Psychiatrist - Collaborative Care

Position Summary

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Collaborative Care Psychiatrist to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi. Jacobi Medical Center is a modern, state‑of‑the‑art, Level 1 Trauma Center located in an attractive and safe residential Bronx neighborhood, just 20 minutes north of Manhattan. Jacobi Medical Center is affiliated with North Central Bronx Hospital and a teaching site and academic affiliate of Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

It offers a full continuum of Acute Care Inpatient and Outpatient Services in diverse Medical and Surgical Specialties, including Psychiatry.

The Department of Psychiatry has 89 adult acute inpatient beds, a CPEP, a Consultation Liaison Service, an Adult Ambulatory Practice, and a Community‑Based Assertive Community Treatment Program. The Department employs evidence‑based best practices in providing the highest quality care to its patients, in a patient‑centered approach that is respectful of their individuality, culture, and community.

The Mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality 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 in the United States, dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

• Position Type:
  Full‑Time
• Department:
  Psychiatry
• Location:
  
  NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, 1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461
• Salary Range: $267,900‑$278,200

• Provide care for a diverse and challenging group of Internal Medicine patients in a Level III Patient Centered Medical Home.
• Work alongside a group of internal medicine physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, social workers and case managers providing consultative, as well as direct patient care.
• Assess and screen patients by conducting psychiatric evaluations, interviews, medical histories, observations, and psychological testing to diagnose patients.
• Prescribe and administer psychiatric medications.
• Monitor patients to determine efficacy and potential side effects of medications.
• Develop a treatment plan and measure progress.
• Provide crisis intervention.
• Collaborate with a broader team of physicians, psychologists, social workers, nutritionists and nurses to assess and adjust treatment plans.
• Opportunities for Departmental Representation, Research, and Leadership Education.

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Psychiatry.
• License to practice medicine in the State of New York.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Superior clinical, diagnostic, and interpersonal communication.
• Team‑building skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Annual Base Salary: $267,900* (board eligible); $278,200* (board certified) based on 40‑hour work week. Additional compensation available for extra call or sessional/per diem hours.

The annual total value of the compensation package is estimated at $438,690** (board eligible) and $450,020** (board certified), which includes the baseline salary, 401(k) contribution, sessional/per diem hours, and other factors as set forth below:

• Estimated annual compensation for 10 additional sessional/per diem hours worked per week is $104,000***.
• Projected bonus of up to $40,000 (based on previous year's average), contingent upon meeting quality and productivity targets.
• 401(k) Company Contribution (subject to IRS contribution limits):
  • Employees are immediately vested in a 3% company contribution of base earnings. No employee match is required.
  • After one year of service, employees receive an additional 7% company contribution of base earnings. No employee match is required.
• Annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) Reimbursement.
• Generous Annual Paid Time Off (PTO):
  Vacation, Sick, Holiday, and CME days.
• Medical, Prescription, and Dental Coverage:
  Top‑tier plans with…