Senior Psychiatrist: Leadership & On-Call Care

Responsibilities The Clinical Psychiatrist (Title: Psychiatrist 2) is a key member of the Article 16 Clinic behavioral team, responsible for comprehensive psychiatric care based on measurable and accountable principles. Diagnose, treat, prescribe, and provide psychiatric care and treatment services to assigned individuals. Provide clinical supervision and guidance to other medical personnel or clinicians, and supervise and/or manage psychiatric care and treatment services for an assigned facility or program. Advise residential multi-disciplinary treatment teams on implementing psychiatric plans of care. Serve as a practicing specialist and provide differential diagnoses and diagnosis of co-occurring disorders to inform specialized care plans. Oversee services for a treatment program, a group or individuals, a facility, or a unit. Provide after‑hours and weekend on‑call medical telephone consult on a rotating basis. Provide coverage of psychiatric care for individuals living in a Comprehensive Adult Transitional Home. Assist with physician coverage as needed in sister regions. Qualifications Possession of a license to practice medicine in NewYorkState and board certification in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Benefits Paid Leave 13 paid holidays each year. 13 days of paid vacation leave initially. 5 days paid personal leave each year. 13 days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year. Up to 3 days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events. Health Care Coverage Employees and eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Family dental and vision plans are provided at no extra cost. Paid Parental Leave Up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event (birth, adoption, foster placement). Retirement Participation in the NewYorkState Employees’ Retirement System (ERS). Professional Development NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees. Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees. Savings & Compensation Plans Optional U.S. Savings Bond and College Savings Plan. Voluntary pre‑tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and Dependent Care Advantage Account. Other Benefits Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Life and Disability insurance. Paid holidays and leave as noted above. Equal Opportunity Statement OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self‑expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nationality of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr