Psychiatrist Advantage Care full time

Advantage Care Health Centers; Glen Head (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Advantage Care Health Centers is seeking a Psychiatrist responsible for diagnosing psychiatric illnesses and implementing treatment. The role involves collaborating with a medical and behavioral health team to ensure quality service.

Responsibilities include providing outpatient evaluations and managing medications, alongside maintaining documentation and regulatory compliance. Candidates must have a medical degree, board certification, and current New York State licensure. Experience with community healthcare and IDD/ASD populations is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience with IDD/ASD population preferred.
• Experience with community healthcare operations.
• Strong organizational skills required.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric services to clients during scheduled hours.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat behavioral health disorders.
• Comply with infection protocols and social distancing.

Skills

Psychiatric evaluations

Medication management

Collaboration skills

Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid

EHR navigation

Education

Medical degree from accredited college

Board Certification in Psychiatry

New York State licensure

Job description

Overview

The Psychiatrist is responsible for diagnosing psychiatric illness and implementing pharmacological treatment. The Psychiatrist works closely with the interdisciplinary medical and behavioral health team to ensure the provision of quality service.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric services to clients during scheduled hours. The scope of services includes outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management.
• Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals experiencing symptoms of a behavioral health disorder.
• Prescribe, recommend, and discontinue drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
• Collaborate and educate guardians, relatives, and significant others on clients’ conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate.
• Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients to provide information on general physical conditions and mental disorders.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries.
• Confers with professional staff and other agencies/providers regarding care and treatment for patients receiving psychiatric services. Participate in monthly interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Participate in monthly interdisciplinary medical meetings.
• Comply with social distancing, adhere to PPE, and infection protocols.

Work Location

• Locations are in Brookville and Freeport.

Schedule

• Weekdays, 30-35 hours.
• Medical degree conferred by an accredited college or university is required.
• Board Certification and New York State licensure are required.
• 24 Continued Medical Education (CME) credits per credentialing cycle (2 years).
• Healthcare Provider CPR/AED Certification.
• Prior experience with IDD/ASD population preferred.
• Experience with community healthcare operations and familiarity with Federally Qualified Health Care organizations preferred.
• Strong ability to support the Medical Director to provide excellent quality of care to patients is required.
• Strong oral, written, and organizational skills are required.
• Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and third-party billing requirements is required.
• Familiarity and ability to efficiently navigate EHR; experience with ECW is a plus.
• Knowledge of relevant federal and state regulatory requirements is required.
• National Provider Identifier.
• Child/adolescent or geriatric experience is a plus.