Psychiatrist

Position: Psychiatrist 2
Position Information NY HELP:
Yes Agency:
People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

Title:

Psychiatrist 2

Occupational Category:
Health Care, Human/Social Services Salary Grade: 38

Bargaining Unit: PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary Range:
From $310022 to $310022 Annually

Employment Type

:
Full-Time Appointment Type :

Permanent

Jurisdictional Class :

Competitive Class

Travel Percentage : 25%
Schedule Workweek :
Mon-Fri Hours Per Week : 40

Workday From : 8 AM To : 4:30 PM Flextime allowed? :
No Mandatory overtime? :
No Compressed workweek allowed? :
No Telecommuting allowed? :
No

Location County :
Monroe Street Address : 620 Westfall Road :
City :
Rochester State: NY Zip Code: 14620

Job Specifics Duties Description :
Psychiatrists are an essential part of the Article 16 Clinic behavioral team. They provide comprehensive psychiatric treatment services built on the principles of effective, measurable, and accountable care. As medical doctors, psychiatrists are responsible for ensuring that all services are integrated to promote physical health and recovery. Additionally, as psychopharmacology has become an integral component of modern mental health treatment, psychiatrists serve as primary prescribers.

As a Psychiatrist 2, you will independently diagnose, treat, prescribe, and provide psychiatric care and treatment services to assigned individuals; provide clinical supervision and guidance to other medical personnel or clinicians and may supervise and/or manage psychiatric care and treatment services for an assigned facility or program. The Psychiatrist 2 will advise residential multi-disciplinary treatment teams on implementing psychiatric plans of care.

As a Psychiatrist 2, you will serve as a practicing specialist and provide for differential diagnoses and diagnosis of co-occurring disorders to advise specialized plans of care. The Psychiatrist 2 may also oversee services for a treatment program, a group or individuals, a facility or a unit. Additional Requirements
• Provide after-hours and weekend on-call medical telephone consult on a rotating basis.
• Provide coverage of psychiatric care for individuals living in a Comprehensive Adult Transitional Home.
• Assist with physician coverage as needed in sister regions.

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Minimum Qualifications :
Possession of a license to practice medicine in New York State and board certification in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Additional Comments :
This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.
• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.
• The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the…