Psychiatrist - Outpatient

Overview

Provider Careers at NYC Health + Hospitals. Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding an Outpatient Psychiatrist to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Cumberland and NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Broadway
. Gotham Health/Cumberland and Gotham Health/Broadway are multidisciplinary ambulatory care centers located in diverse neighborhoods in NYC with access to Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn.

The Mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to provide high-quality health services to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and have established the ICARE standards for all staff.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system. It is dedicated to providing high-quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. Gotham Health is part of this system and focuses on person-centered care.

Join our team to be part of a patient-centered, fully integrated, and innovative ambulatory care network that enables all New Yorkers to live their healthiest lives.

The attending psychiatrist will provide direct patient care, clinical guidance, and collaboration with interdisciplinary team members within Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder, and Ambulatory Medicine settings. The physician is responsible for all aspects of psychiatric patient care, including safety and quality, and will engage at two clinical sites on a part-time basis:
Broadway and Cumberland, providing assessment, medication management, and supervision of treatment for individuals receiving behavioral health and substance use disorders care.

• NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health CUMBERLAND:
  Article 31 OMH Outpatient MH Practice
• NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health CUMBERLAND:
  Article 32 OASAS Outpatient SUD Practice
• NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health BROADWAY:
  Article 28 DOH Medical Practice, Collaborative Care

• Provide direct care to patients referred or assigned to the behavioral health outpatient team, including best practices for medication management, appropriate and timely care, and comprehensive documentation.
• Provide direct care to patients referred or assigned to the Substance Use Disorders (aka SUD) outpatient team, including best practices for medication management, appropriate and timely care, and comprehensive documentation.
• Complete psychiatric admission assessment, with a focus on comprehensive risk assessment for all new intakes, and re-assessment of patients, in a timely fashion consistent with policy.
• Develop experience in the full range of medication assisted treatment (MAT) options, including treatment for Opioid Use Disorders and buprenorphine in its various forms for individuals with substance use disorder.
• Conduct appropriate outreach and relevant documentation as per policy.
• Complete treatment plan documentation consistent with policy and appropriate to patient's risk level. Partner with interdisciplinary team members to review and approve care plans.
• Participate in and conduct inter-disciplinary team meetings as per the standard of work and policy.
• Provide crisis intervention when needed through appropriate de-escalation. Lead during outpatient behavioral health crises across the facility.
• Participate in medical codes in the clinic until the Code Team arrives.
• Work with all teams to help patients move through appropriate levels of care.
• Appropriate risk stratification and re-assessment of risk level.
• Consider referrals to community resources like AOT, ACT, etc.
• Clinical partnerships and referrals within the system, to other Gotham sites.
• Participate in discharge planning and include referrals to alternative levels of care.
• Collaborate and coordinate with primary care and other medical specialists to provide clinical guidance and access to care.
• Participate in and conduct clinical tier reviews, as per policy.
• Provide supervisory oversight to clinical team members,…