Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding an Addiction Medicine Psychiatrist to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Medical Center. NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is modern, state of the art, level 1 Trauma Center located in an attractive and safe residential Bronx neighborhood just 20 minutes north of Manhattan. It is affiliated with North Central Bronx Hospital and a teaching site and academic affiliate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. It offers a full continuum of Acute Cre Inpatient and Outpatient Services in diverse medical and surgical specialties, including Psychiatry. The Department of Psychiatry has 89 adult acute inpatient beds, a CPEP, a C/L Service, an Adult Ambulatory Practice, and a Community-Based Assertive Community Treatment Program. The department employes evidence-based best practices in providing the highest quality care to its patients, in a patient-centered approach that is respectful of their individuality, culture, and community. 

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. 

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Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding an Addiction Medicine Psychiatrist to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Medical Center. Addiction Services at NYC Health + Hospital compromise of the outpatient addiction clinic, opioid treatment program, and addiction consult service. Specifically, Jacobi's Outpatient Addiction Services are led by a multidisciplinary team, that provides medical, psychiatric, counseling, and recovery support services for individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), featuring an outpatient addiction clinic with a SUD walk-in clinic, with an integrated opioid treatment program underway. The team is by the Medical Directors and Clinical Directors of Addiction Services and mental health clinicians, addiction counselors, peer counselors, and community health workers. The mission of Jacobi's Outpatient Addiction Services is to improve patient access to and engagement in evidence-based care for SUD, including medications for addiction treatment, treatment of co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions, psychosocial counseling, care coordination, harm reduction, and peer advocacy. 

 

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

The identified psychiatrist provides direct patient care and maintain focus on key strategic priorities including patient experience, access to case, increased market share, and improving financial stability across the SUD Services. 

 

SUMMARY OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the direction of the Medical Director of Addiction Services, provides clinical care for patients in the outpatient addiction clinic and opioid treatment program. Conducts comprehensive psychiatric and substance use history with biopsychosocial assessment. Diagnose substance use disorders and non-substance related addiction disorders and recommend treatment that considers levels of care criteria. Identify mental health and medical conditions related to addiction care. Orders and manages medications for addiction treatment, including for opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder. Orders and manages pharmacotherapeutic interventions for co-occurring disorders as clinically indicated. May administer medications in accordance with established policies/procedures and State and Federal regulations. Provides opioid overdose education, naloxone training, and distribution of other harm reduction resources to patients and their friends and family. Orders, reviews, and act upon lab results and other medical data in a timely manner. Conducts follow-up, facilitate care coordination, and make appropriate referrals as necessary Establishes therapeutic rapport with patients; uses motivational interviewing and enhancement therapy to engage patients in their treatment and recovery. Observes confidentiality rules and respects rights of patients. Communicates clearly, accurately, and regularly with multi-disciplinary treatment team, sharing on-going assessment and impressions. Identifies clinical issues to be addressed and recommends treatment goals, objectives and interventions with expected time frames. Monitors the progress of individuals in treatment and reviews the appropriateness of continued treatment and level of care Contributes to the completion of Treatment Plans and Utilization Reviews. Participates in daily team huddles, regularly scheduled staff meetings and case conferences, and departmental Grand Rounds. Responsible for establishing and maintaining an environment conducive to safe and quality patient care and the goals of the program by following all policies and procedures. Assesses emergency situations (including suicide risk assessments with SAFE-T), identifies resources and/or assistance needed, takes appropriate actions in accordance with policies and procedures and calls for crisis code. Participates in medical and behavioral codes as needed. Completes incident and other reports as appropriate, participates in investigations, and implementation of recommendations for improvement. Teaches and trains fellows, residents, and medical students rotating on addiction services as well as preparing didactic presentations as needed. Assists with orientation of new physicians and staff in addiction services. Adheres to clinical standards as outlined by area policies, standards of work, and regulatory compliance, including timely and accurate completion of visit documentation. Assists medical leadership with Quality Assurance and Process Improvement projects as needed. Provides coverage for other physicians across addiction services as needed. Performs other duties as needed and assigned by the Medical Directors of Addiction Services or their designee