Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient
Position type | Full-Time |
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Department | Psychiatry |
Location | |
Salary range | $266,200–276,500 |
Description
Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient to the Behavioral Health Department at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln. Lincoln is a designated Level I Trauma and Stroke Center and has Centers of Excellence in all medical specialties including its award- winning Cancer and Breast Centers. The Department of Psychiatry provides care and services to one of the most diverse populations in New York. The Department has 60 acute inpatient beds, a busy Psychiatry ED, a Mobile Crisis Team, a Consultation-Liaison Service and a large ambulatory platform serving adults and children. The Department provides on-site school-based services to multiple Bronx sites. Lincoln offers a variety of state-of-the-art Substance Use treatment services across all care setting including consultation, medication assisted therapies and ongoing treatment modalities through the Lincoln Recovery Center. Provide clinical and administrative supervision to all Attending Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and allied health professionals on the relevant acute inpatient service (child inpatient).
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.
- Oversee relevant acute inpatient service functioning including, but not limited to:
- Policies and procedures regulating delivery of patient care on the service
- Coordination of care between disciplines and functioning of interdisciplinary treatment teams.
- Supervision and coordination of inpatient leadership.
- Establishing, monitoring and maintaining professional standards of work in collaboration with other disciplines coordination of professional staff schedules to ensure adequate coverage at all times.
- Monitoring workload and work assignments and effecting staff and program changes to ensure highest quality of patient care.
- Liaises with other departments like the CPEP, medical inpatient and ED, and transfer to other facilities.
- Ensure timely application and court presentation for retention and treatment over-rides.
- Quality assurance, performance improvement and regulatory affairs:
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of standards for certification by regulatory agencies.
- Work with acute inpatient staff to ensure compliance with corrective action plans.
- Participates in relevant Pl & QA activities and initiatives, both locally and in collaboration with hospital wide quality endeavors.
- Maintains awareness of performance improvement indicator and leads interventions and initiatives to meet goals for the service.
- Prepares annual report for the service.
- In collaboration with risk management reviews major incidents on the service and leads and monitors relevant corrective action when needed.
- Works with all staff to ensure timely and adequate medical record keeping and monitors the quality of documentation.
- Provides clinical consultation and supervision as needed to all staff on the acute inpatient service.
- Conducts and coordinates tier reviews as per policy
- Maintains focus on key strategic priorities including patient experience, access to care, increased market share, and improving financial stability
- Education and supervision:
- Maintain an updated and comprehensive set of psychiatric practice guidelines including administration of medication in accordance with generally accepted professional standards that address the indication, contradictions screening and monitoring procedures, dose requirements and expected outcomes.
- Ensure and monitor that the pharmacological components of treatment plan reflect the exercise of professional judgement for the medication treatment including diagnosis, target symptoms, risk and benefits of particular medication, and consideration of alternate treatments.
- Ensure that the rationale for each patient's course of treatment is documented by the physician
- Include all above in standards of work expected of Attending and Nurse Practitioner and monitor and reinforce said standards of work
- Teach and supervise psychiatry trainees and medical students
Qualifications
- Must be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Child 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
- Completed Fellowship training in an accredited program in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Board Certified/eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Wages and Benefits include:
Annual Base Salary: $266,200* (board eligible); $276,500* (board certified) based on 40-hour work week. Additional compensation available for extra call or sessional/per diem hours.
The annual total value of the compensation package is estimated at $394,920** (board eligible) and $415,920** (board certified), which includes the baseline salary, 401(k) contribution, sessional/per diem hours, and other factors as set forth below:
- Estimated annual compensation for 10 additional sessional/per diem hours worked per week is $104,000.
- 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.
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