Associate Director, Psychiatry - CPEP (30486)

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding an Associate Director, Psychiatry - CPEP to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx. NCB is a 213-bed community hospital providing quality care in a friendly setting. This facility provides a range of services, and is known for its outstanding Behavioral Health, Women’s Health, Primary Care, Pediatric, Geriatric and Specialty Ambulatory services. North Central Bronx has a reputation for its devotion to the needs of its patients and has created programs tailored to provide dedicated care to the community it serves. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with Albert Einstein College of Medicine to maintain its high healthcare delivery standards.

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 acute service that provides a spectrum of services designed to meet the needs of our diverse clientele, in the most effective and least restrictive manner possible. In addition to providing acute evaluation and stabilization of an adult and geriatric population, it also provides consultation services to the MED, PEDS ED, and the Inpatient Medical units. We are seeking an outstanding psychiatrist with clinical leadership and teaching experience and skills. We provide opportunities for leadership, teaching, and learning with an ideal mix of academics and clinical service. You will also enjoy a comfortable and cordial work environment. There are also opportunities for additional paid sessional work, with no mandatory on-call requirement.

Opportunity Details:

• The Department of Psychiatry has 3 Adult Inpatient Units, a satellite CPEP, a Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison service, a Partial Hospital Program, an Outpatient Department, and an ACT team.
• The 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, psychiatric PA staff, residents, medical students, and psychology interns.
• Oversee the delivery of high quality, evidence-based care.
• Directly work with leaders in the other areas of the Department including both inpatient and ambulatory programs, as well as the Emergency Medicine Department.
• Assume an important role in Patient Safety and Clinical Effectiveness.
• Provide leadership in undergraduate medical education including active participation in the clinical and didactic teaching of medical students and graduate medical education of residents.
• Incident review management and participation in departmental IRC meetings.
• Review/revise guidelines for standards of care ensuring that CPEP meets the OMH regulations.
• Provide leadership for all tours.