Duties Description Kingsboro Psychiatric Center (KPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited hospital, is recruiting a Psychiatrist 3 to provide clinical and administrative oversight of medical staff assigned to outpatient clinics. Outpatient clinics are located in Canarsie, East Flatbush, and Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY.
As the Psychiatrist 3, you will be responsible for ensuring outpatient clinical standards align with the clinical mission of patient-centered care at KPC including:
- Providing clinical and administrative supervision to eight (8) medical staff including psychiatrists, psychologists, and medical specialists.
- Coordinating with other outpatient services, including residences, to achieve comprehensive and collaborative patient care.
- Attending and participating in clinical team meetings.
- Conducting comprehensive psychiatric assessments including diagnosis, treatment plans, medication management, and counseling.
- Participating in policy development and collaborating to ensure policy adherence at three clinics.
- Overseeing the quality of treatment services provided by medical staff and ensuring compliance with federal, state, Joint Commission, and OMH standards.
- Collecting and analyzing data related to outpatient services.
- Working collaboratively to increase outpatient treatment offerings and outpatient census.
About KPC:
KPC, located in Brooklyn, New York, is a community-based mental health facility providing inpatient and outpatient services. KPC delivers person-centered care for young adults through geriatric individuals with multifaceted needs, including complex and co-occurring psychiatric and medical histories, significant substance use, trauma, and forensic histories. KPC delivers comprehensive, integrated services to hospitalized patients and operates three Transitional Living Residences; an 80-bed Family Care Program with certified homes in the community; a satellite clinic on campus; and two community-based outpatient clinics located in the Canarsie and Williamsburg neighborhoods. The clinics provide assessment and treatment planning; health screening and referrals; discharge planning; verbal therapies; medication therapy; medication education; symptoms management; psychiatric rehabilitation readiness determination; case management; crisis management; clinical support; mobile outreach; and family support services.
Additional Comments If you would like to join KPC and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer the following benefits and opportunities:
- 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
- Professional leave for additional learning activities
- Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
- Generous paid time off
- NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
- NYS Retirement programs – NYS Pension and Deferred Compensation
- Psychiatrist Loan Repayment Program offering up to $120,000
Background checks will be required.
This position is eligible for Downstate Adjustment of $4,000.
Locations include Canarsie and Williamsburg Outpatient Clinics:
Williamsburg Outpatient Clinic: 10 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206
Canarsie Outpatient Clinic: 9801 Foster Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11236
If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
NOTE:
1. In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
2. If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.
3. License and Certification: Loss of license or limited permit to practice medicine in New York State or board certification, if required, may result in removal from your position.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
