Psychiatrist 2 (NY HELPS), New York State Psychiatric Institute, P28179

Duties Description

New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility, is recruiting Board Certified Psychiatrists.

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
• Serving on a rotating basis as the overnight and weekend attending back-up via phone
  
  

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 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

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
• Defense and Indemnification Protection- broader in scope than typical medical malpractice coverage
• OMH sponsored Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program
  
  

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:

• 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.

Additional Comments:

This position is eligible for a down state adjustment of $4,000.

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