Clinical Director of Psychiatry

Community Healthcare Network•New York, NY

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About The Position

Assumes and carries out clinical leadership of Psychiatry of CHN as directed by the Chief Medical Officer. To act as a psychiatric consultant on clinical issues in all areas of CHN including primary care and care management. Seventy (70) percent of the Director of Psychiatry's time is spent conducting Psychiatric Evaluations and management of patients. Thirty (30) percent of the Clinical Director's is spent performing administrative tasks, which include but are not limited to, providing consultations and education to clinical staff, planning and coordination of program needs and quality oversight, and serving as an administrative liaison with the Vice President of Behavioral Health. This will be done in partnership with the operational director of psychiatry. The Clinical Director meets regularly with program staff to address clinical issues and be available to assist the VP of Behavioral Health in developing relationships with community agencies.

Requirements

Current New York City license to practice Medicine and Psychiatry
Medical degree from an approved Medical School
Completion of residency training from an approved residency program
Minimum of five (5) years post-training clinical experience

Nice To Haves

Medical leadership experience preferred

Responsibilities

Sees patients at least one CHN site and performs psychiatric evaluations on all patients seen
Screens, assesses, and evaluates walk-in patients in crisis situations and addresses other urgent clinical needs
Performs emergency psychiatric evaluation and provides the appropriate intervention, which may include medication therapies or immediate referrals to an in-patient facility
Prescribes for Medicaid-pending providers
Performs chart reviews for collaborative agreement
Reviews and interprets medical history data and continually updates this information, as necessary
Provides regular peer review of all behavioral health providers
Provides clinical consultation to all providers
Provides lectures for the fellowship program as needed
Plans clinical educational opportunities/trainings for psychiatric/non-psychiatric staff
Meets regularly with referral hospitals to ensure continuity of care
Serves as liaison to the care management programs
Periodically reviews the medical policies pertaining to behavioral health and updates through memoranda to the Chief Medical Officer
Evaluates each patient, prescribes appropriate medication treatment and/or refers as indicated.
Reviews all problem cases to determine course, management of treatment, referral for consultation
Co-leads psychiatry provider meetings with the Director of Psychiatry
Meets with clinical staff periodically to evaluate the efficiency and quality of patient services
Ensures compliance with: Performance evaluations, Employee Health Service & Agency and clinic/department orientation of new employees
Consults with the Chief Medical Officer regularly
Participates in monthly staff physician conferences chaired by the Chief Medical Officer to discuss subjects of interests to staff physicians
Supervises psychiatric consultants to evaluate the efficiency and quality of patient care
Facilitates related services for health center patients and CHN staff as appropriate, with respect to their confidentiality and privacy
Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor

Benefits

Growth and development: Access to various healthcare professionals and benefits to deepen understanding and interest in the various disciplines involved in community health programming.
Supportive Team culture: Be a part of an interdisciplinary environment where your ideas and work are valued and encouraged.
Comprehensive benefits: Including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement plans, employee assistance programming and more.

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