Clinical Director - Psychiatrist

Samhsa; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & benefits

Job summary

St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester is seeking a Clinical Director for the White Plains Behavioral Health Center in Westchester.

The role leads clinical practice, teaches staff and trainees, supervises PNPs and psychiatrists, and ensures high-quality care in collaboration with the hospital system. The position supports diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, and coordination with the White Plains Hospital network.

Qualifications

• Board-certified psychiatry preferred.
• Experience leading behavioral health programs.
• Supervise direct-care medical staff including PNPs and psychiatrists.
• Experience with quality improvement and program oversight.
• Strong collaboration with hospital networks and families.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and teaching to staff and trainees.
• Supervise direct-care medical staff including PNPs and psychiatrists.
• Perform diagnostic assessments and evaluate patient treatment needs.
• Collaborate with families and agencies involved in treatment.
• Oversee clinic operations, budget goals, and multidisciplinary team integration.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Staff supervision

Diagnosis & assessment

Teaching/education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

MD/DO Psychiatry

Board-certified (preferred)

Job description

Job Description for Clinical Director, WP BHC

St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester, a division of Saint Joseph's Medical Center, has a full-time position for a Clinical Director for our White Plains Behavioral Health Center serving the White Plains area of Westchester. The candidate would be responsible for the following: establishing and maintaining treatment approach and quality improvement activities for the program, ensuring that patients are treated in accordance with the highest best-practice standards, providing clinical leadership and teaching to the interdisciplinary staff and trainees of the program, supervising direct-care medical staff consisting of PNPs and other psychiatrists, organizing program rounds and staff meetings, performing diagnostic assessments and evaluations of patients’ treatment needs, providing direct psychiatric care that is responsive to the needs of the patient and reflects the expertise in the physician's specialty area, collaborates with family members and other individuals or agencies involved in the patient's treatment. In close collaboration with the administrative Program Director, the Clinical Director helps to ensure effective oversight of clinic operations and program requirements, including meeting the program's budgetary goals, and fostering an integrated, mutually supportive multidisciplinary team, both within the clinic as well with fellow psychiatric staff throughout the larger St. Vincent's/St. Joseph's hospital system. The candidate will also work closely with the White Plains Hospital Primary Care clinic housed in the same building, and other White Plains Hospital affiliated medical services in treating mutual patients.

Faculty appointment at New York Medical College is possible if interested in teaching in our newly accredited psychiatry residency training program. We offer a competitive salary and a benefits package depending on the number of hours worked. Board certification is preferred but will consider board eligible.

Hours: 35 hours