Psychiatrist - Adult Consulting - Primary Care, Office of Population Health
Company: Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY)
Location: New York
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Psychiatric-Mental Health opening in New York, New York. This
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NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in
the United States. We provide essential outpatient outpatient,
inpatient and home-based services to more than one million New
Yorkers every year across the city's five boroughs. Our large
health care system consists of ambulatory centers, acute care
centers, post-acute care/long-term care, rehabilitation programs,
Home Care, and Correctional Health Services. Our diverse workforce
is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception,
to live the healthiest life possible.
As part of NYC Health + Hospitals, the Office of Population Health
(OPH) has a broad portfolio encompassing ambulatory care
transformation, development of innovative care models, chronic
disease prevention and management, research and evaluation,
population health analytics, and social determinants of health. The
Mental Health Service Corps (MHSC) is a shared program between the
Office of Population Health and Office of Behavioral Health. MHSC
is an exciting opportunity to providing a training ground for early
career social workers in diverse health care practices across NYC
Health + Hospitals earning valuable clinical experience while
receiving ongoing training and structured supervision.
MHSC focuses on the recruitment, training, and support of early
career social workers to become fully licensed behavioral health
clinicians with a specific focus on incorporating evidence-based
practices.
30 trainees are placed in primary care practices throughout the
system, providing integrated behavioral health treatment through
the Collaborative Care model, a team-based care model whose goal is
to expand access to behavioral health treatment where services may
not otherwise be available. Placements may be in adult primary
care, pediatrics, geriatrics, HIV services or women's health.
We are seeking a MHSC Consulting Psychiatrist (Adult) in the Office
of Population Health.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities
Reporting to the MHSC Medical Director in OPH, MHSC Medical
Director-Psychaitry, and Directors of Psychiatry at assigned
facilities, the MHSC Consulting Psychiatrist is responsible for
supporting behavioral healthcare in primary care clinics using the
Collaborative Care model, an evidence-based, treatment to target
model of care that uses systematic monitoring of symptoms and a
stepped care approach to treatment of common conditions such as
depression and anxiety. The psychiatrist will be one member of the
Collaborative Care team, which includes a Collaborative Care
Clinician (social worker and/or nurse) and a primary care
physician, at several clinics across NYC Health + Hospitals.
Responsibilities include:
Provide regularly scheduled (weekly) caseload consultation to the
Collaborative Care Clinicians (RNs and social workers) focused
primarily on patients who are new to the caseload or who are not
improving as expected under current treatment plan
Work with Collaborative Care Clinicians to oversee the status and
population health of their assigned patient caseload. The
psychiatrist consultant assists the Collaborative Care Clinicians
in prioritizing patients for case review and treatment adjustment
by reviewing the patient registry
Recommend treatment adjustments through the case review process or
in ad hoc consultations, including medication recommendations and
other interventions
Document treatment recommendations, as needed, in the medical
record
Advise on treatment for patients who may need more intensive or
more specialized mental health care, supporting treatment in the
medical setting until patient can be engaged in specialty care as
appropriate
Be available to provide ad hoc telephone consultation to medical
providers for complex patients or challenging patient situations
via phone
Occasionally and as needed, provide direct evaluation of patients
with significant diagnostic or therapeutic challenges who are
identified in discussion with the Collaborative Care Clinician
and/or primary care provider and document appropriately in the
medical record
Development and delivery of in service training for primary care
providers and staff
Assist primary care clinics on workflow management and practice
transformation toward a Collaborative Care model
Minimum Qualifications
MD or DO from an accredited medical or osteopathy school
Completion of ACGME accredited psychiatry residency program
Board certified or eligible by American Board of Psychiatry and
Neurology
NYS License and DEA Certificate
Excellent communication skills
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a team
setting
Able to quickly synthesize medical and psychiatric data and
formulate effective and evidence-based clinical recommendations
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Keywords: Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY), New York , Psychiatrist - Adult Consulting - Primary Care, Office of Population Health, Administration, Clerical , New York, New York
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