Psychiatrist 2

Duties Description Psychiatrists are an essential part of the Article 16 Clinic behavioral team. They provide comprehensive psychiatric treatment services built on the principles of effective, measurable, and accountable care. As medical doctors, psychiatrists are responsible for ensuring that all services are integrated to promote physical health and recovery. Additionally, as psychopharmacology has become an integral component of modern mental health treatment, psychiatrists serve as primary prescribers.

As a Psychiatrist 2, you will independently diagnose, treat, prescribe, and provide psychiatric care and treatment services to assigned individuals; provide clinical supervision and guidance to other medical personnel or clinicians and may supervise and/or manage psychiatric care and treatment services for an assigned facility or program.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The Psychiatrist 2 will be an essential team member to support OPWDD's core mission and to improve the health and safety of the individuals served by the Region 6 Article 16 Clinic. Frequently, individuals in the care of OPWDD are diagnosed with a combination of Intellectual, Developmental and Psychiatric disabilities in addition to a variety of medical conditions. As a result, these individuals require the expertise of a specially trained psychiatrist to ensure they can improve and/or maintain their mental health to lead their highest quality of life.

DUTIES INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Provide direct clinical services, including psychiatric evaluations, AIMS assessments, and treatment planning to individuals receiving services in the Article 16 Clinic. As a part of this process, communication and collaboration with family members, care-planning teams and outside entities is expected.

• May provide clinic-based psychiatry services to those individuals residing at the Extended Treatment Unit (ETU) and Comprehensive Adult Treatment Home (CATH), including coordinating other treatment and support services for them, as well as function as a collaborating member of the ICF treatment team.

• Communicate and meet with hospital physicians and psychiatrists when necessary.

• Serve in rotation of after-hours telephone on-call duties for psychiatric emergencies.

• Ensure Contemporaneous Electronic Health Record Documentation is completed

• Telehealth, with the provider being clinic based, may be utilized for appointments based on the needs of the individuals served.

• May assist in the development and implementation of agency policies and procedures

• Will participate in Local and Statewide committees and communities of practice. This may include travel within NYS to other OPWDD locations for statewide initiatives.

• Other duties as assigned.

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Minimum Qualifications 70.1 Transfer
Candidates from within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

OR

Possession of a license to practice medicine in New York State and board certification in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Additional Comments This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.

• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.

• The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.

• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.

• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.

• If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.

• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.

• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.

• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.

• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.

• Life insurance and Disability insurance.

• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.

• Paid Holidays and Leave:
° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.
° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.
° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.
° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.

• Health Care Coverage:
Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.

• Paid Parental Leave:
Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.

• Retirement Program:
Participate in The NYS Employees' Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.

• Professional Development and Education and Training:?
NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.

• Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.

• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Bernard Fineson Human Resources

Telephone 718-217-5110

Fax 718-264-3436

Email Address BernardFineson.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street Bernard Fineson Human Resources

80-45 Winchester Blvd

City Queens Village

State NY

Zip Code 11428

Notes on Applying APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Submit cover letter and résumé by 4/4/2025 to:
Submit application to:
Bernard Fineson Human Resources Office
OR Email to: opwdd.sm.fineson.personnel@opwdd.ny.gov
OR Fax number: 718-264-3436

Please reference the above EOA# 2025-027 in all correspondence