Director, Psychiatry - Inpatient (30777)

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Director, Psychiatry - Inpatient to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem. Harlem Hospital is a designated Level 1 Trauma Center and is recognized for providing centers of excellence in the areas of Bariatric Surgery, Breast Imaging and Sexual Assault Forensics. Our teams provide services for nearly 213,000 outpatient visits, more than 83,000 emergency room visits, and over 13,000 inpatient admissions annually. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons to maintain its high healthcare delivery standards.

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.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem's 44-bed Inpatient Psychiatric Unit provides acute care and stabilization for adults with serious mental illness in a diverse, underserved community. The multidisciplinary team consists of Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Nurses, and other behavioral health specialists delivering high-quality care in an academic safety-net setting.

Opportunity Details:

- The Director of Inpatient Psychiatry provides clinical leadership for the 44-bed adult inpatient psychiatric service and maintains an active clinical practice as an Inpatient Psychiatrist.

- Works closely with the Chief of Psychiatry, nursing leadership, and the multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, safe, efficient, and patient-centered care.

- Provides direct care to an assigned penel of inpatients while providing day-to-day clinical oversight and leadership of the inpatient service.

- Coordinates with CPEP, medical services, outpatient programs, and community providers to facilitate admissions, consultations, and safe transitions of care.

- Teaches and supervises psychiatry residents, medical students, and other trainees as applicable.

- Reviews significant clinical events, patient safety concerns, and challenging cases, and leads or participates in case review and quality-improvement activities.

- Monitors and improves key inpatient quality and safety measures, including length of stay, readmissions, seclusion and restraint, suicide and violence risk assessment, and transitions of care.