Psychiatrist

Creedmoor Psychiatric Center (CPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission-accredited facility, is recruiting a board-certified Psychiatrist to join their team and serve as the Associate Program Director of their Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited Psychiatric Residency Program affiliated with Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. The goal of the Psychiatric Residency Program is to train and mentor participants in a range of therapeutic modalities that support patient-centered, recovery-focused, and culturally sensitive treatment of individuals with serious mental illness.

The Psychiatric Residency program offers participants a broad range of training opportunities at the primary teaching site, CPC, but also at each participating training:

• Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC)/New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYPH)
• Queens Hospital Center (QHC)
• The Jewish Board Rego Park Counseling Center
• OMH New York City Children’s Center – Queens Campus
• Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) Creedmoor Addiction Treatment Center
• OMH Bronx Psychiatric Center

As the Associate Program Director, you will be responsible for the development and oversight of a four-year training curriculum, including:

• Overseeing the residency program operations and ensuring compliance with accreditation standards.
• Developing and updating program policies, procedures, and curricula.
• Mentoring, teaching, and supervising residents.
• Reviewing resident records and evaluating for accuracy and quality.
• Participating in committees and planning to improve program outcomes.

About CPC:

CPC, one of the largest and culturally diverse OMH facilities, provides a continuum of care to individuals from the borough of Queens who require intermediate and extended mental health treatment through inpatient and outpatient services. CPC is a large, urban facility with 350 inpatient beds, 170 outpatient residential beds, an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team, and a wide array of other outpatient programs. CPC’s comprehensive service delivery focuses on individualized and person-centered care.

The CPC campus offers ample free parking, and is conveniently located near the Long Island Expressway, Cross Island Expressway and Grand Central Parkway and is bus-line accessible with local stops on the Q46, QM 36, QM6, N22, and N26 lines in NYC and Nassau County.

If you would like to join CPC 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

Minimum Qualifications:

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

Additional Comments:

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. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring OMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. OMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@oer.ny.gov.

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. If appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment.

Background checks are required.

This position is eligible for a Downstate Adjustment of $4,000.