Leadership Opportunity in Brooklyn, NY - Psychiatrist

Kingsboro Psychiatric Center (KPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited hospital, is recruiting a Psychiatrist 3 to provide clinical and administrative oversight of medical staff assigned to outpatient clinics. Outpatient clinics are located in Canarsie, East Flatbush, and Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY. 

As the Psychiatrist 3, you will be responsible for ensuring outpatient clinical standards align with the clinical mission of patient-centered care at KPC including:

· Providing clinical and administrative supervision to eight (8) medical staff including psychiatrists, psychologists, and medical specialists.

· Coordinating with other outpatient services, including residences, to achieve comprehensive and collaborative patient care.

· Attending and participating in clinical team meetings.

· Conducting comprehensive psychiatric assessments including diagnosis, treatment plans, medication management, and counseling.

· Participating in policy development and collaborating to ensure policy adherence at three clinics.

· Overseeing the quality of treatment services provided by medical staff and ensuring compliance with federal, state, Joint Commission, and OMH standards.

· Collecting and analyzing data related to outpatient services.

· Working collaboratively to increase outpatient treatment offerings and outpatient census.

About KPC:

KPC, located in Brooklyn, New York, is a community-based mental health facility providing inpatient and outpatient services. KPC delivers person-centered care for young adults through geriatric individuals with multifaceted needs, including complex and co-occurring psychiatric and medical histories, significant substance use, trauma, and forensic histories.  KPC delivers comprehensive, integrated services to hospitalized patients and operates three Transitional Living Residences; an 80-bed Family Care Program with certified homes in the community; a satellite clinic on campus; and two community-based outpatient clinics located in the Canarsie and Williamsburg neighborhoods. The clinics provide assessment and treatment planning; health screening and referrals; discharge planning; verbal therapies; medication therapy; medication education; symptoms management; psychiatric rehabilitation readiness determination; case management; crisis management; clinical support; mobile outreach; and family support services.

Minimum Qualifications:

· Possession of a license and current registration to practice medicine in New York State; and

· Certification in psychiatry by the ABPN; and

· Two (2) years of post-board certification experience as a member of the psychiatric staff in a psychiatric hospital and/or in the psychiatry department of a general hospital, one (1) year of which must have included clinical supervision of other psychiatrists, psychiatric residents, or fellows.

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Background checks are required.

This position is eligible for a downstate adjustment of $4,000.

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About New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)

OMH operates the largest state mental health system in the country with 23 hospitals, 90 clinics, two world class research institutes, a secure residential center, and a network of community services. OMH hospitals are all Joint Commission accredited and recognized as among the best mental health hospital systems in the United States.

OMH provides comprehensive and recovery-oriented mental health treatment to individuals with serious mental illness across New York State through inpatient, residential, and a wide variety of outpatient and community services.

OMH provides State-operated services to civil and forensic populations through two divisions: the Division of State-Operated Services and the Division of Forensic Services.

OMH’s Division of State-Operated Services is responsible for operation of 19 civil state psychiatric centers that provide mental health treatment to adults and children and adolescents which includes:

• Inpatient Services
• Outpatient Clinics
⚬ Residential Services
⚬ State-Operated Community Residences (SOCR)
⚬ Transitional Living Residences (TLR)
⚬ Crisis Respite Residences
⚬ Family Care
• Community Services
⚬ Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Teams
⚬ Mobile Integration Teams (MIT)
⚬ Day Treatment
⚬ Health Home Care Management

OMH’s Division of Forensic Services provides mental health services for justice-involved individuals which includes:

• Three accredited secure forensic psychiatric centers and one regional forensic unit
• Prison-based mental health satellite units
• Residential programs located within prison facilities
• Secure treatment and rehabilitation facilities for the care and treatment of individuals confined under the sex
offender civil management initiative
• Community-based training and technical assistance services for local governmental units, including Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training and diversion services