Psychiatrist - Addiction Services

Job Details

Job Location

Jacobi - Bronx, NY

Position Type

Regular Full-Time

Salary Range

$267900.00 - $278200.00 Salary / year

Job Shift

Job Category

Physician

Description

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding an Addiction Medicine Psychiatrist to NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi Medical Center. NYC Health + Hospitals / Jacobi is modern, state of the art, level 1 Trauma Center located in an attractive and safe residential Bronx neighborhood just 20 minutes north of Manhattan. It is affiliated with North Central Bronx Hospital and a teaching site and academic affiliate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine . It offers a full continuum of Acute Cre Inpatient and Outpatient Services in diverse medical and surgical specialties, including Psychiatry. The Department of Psychiatry has 89 adult acute inpatient beds, a CPEP, a C / L Service, an Adult Ambulatory Practice, and a Community-Based Assertive Community Treatment Program. The department employes evidence-based best practices in providing the highest quality care to its patients, in a patient-centered approach that is respectful of their individuality, culture, and community.

The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation's largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

Opportunity Details :

• Under the direction of the Medical Director of Addiction Services, provides clinical care for patients in the outpatient addiction clinic and opioid treatment program.
• Conducts comprehensive psychiatric and substance use history with biopsychosocial assessment.
• Diagnose substance use disorders and non-substance related addiction disorders and recommend treatment that considers levels of care criteria.
• Identify mental health and medical conditions related to addiction care.
• Orders and manages medications for addiction treatment, including for opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder.
• Orders and manages pharmacotherapeutic interventions for co-occurring disorders as clinically indicated.
• May administer medications in accordance with established policies / procedures and State and Federal regulations.
• Provides opioid overdose education, naloxone training, and distribution of other harmreduction resources to patients and their friends and family.
• Orders, reviews, and act upon lab results and other medical data in a timely manner.
• Conducts follow-up, facilitate care coordination, and make appropriate referrals as necessary.
• Establishes therapeutic rapport with patients; uses motivational interviewing andenhancement therapy to engage patients in their treatment and recovery.
• Observes confidentiality rules and respects rights of patients.
• Communicates clearly, accurately, and regularly with multi-disciplinary treatment team, sharing on-going assessment and impressions.
• Identifies clinical issues to be addressed and recommends treatment goals, objectives and interventions with expected time frames.
• Monitors the progress of individuals in treatment and reviews the appropriateness of continued treatment and level of care
• Contributes to the completion of Treatment Plans and Utilization Reviews.
• Participates in daily team huddles, regularly scheduled staff meetings and case conferences, and departmental Grand Rounds.
• Responsible for establishing and maintaining an environment conducive to safe and quality patient care and the goals of the program by following all policies and procedures.
• Assesses emergency situations (including suicide risk assessments with SAFE-T), identifies resources and / or assistance needed, takes appropriate actions in accordance with policies and procedures and calls for crisis code.
• Participates in medical and behavioral codes as needed.
• Completes incident and other reports as appropriate, participates in investigations, andimplementation of recommendations for improvement.
• Teaches and trains fellows, residents, and medical students rotating on addiction services as well as preparing didactic presentations as needed.
• Assists with orientation of new physicians and staff in addiction services.
• Adheres to clinical standards as outlined by area policies, standards of work, and regulatorycompliance, including timely and accurate completion of visit documentation.
• Assists medical leadership with Quality Assurance and Process Improvement projects as needed.
• Provides coverage for other physicians across addiction services as needed.
• Board eligible or board certified in Psychiatry.
• M.D. or D.O. from an accredited school of medicine.
• Must have completed residency training in an accreditedprogram within Psychiatry.
• Subspecialty Board Certified in Addiction Medicine (ABAM) or Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) (Current or anticipated within 4-years).
• License to practice medicine in the State of New York.
• Active DEA Registration including waiver to prescribe buprenorphine (Current or anticipated within 6-months).
• At least one year of education, training, and / or experience in substance use disorder services.

Wages and Benefits include :

Annual Base Salary : $267,900

The annual total value of the compensation package is estimated at $438,690

Employees are immediately vested in a 3% company contribution of base earnings. No employee match is required.

Additional employee-paid Voluntary Life and AD&D coverage is available for you and your family.

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY) mission is to provide accountable, responsive, quality care with the highest degree of sensitivity to the needs of the diverse population that lives in our New York Community. PAGNY is one of the largest physician groups in the country and directly employs nearly 4,000 physicians and allied health professionals who provide services to NYC Health + Hospitals , the largest municipal health care system in the nation serving more than a million New Yorkers annually. Our providers are highly skilled professionals with outstanding credentials who deliver the highest level of quality healthcare to patients throughout New York City.

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity, inclusion, and equitable hiring practices. We are dedicated to fostering a respectful and supportive workplace where everyone is valued. All candidates are considered based on their individual qualifications, potential, and experience.

To learn more about our culture and ongoing workplace practices, please visit ourWorkplace Culture | PAGNY page.