Psychiatrist; Bhddh

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March 2, 2026 (9 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR101045#
** Department
* * Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals#
** Division
* * Healthcare Physicians#
** Salary**$ - $#
** Job Profile
** JC-- Psychiatrist (BHDDH) (Council 94 Local 2957 Psychiatrists)#
** Scheduled Work Days & Work Hours
** Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
** Non-Standard**#
** Opening Date
** February 20, 2026#
** Closing Date
** March 1, 2026#
** Job

Requisition Number
** JR101045 PSYCHIATRIST (BHDDH) (Open)#
** Pay Grade
** C01207 A#
** Classification
* * Psychiatrist (BHDDH)#
** Class Definition
**** GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:
** To be responsible for psychiatric services of a clinical program in the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) and/or Eleanor Slater Hospital (ESH); to provide direct patient psychiatric care as assigned; to make daily rounds; to be responsible for the maintenance of standards of psychiatric care and treatment for such services of a clinical program; and to do related work as required.
** SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
** Works under the general supervision of the Chief of Psychiatric Services from whom assignments are received, with wide latitude for the exercise of initiative and independent judgement; work is reviewed through conferences and/or reports for conformance to policies and objectives and/or adherence to accepted psychiatric practices and techniques.
** SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
** As assigned, to plan, organize, supervise and review the work of a staff of physicians and others engaged in patient care and treatment.
** ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED:
*** To be responsible for psychiatric services of a clinical program in the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) and/or Eleanor Slater Hospital (ESH).
* To provide direct patient psychiatric care as assigned.
* To be responsible for the maintenance of standards of psychiatric care and treatment for such services of a clinical program
* To be responsible for admission, assessment and diagnosis, acute or chronic treatment, psychiatric (depending on the specialty and training of the doctor), geriatric and rehabilitation services, and discharge planning for assigned patients, or any outpatient, follow-up clinical services as needed or assigned. To be responsible for the maintenance of and adherence to accepted standards of psychiatric care and treatment.
* To be responsible for conducting regularly scheduled team meetings with physician/psychiatrist colleagues and members of other related services within the healthcare system to discuss and evaluate new admissions, problem cases and potential discharges or transfers on an individual basis and to participate in and contribute to the making of decisions and/or recommendations relative to such patients such as: diagnosis, prognosis, care and treatment, physical, occupational, recreational or work therapy, hospital and/or grounds privileges, trial visits with family, community visits, or referrals to other psychiatric, medical, or surgical services within the healthcare system or an outside healthcare system, as required, for further disposition.
* To administer and/or prescribe appropriate clinical care and treatment involving difficult or complex cases.
* To make daily rounds and to supervise and review the work of psychiatrists and others engaged in providing clinical care and treatment to patients.
* To evaluate such patient care and treatment in terms of results obtained and, where necessary, to recommend a new, supplementary or amended program of care and treatment.
* As required, to instruct staff psychiatrists and physicians in training (residents) through lectures, demonstration clinics, staff conferences and on-the-job clinical experience as part of the medical educational program within the BHDDH/state healthcare system.
* To give lectures and conduct demonstrations for psychiatrists, physicians in training, nurses,…