Psychiatrist

New York State Office of Mental Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supplemental income for after-hours/CS

Indemnification protection

OMH CME program

Professional leave for learning

Advancement opportunities

Generous paid time off

NYS retirement programs

Job summary

Kingsboro Psychiatric Center, an OMH hospital in Brooklyn, seeks a Psychiatrist 3 to provide clinical and administrative oversight of medical staff on adult inpatient units. You will supervise up to 15 clinicians, coordinate with outpatient services, and lead comprehensive psychiatric assessments and treatment planning.

The role includes policy development, ensuring compliance with federal/state/Joint Commission/OMH standards, and recruitment.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice medicine in New York State.
• Board certified in Psychiatry by ABPN.
• Experience supervising psychiatrists and other clinicians.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical and administrative supervision of up to 15 medical staff.
• Collaborate with outpatient services to coordinate inpatient/outpatient care.
• Attend and participate in clinical team meetings.
• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments, treatment planning, and medication management.
• Contribute to policy development and ensure unit compliance with standards.
• Oversee recruitment and onboarding of psychiatrists.

Skills

Medical license NY

ABPN certification

Clinical supervision

Education

MD/DO degree

Job description

Kingsboro Psychiatric Center (KPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited hospital, is recruiting a Psychiatrist 3 to provide clinical and administrative oversight of medical staff assigned to adult inpatient units.

As the Psychiatrist 3, you will be responsible for ensuring inpatient treatment programs align with the clinical mission of patient-centered care at KPC including:

• Providing clinical and administrative supervision of up to fifteen (15) medical staff including psychiatrists, psychologists, and medical specialists.
• Collaborating with outpatient services to ensure and develop care that spans the recovery process from inpatient through outpatient and residential services.
• Attending and participating in clinical team meetings.
• Conducting comprehensive psychiatric assessments including diagnosis, treatment plans, medication management, and counseling.
• Participating in policy development and collaborating to ensure policy adherence for inpatient units.
• Overseeing the quality of treatment services provided by medical staff and ensuring compliance with federal, state, Joint Commission, and OMH standards.
• Overseeing recruitment and onboarding of psychiatrists.

About KPC

KPC, located in Brooklyn, New York, is a community-based mental health facility providing inpatient and outpatient services. KPC delivers person-centered care for young adults through geriatric individuals with multifaceted needs, including complex and co-occurring psychiatric and medical histories, significant substance use, trauma, and forensic histories. KPC delivers comprehensive, integrated services to hospitalized patients and operates three Transitional Living Residences; an 80-bed Family Care Program with certified homes in the community; a satellite clinic on campus; and two community-based outpatient clinics located in the Canarsie and Williamsburg neighborhoods. The clinics provide assessment and treatment planning; health screening and referrals; discharge planning; verbal therapies; medication therapy; medication education; symptoms management; psychiatric rehabilitation readiness determination; case management; crisis management; clinical support; mobile outreach; and family support services.

If you would like to join KPC and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer the following benefits and opportunities:

• Supplemental income of up to 50% of salary by volunteering to provide evening, night, and weekend coverage
• Defense and Indemnification Protection- broader in scope than typical medical malpractice coverage
• OMH sponsored Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program
• Professional leave for additional learning activities
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• Generous paid time off
• NYS Retirement programs – NYS Pension and Deferred Compensation

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a license and current registration to practice medicine in New York State; and
• Certification in psychiatry by the ABPN; and
• Two (2) years of post-board certification experience as a member of the psychiatric staff in a psychiatric hospital and/or in the psychiatry department of a general hospital, one (1) year of which must have included clinical supervision of other psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, or fellows.

Additional Comments

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].

In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidates cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment.

If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

Background checks are required.

This position is eligible for a downstate adjustment of $4,000.