencing acute mental health, substance use, and co-occurring behavioral health crises. This role combines direct patient care with program oversight to ensure safe, effective, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented treatment services.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations, medical assessments, diagnoses, and treatment planning.
• Prescribe, monitor, and adjust medications, including medication-assisted treatment (MAT) when appropriate.
• Provide crisis intervention, psychiatric stabilization, and oversight of withdrawal management services.
• Perform risk assessments related to suicide, self-harm, violence, psychosis, and other acute behavioral health concerns.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate treatment, discharge planning, and continuity of care.
• Provide consultation and supervision to medical and clinical staff.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, utilization review, policy development, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Ensure services meet NYS OMH, OASAS, Medicaid, Joint Commission/CARF, and organizational standards.
• Participate in on-call coverage as scheduled.

Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible Psychiatrist preferred.
• Physicians certified/eligible in Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Family Practice with significant behavioral health experience may be considered.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience treating individuals with mental health, substance use, or co-occurring disorders preferred.
• Experience in crisis stabilization, emergency psychiatry, inpatient psychiatry, withdrawal management, or integrated behavioral health settings strongly preferred.
• Current New York State physician license required; Pennsylvania license preferred.
• DEA registration required.
• Buprenorphine prescribing capability and MAT experience strongly preferred.
• Strong leadership, clinical assessment, communication, and EMR skills required.

Join CASA-Trinity and help deliver high-quality crisis stabilization services that promote recovery, safety, and whole-person wellness.

This job description is intended to provide a description of essential job functions that are used in order to assess employee performance. It is not an all inclusive statement of job responsibilities.

Pay: $185.00 - $200.00 per hour

Education:

• Doctorate (Required)

Experience:

• MAT: 2 years (Required)
• Crisis intervention: 2 years (Required)
• Supervising: 2 years (Preferred)
• Mental health: 2 years (Preferred)
• Prescribing: 2 years (Preferred)
• Behavioral health: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Physician License (Required)
• DEA (Required)
• Board Certified (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $185 - $200