Psychiatrist / Forensic Medicine

Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center (KFPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited facility, is recruiting Board Certified or Board Eligible Psychiatrists for their secure adult facility located in Manhattan, NY.
As a Psychiatrist at KFPC, you will provide comprehensive, patient centered, and recovery focused treatments to individuals admitted by court order including:
Conducting forensic evaluations and treating for competence restoration (CPL 730.40/730.50) and dangerousness (CPL 330.20)
Conducting forensic assessments for treatment over objection
Collaborating with interdisciplinary treatment team and forensic evaluators
KFPC provides inpatient treatment and rehabilitation to pretrial defendants who were deemed unfit to stand trial and were court ordered for restoration of fitness to stand trial and individuals who have been found not guilty by reason of insanity. KFPC is committed to supporting underserved individuals and delivering treatment with respect for each individual's privacy and rights along with activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment for underserved populations.

Psychiatrist Loan Repayment Program offering up to $120,000
Supplemental income of up to 50% of salary by volunteering to provide evening, night, and weekend coverage
Defense and Indemnification Protection- broader in scope than typical medical malpractice coverage
OMH sponsored Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program
NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
NYS Retirement programs – NYS Pension and Deferred Compensation
Psychiatrist 1: License and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and completion of a training program in psychiatry approved by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).

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

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. OMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, OMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at View phone number on click.appcast.io or via email at View email address on click.appcast.io.

In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidates cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists.