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Psychiatry Unit Chief or Staff Psychiatrist

1 month ago

Brooklyn NY, United States Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C.(PAGNY) Full time

Employed by PAGNY for NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County , Kings County Hospital operates a world-renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, one of only three in Brooklyn, which serves 2.6 million residents of Brooklyn and Staten Island. The hospital is academically affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center and trains their medical students and OBGYN residents.
Our patients are diverse, with the majority being Afro-Caribbean. Most of our patients are native English speakers. Knowledge of French/Haitian Creole is helpful, but not required.
The Unit Chief collaborates with a robust interdisciplinary treatment team, including nurses, psychologists, clinical pharmacists, social workers, licensed creative arts therapists, and peer counselors to oversee daily operations of an Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit.
 
Oversee Unit Clinical Structure:
# Ensure that community meetings and other therapeutic groups take place as scheduled
# Participate in Behavioral Codes on the unit, providing leadership to the staff and patient community
# Participate in Medical Codes on the unit until the Code Team arrives

Provide direct care for a case load of patients on the unit, including appropriate and timely documentation

Work with all teams on the unit to monitor length of stay and appropriate dispositions, particularly ensuring that:
# Work with the medical-consultation team ensure that medical problems are properly identified and managed
# Ensure that legal statuses are up to date and accurate
# Provide clinical consultation to teams on your unit
# Assist and supervise unit psychiatrists and nurse practitioners as needed
# Monitor the need for psychiatrist assessments and other components of applications of aftercare, in such applications for appropriate housing, residential placements and state referrals
# Participates and conducts inter-disciplinary case discussions (tier reviews) of complex cases as per policy

Monitor medical records for timely completion and clinical accuracy

Performance Improvement, Quality Assurance and Risk Management:
# Participate in Performance Improvement and Quality Assurance activities, including chart reviews. Educates unit staff members on Performance Improvement, Quality Assurance activities, indicators, etc. and be able to help the unit improve if their performance is below the mean for the service
# In collaboration with risk management reviews major incidents on the inpatient unit
# In partnership with the Medical Director of Acute Inpatient Services, ensure that there is adequate psychiatric coverage on the unit at all times, including staff vacations

Regulatory Activities:
# Assist in the preparation for surveys
# Maintain awareness of the standards for certification by the various regulatory agencies including NY Office of Mental Health and The Joint Commission

Maintains focus on key strategic priorities including patient experience, access to care, increased market share, and improving financial stability

Must be board eligible or board certified in Adult Psychiatry 
O. from an accredited school of medicine 
Completed residency training in an accredited program within Psychiatry
License to practice medicine in the State of New York 
Choice of a three tiered, starting at FREE medical plans starting day one
~ Excellent dental insurance including orthodontics coverage starting day one
~ Visa candidates are considered
~ Occurrence-based Medical Malpractice policy coverage
~ PAGNY) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.
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