Clinical Director of Mental Health Services

18 hours ago


New York, New York, United States NYC Health + HospitalsCorrectional Health Services Full time
About NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services

We are a leading correctional healthcare system in quality of care and innovations to care, and access from pre-arraignment through compassionate release.

Job Description

HHC Payroll Title: Director of Service

Functional/Office Title: Supervising Psychiatrist

Summary of position:

This full-time position reports to the Medical Director of Mental Health in the Division of Correctional Health Services and is primarily responsible for the clinical oversight, management, supervision, and innovative development of the clinical staff in one or more of the jail facilities in New York City, or in a designated multi-site specialty program that affects specific mental health populations.

In addition, this position also includes direct clinical care.

The service strives to provide safe, holistic, and evidence-based therapeutic interventions for the diverse range of mental health issues that face this population, from serious mental illness to the natural struggles that accompany incarceration.

The service provides some of the most comprehensive and unique treatment modalities in the country, including specialty housing units for individuals with serious mental illness, a 24-hour on-call psychiatric service, robust creative arts programming, a strong ambulatory clinics, substance use treatment, integrated re-entry services, and relationships with multiple training institutions throughout the city.

The Supervising Psychiatrist is a psychiatric leader of a facility, clinical area, or program and works in close collaboration with the Mental Health Unit Chief, Clinical Supervisors, and Senior Psychiatrist (if applicable) to ensure that a mission-driven, high-quality, and innovative standard of psychiatric care is provided to patients with varying levels of mental health needs.

A team-based approach to care is critical; one that incorporates all relevant mental health and medical disciplines as well as security staff.

A major component of this position will be training, recruiting, and retaining high-quality staff and providing strong leadership and mentorship for existing staff.

Responsibilities Include:

  1. Ensure the highest possible quality of mental health care both in the facility and in collaboration with the other jail facilities in the system.
  2. Direct clinical individual and group supervision of the relevant psychiatric prescribing staff, including psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and psychiatric physician assistants.
  3. Closely collaborate with other relevant disciplines within the mental health, medical, nursing, and operations departments, as well as the Department of Correction.
  4. Ensure that medication renewals are completed in a timely manner.
  5. Educate clinical staff about new developments regarding best practices in all aspects of psychiatric care, with specific attention to the challenges and issues facing a jail setting.
  6. Ensure compliance with all regulatory standards.
  7. Conduct regular and multi-disciplinary case conferences.
  8. Report on an as-needed basis to the CHS Morbidity and Mortality review committee.
  9. Lead at least monthly interdisciplinary mental health staff meetings in coordination with the Mental Health Unit Chief and Clinical Supervisor.

Qualification Requirements:

Minimal Requirements

M.D. degree with active NY State license in good standing

Completion of a 4-year psychiatric residency training program

Active certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Psychiatry

Applicants must have all of the following:

Graduation from a medical school approved by the Council on Medical Education and Hospitals of the American Medical Association.

Completion of an acceptable internship in an approved hospital.

A license to practice medicine in the State of New York.

Certification by American Board in field of specialization or a faculty appointment of Associate Professor or higher in a medical school recognized by the American Medical Association.

Eight (8) years of satisfactory full-time paid experience in field of specialization including at least three (3) years in a supervisory or administrative capacity.



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