Medical Specialist
4 days ago
Elmira
Elmira Psychiatric Center (EPC), an Office of Mental Health (OMH) Joint Commission accredited hospital, is recruiting a Medical Specialist 2/Board-Certified Physician. Physicians at EPC are part of a multi-disciplinary team that provides comprehensive and individualized treatment to children, adolescents, and adults with severe and persistent mental illness. As a Medical Specialist 2 at EPC, you will serve as the Chief of Medical Services and will diagnose, treat, prescribe, and provide specialized medical care and treatment services for individuals with mental illness in an inpatient hospital setting. Additional duties include: • Conducting physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and diagnosing and treating medical conditions, • Prescribing medications, therapies, vaccinations, and other specialized medical care, • Collaborating with the treatment team to achieve treatment goals and objectives, • Maintaining required medical documentation consistent with hospital, state, and federal requirements, • Participating in discharge planning, • Supervising Family Nurse Practitioners, • Attending clinical and administrative meetings, • Reviewing and updating hospital policies About Elmira Elmira Psychiatric Center provides comprehensive inpatient and community treatment services to adults and children who have been diagnosed with serious mental illness in New York’s Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions. Community-based services include Assertive Community Treatment, Mobile Integration Team, Community and Family Care Residences, Health Home Management, School-based Day Treatment, Drop-In Centers, and Outpatient Clinic (MHOTRS) treatment. EPC, located in Elmira on the Chemung River in New York’ Southern Tier, is just a short drive to the Pennsylvania border. Known for its unique blend of small-town charm and urban amenities, Elmira offers affordability in a quiet city environment. As one of the oldest established cities in upstate New York, Elmira has a rich history and is surrounded by natural beauty of rolling hills, forests, rivers, and historic buildings and memorials. If you would like to join EPC 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, • OMH sponsored Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program, • Professional leave for additional learning activities, • First time Certification and Licensure Exam Fee Reimbursement, • Public Officers Law §17 defense and indemnification protection - broader in scope than typical medical malpractice coverage, • Generous medical, dental, and vision insurance options with competitive employee contribution rates, • Defined-benefit pension and deferred-compensation (457b) retirement plans, • Paid vacations, holidays, personal days and sick leave, • Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care Minimum Qualifications: Licensed to practice medicine in New York State and have certification by Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) in your specialty. Additional Comments The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) 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 . 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. 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. Background checks will be required.