Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist | Loan Repayment Available

Greater Binghamton Health Center (GBHC), a Joint Commission accredited Office of Mental Health (OMH) facility is recruiting a Board-Eligible or Board-Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for their 13-bed child and adolescent inpatient unit located in Binghamton, New York. This unit provides short term acute psychiatric care to individuals ages 5-17.

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Psychiatrists in GBHC’s child and adolescent inpatient unit work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team providing comprehensive, patient-centered, and holistic team-based care to children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances including:

• Conducting comprehensive evaluations and assessments

• Diagnosing, treating, and providing medication management

• Evaluating referrals for admission and coordinating discharges to outpatient programs

• Providing supervision and teaching to Medical, Nurse Practitioner, and Physician Assistant interns and fellows.

• Attending treatment team and medical staff meetings

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About GBHC

GBHC provides an integrated network of inpatient and outpatient services for adults and children living in New York's Southern Tier through evidence based, person-centered treatment and recovery-oriented programs to help individuals in need of mental health services lead fulfilling lives in the community. GBHC’s inpatient services include 96 beds for adults and 13 beds for children and adolescents. Additional services include Outpatient Clinics, Recovery and Vocational Services, Residential Transitional Living, Family Care, Adolescent Day Treatment, a Mobile Integration Team, an Adolescent Crisis Residence, and an OnTrackNY program.

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GBHC has a robust Graduate Medical Education (GME) program and is proud to be affiliated with Columbia University, Upstate Medical University, United Health Services, Binghamton University School of Nursing (NP), NYCOM, LECOM, and Marry Wood University, teaching and training residents and students in both adult and child and adolescent patient care.

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Minimum Qualifications:

Psychiatrist 1: License and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and completion of a training program in psychiatry approved by the ABPN.

Psychiatrist 2: License and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and certification in psychiatry approved by the ABPN.

Psychiatrist 2 Children & Youth: License and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and certification in psychiatry approved by the ABPN, and certification in child and adolescent psychiatry approved by the ABPN.

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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