Medical Director

Unity House of Troy is seeking to contract a Part-Time Psychiatrist or Medical Doctor to serve as Medical Director, providing clinical supervision and regulatory oversight across behavioral health services, including the OMH-licensed MHOTRS outpatient clinic and individuals receiving Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) services, including those served by the Unity House ACT Team.

This role focuses on supervising psychiatric care, supporting two Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners (NPPs), and ensuring services are delivered in a trauma-informed, person-centered, and compliant manner. 

The Medical Director will work in collaboration with the Director of Clinical Services to support coordinated care.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide supervision to two Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners in accordance with New York State requirements
• Review and co-sign documentation as required
• Provide consultation on complex cases, including diagnostic clarification and medication management
• Support appropriate prescribing practices and ongoing medication monitoring
• Provide psychiatric consultation and support for individuals on Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), to those served within the ACT team
• Prepare clinical documentation required for AOT court processes, including affidavits and treatment summaries
• Provide testimony in court when appropriate to support AOT proceedings
• Review and sign off on treatment plans as required
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and case discussions
• Support coordination between prescribers and clinical teams
• Support a trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and client-centered approach to care
• Reinforce non-judgmental, evidence-based treatment practices

Qualifications

• MD or DO
• Active New York State medical license (or ability to obtain)
• DEA registration
• Experience supervising Nurse Practitioners preferred
• Experience working with individuals with serious mental illness and those involved in Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), ACT, or similar community-based behavioral health programs required
• Commitment to trauma-informed, person-centered, and collaborative care

Benefits

• 13 paid days off in your first year for full time employment (increases every year)
• 56 hours of NYS Sick Leave
• 12 paid holidays now with a new pop-up holiday! plus 2 floating holidays
• Major medical leave 
• Medical/dental/vision/life insurance
• 403b contributions after one year 
• Plus, gym, tuition and cell phone discounts and a 50% reduction in childcare tuition at A Child's Place. 

Come work for an agency that cares about their employees and community! 

Unity House is a Rensselaer County-based human service agency that provides a wide range of services to meet the otherwise unmet needs of people in our community who are hurting and struggling. We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays. We work to achieve social justice in our community and to create a better understanding of those we serve. 

As An Equal Opportunity Employer, we commit ourselves to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics , national origin, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, military status, pregnancy related condition, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.