Associate Director of CPEP

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Associate Director of CPEP to department at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi. Jacobi, located in the Bronx, accommodates more than 325,000 outpatient visits, more than 100,000 emergency room visits and more than 20,000 inpatient admissions annually. The hospital is renowned for The Trauma Center, staffed to treat any traumatic injury or illness, the fully accredited Breast Health Center, and The Burn Center, with more than 40 years of work in burn care. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with Albert Einstein Medical College. The Department of Psychiatry has 89 adult acute inpatient beds, a CPEP, a Consultation-Liaison Service, an Adult Ambulatory Practice, and a Community-Based Assertive Community Treatment Program. The department employs evidenced-based best practices in providing the highest quality care to its patients, in a patient-centered approach that is respectful of their individuality, culture, and community. 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.

The Mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff. 

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

Our Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) is a state of the art psychiatry service. The CPEP provides a spectrum of multidisciplinary services designed to meet the needs of our diverse patient population in the most effective and least restrictive manner as possible. Our 11,000 square-foot modern services includes separate pediatric and adult waiting areas, patient interview rooms, patient holding area, and six extended observation beds. The Jacobi CPEP has approximately 700 registrants per month and has an embedded Mobile Crisis Team that makes up to 75 visits per month. Because the Behavioral Health Services Department of Jacobi has large Inpatient, Outpatient and Addiction Services, the patient evaluated in our CPEP are mostly treated within our continuum of care. 

This is a pivotal clinical position that will allow us to provide continuous, comprehensive, and safe care. CPEP Associate Director will be responsible for following duties under the direct supervision of the Medical Director of CPEP. 

• Direct supervision of attending psychiatrists, psychologists and psychiatric PA staff, residents, medical students, psychology interns 
• Overseeing the delivery of high quality, evidence-based care and directly working with leaders in the other areas of the department including both in-patient and ambulatory programs, as well as the Emergency Medicine Department
• Assuming an important role in Patient Safety and Clinical Effectiveness
• Providing leadership in undergraduate medical education including active participation in the clinical and didactic teaching of medical students 
• Providing leadership in graduate medical education of residents
• Incident review management and participation in departmental IRC meetings
• Reviewing/revising guidelines for standards of care ensuring that CPEP meets the OMH regulations
• Providing leadership for all tours
• Direct patient care

You will also receive:

• Competitive compensation package
• Excellent benefits package
• Academic Appointment at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Touro Physician Assistant College
• Opportunities for Departmental Representation via hospital committee work
• Opportunities for Leadership Education
• Opportunities for Research

Preferred Qualification:

• Previous ER or CPEP Experience
• Previous administrative/leadership experience

• Must be board-certified in Psychiatry 
• M.D. or D.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

Wages and Benefits include:

Annual Base Salary: $265,000 based on 40-hour work week.

The annual total value of the compensation package is estimated at $330,700**, which includes the baseline salary, 401(k) contribution, and other factors as set forth below:

• Projected bonus of up to $40,000 (based on previous year’s average), contingent upon meeting quality and productivity targets.
• 401(k) Company Contribution (subject to IRS contribution limits):
  • Employees are immediately vested in a 3% company contribution of base earnings. No employee match is required.
  • After one year of service, employees receive an additional 7% company contribution of base earnings. No employee match is required.
• Annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) Reimbursement.
• Generous Annual Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation, Sick, Holiday, and CME days.
• Medical, Prescription, and Dental Coverage: Top-tier plans with employee contributions significantly below market rates.
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage: Equal to 2x your salary (up to a maximum of $300,000) provided at no cost to you.
  • Additional employee-paid Voluntary Life and AD&D coverage is available for you and your family.
• Loan Forgiveness: Position may be eligible for loan forgiveness through certain state or federal programs.
• Medical Malpractice Coverage (equivalent to occurrence-based): Provided at no cost to the employee.
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• Pre-tax employee-paid contributions for commuting expenses. 

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY) mission is to provide accountable, responsive, quality care with the highest degree of sensitivity to the needs of the diverse population that lives in our New York Community. PAGNY is one of the largest physician groups in the country and directly employs nearly 4,000 physicians and allied health professionals who provide services to NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal health care system in the nation serving more than a million New Yorkers annually.  Our providers are highly skilled professionals with outstanding credentials who deliver the highest level of quality healthcare to patients throughout New York City.   

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (PAGNY) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected. Our policies ensure equal opportunities for all. Learn more about our initiatives by visiting our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion page.

*Salary Disclosure Information:

The annual base salary listed complies with the New York City law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The annual base salary listed is for full-time employment and does not include bonuses/incentive compensation or benefits. Actual total compensation depends on many factors, including experience, specialties, historical productivity, and historical collections.

**The annual total value of the compensation package shown is provided as an illustration and is not guaranteed.