Psychiatrist - Outpatient (30504)

Physician Affiliate Group of New York•New York, NY

91d•$267,900 - $278,200•Onsite

About The Position

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is seeking a Psychiatrist - Outpatient to join the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi. Jacobi Medical Center is a 457-bed, Level I Trauma Center, respected for its leadership in emergency medicine, trauma surgery, burn care, pediatrics, primary care, and women’s health. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to provide comprehensive health services of the highest quality to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity, and respect, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. This role involves clinical team leadership, including reviewing initial psychiatric evaluations and ongoing patient treatment, patient triage and assessment for various needs, reviewing treatment plans, performing initial medication evaluations and reconciliation, and handling administrative tasks such as prior authorizations and disability reports. The position also requires coordination of patient medical care, communication with the patient's support system, and participation in clinical care activities, documentation, performance improvement, regulatory compliance, and student/resident supervision and education. The role includes teaching and supervision of psychiatry residents, psychologists, psychology interns, medical students, and residents from other specialties. Participation in ethics meetings, court hearings, multidisciplinary rounds, and innovative integrative care activities is also expected.

Requirements

Board Eligible or Board Certified in Psychiatry.
Active New York State Medical License.

Responsibilities

Review of initial psychiatric evaluations conducted by therapists and ongoing treatment of patients.
Patient triage/brief assessment and treatment intervention for intakes, walk-ins, suicidal patients and other emergencies.
Review of treatment plans and quarterly treatment plan updates.
Initial Medication Evaluations.
Medication reconciliation.
Concrete services such as medication prior authorization, disability reports, requests for home health services/Medicaid services/Transportation services, other health insurance related issues, documentation for referrals/employers/legal issues, etc.
Coordination of patient’s medical care and communication with medical providers.
Communication with patient support system including family, friends, health care proxy, case workers, residence staff.
Participation in all activities related to clinical care and documentation of care, performance improvement, regulatory compliance, and student supervision, education, and training.
Teaching and supervision of psychiatry residents, psychologists, psychology interns, medical students as well as significant teaching of residents from all other specialties.
Participate in ethics meetings, court hearings, and multidisciplinary rounds.
Participate in our innovative integrative care activities.

Benefits

Annual Base Salary: $267,900 (board eligible); $278,200 (board certified) based on 40-hour work week.
Additional compensation available for extra call or sessional/per diem hours.
401(k) Company Contribution: Employees are immediately vested in a 3% company contribution of base earnings. After one year of service, employees receive an additional 7% company contribution of base earnings.
Annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) Reimbursement.
Generous Annual Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation, Sick, Holiday, and CME days.
Medical, Prescription, and Dental Coverage: Top-tier plans with employee contributions significantly below market rates.
Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage: Equal to 2x your salary (up to a maximum of $300,000) provided at no cost to you.
Additional employee-paid Voluntary Life and AD&D coverage is available for you and your family.
Loan Forgiveness: Position may be eligible for loan forgiveness through certain state or federal programs.
Medical Malpractice Coverage (equivalent to occurrence-based): Provided at no cost to the employee.
Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
Pre-tax employee-paid contributions for commuting expenses.
Visa sponsorship will be considered for this position.