Consultation Liaison - Psychiatry - Physician - Mount Sinai Hospital - Manhattan, NY

Mount Sinai Health System • New York, NY

13h • $250,000 - $315,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Mount Sinai Health System is seeking a full-time faculty Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist in the Icahn School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry. The physician will serve as an attending on the psychiatry Consultation Liaison service, primarily providing outpatient and inpatient consultative services for the Recanati-Miller Transplant Institute and general inpatient psychiatric consultations for patients admitted to Mount Sinai Hospital. The role also includes psychiatric evaluation and management across inpatient, emergency room, and outpatient teams as needed, and consultation for Collaborative Care programs in primary care practices.

Responsibilities are assigned by the Department Chair and may change in response to departmental needs. The advertised compensation range is $250,000–$315,000, excluding bonuses, incentive compensation, and benefits. Actual compensation may vary based on factors including experience, specialty, productivity, collections, and hospital or community needs.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree.
• Fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.
• Board certification in Psychiatry.
• Valid New York State license, DEA number, and Medicaid number.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with medical team members about questions or concerns prompting a psychiatric consultation.
• Interview patients, individually and/or with family members, to obtain histories and evaluate mental status in order to address the primary treatment team’s questions or concerns.
• Communicate recommendations and psychiatric interventions to primary treatment teams, nursing staff, and other care providers.
• Document histories, mental status, recommendations, and psychiatric interventions in EPIC in a timely manner.
• Participate in initial psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis across inpatient, emergency room, and outpatient teams as needed.
• Participate in ongoing psychiatric management, including medication management, psychotherapy, family or couples therapy, and crisis intervention.
• Supervise and collaborate with social workers and care coordinators in primary care practices and serve as the consultant psychiatrist for Collaborative Care programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree