Psychiatrist

Cornerstone Family Healthcare•City of Middletown, NY

21d•Onsite

About The Position

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is recruiting a full-time Psychiatrist for its Behavioral Health Department in Orange County, New York. This is an outpatient, lifespan role in an FQHC and integrated-care setting. The psychiatrist provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults through in-person and telehealth visits. The role involves close collaboration with Behavioral Health colleagues and consultation with primary care and other medical providers to support patient-centered care. The position includes medication management, psychotherapy and other appropriate therapeutic interventions, risk assessment and safety planning, care coordination, and clinical consultation. The psychiatrist participates in weekly high-risk case reviews, organizational and departmental meetings, trainings, and quality improvement initiatives. The role also requires timely clinical documentation and meeting established productivity, access, and quality expectations. The position is based in an outpatient clinic, with a mix of in-person and telehealth visits. Physical demands are minimal and consistent with an outpatient clinical role, with exposure to typical clinic conditions. The stated salary is $300,000 annually.

Requirements

MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
Completion of an accredited Psychiatry residency.
Current, unrestricted New York State medical license or eligibility to obtain one.
Board eligible or board certified in Psychiatry; candidates who are not yet certified are expected to achieve certification within the required timeframe.
Current DEA registration.
Willingness to work with multiple age groups across the lifespan.
Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team and collaborate with primary care and other medical specialties.
Strong clinical judgment, communication, and organizational skills.
Commitment to evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and accessible, patient-centered care.

Nice To Haves

Prior outpatient psychiatric experience preferred.
Experience in a community health center, FQHC, or integrated care setting is a plus.
Experience treating patients across the lifespan, including children, adolescents, adults, and/or geriatric patients, is strongly preferred.
Familiarity with telehealth or telepsychiatry and electronic health records.

Responsibilities

Provide psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, risk assessments, and clinical formulations for patients across the lifespan.
Develop and regularly update individualized treatment plans with measurable goals, collaborating with patients, families or guardians when appropriate, and the care team.
Assess, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders using evidence-based practices, including prescribing and managing psychotropic medications and providing psychotherapy or other appropriate interventions.
Conduct medication-management and follow-up visits, monitor treatment response, side effects, and safety, and adjust treatment plans as needed.
Assess suicide, self-harm, violence, and abuse or neglect risks; develop and document safety plans; and coordinate higher levels of care when indicated.
Provide services in person and through approved telehealth platforms while following privacy, security, documentation, and regulatory requirements.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary Behavioral Health team on diagnosis, treatment planning, and care coordination.
Participate in weekly high-risk case review meetings, present complex or high-risk cases, and implement agreed-upon treatment and safety recommendations.
Consult with primary care and other medical providers on diagnosis, psychotropic prescribing, side-effect management, and specialty psychiatric referrals.
Support integrated care initiatives, including warm handoffs, shared care plans, standardized screening tools, and coordination between behavioral health and medical services.
Coordinate with external providers and systems, including inpatient units, schools, and community agencies, with appropriate consents; ensure timely follow-up after hospitalizations or crisis episodes.
Maintain timely, accurate, and complete electronic health record documentation, including coding and billing documentation, consistent with organizational, payer, and regulatory requirements.
Meet established productivity, access, and quality expectations while maintaining high standards of patient care and professional ethics.
Participate in departmental and organizational meetings, trainings, and quality improvement initiatives.
Provide clinical consultation to psychiatric nurse practitioners and behavioral health therapists on complex diagnostic and medication-management questions; supervise learners if applicable.
Follow Cornerstone Family Healthcare policies and procedures, maintain confidentiality, and perform other related duties as assigned.