Psychiatrist - CPEP

Physician Affiliate Group of New York•New York, NY

2d•$278,616 - $289,328•Onsite

About The Position

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is hiring a Psychiatrist for the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County in Brooklyn, New York. The role provides direct psychiatric care to patients in CPEP and requires timely assessment, reassessment, and documentation. The psychiatrist helps oversee patient safety, manage length of stay, coordinate medical care, and participate in behavioral and medical codes, tier reviews, and quality activities. Kings County Hospital operates a Level I Trauma Center and has an academic affiliation with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. PAGNY’s mission is to provide accountable, responsive, quality care with sensitivity to the needs of New York’s diverse population.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Provide direct care for an assigned number of patients in CPEP, with appropriate and timely documentation.
Complete admission assessments within six hours of CPEP admission and reassess patients in a timely manner.
Document reassessments in progress notes in accordance with policy.
Participate in behavioral codes on CPEP/EOB, providing leadership to staff and patients.
Participate in medical codes on CPEP/EOB until the Code Team arrives.
Use de-escalation appropriately and use restrictive interventions in a timely manner, in accordance with policy, to ensure patient safety.
Work with all teams to monitor length of stay, targeting 24 hours for CPEP and 72 hours for EOB.
Work with the medical-consultation team to ensure patients’ medical problems are properly managed.
Ensure legal statuses are completed in a timely manner.
Participate in and conduct tier reviews.
Participate in Performance, Quality Assurance, and Clinical Pertinence activities.

Benefits

401(k) company contributions: 3% of base earnings immediately, with an additional 7% after one year of service; no employee match is required, subject to IRS contribution limits.
Annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) reimbursement.
Paid time off for vacation, sick leave, holidays, and CME days.
Medical, prescription, and dental coverage.
Life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage equal to 2x salary, up to $300,000, at no cost to the employee; additional voluntary coverage is available.
Potential eligibility for loan forgiveness through certain state or federal programs.
Medical malpractice coverage provided at no cost to the employee.
Healthcare and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
Pre-tax employee-paid contributions for commuting expenses.
Additional compensation is available for extra call or sessional/per diem hours.