Associate Director, Psychiatry - CPEP
About the Facility
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx (NCB) is a 213-bed community hospital providing quality care in a friendly setting. The facility offers a range of services, including outstanding Behavioral Health, Women’s Health, Primary Care, Pediatric, Geriatric, and Specialty Ambulatory services. NCB is known for its devotion to patient needs and has tailored programs to serve its community. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with Albert Einstein College of Medicine to uphold high healthcare delivery standards.
NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal healthcare delivery system, dedicated to providing high-quality care to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity, and respect, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.
About the Program
The Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) is a state-of-the-art acute service providing a spectrum of services designed to meet the needs of a diverse clientele in the most effective and least restrictive manner possible. In addition to acute evaluation and stabilization of adult and geriatric populations, CPEP offers consultation services to the Medical Emergency Department (MED), Pediatric Emergency Department (PEDS ED), and Inpatient Medical units.
Responsibilities
- Direct supervision of attending psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric physician assistants, residents, medical students, and psychology interns.
- Oversee the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care.
- Collaborate with leaders in other areas of the Department, including inpatient and ambulatory programs, as well as the Emergency Medicine Department.
- Assume a key role in Patient Safety and Clinical Effectiveness initiatives.
- Provide leadership in undergraduate medical education, including active participation in the clinical and didactic teaching of medical students and graduate medical education of residents.
- Manage incident reviews and participate in departmental Incident Review Committee (IRC) meetings.
- Review and revise guidelines for standards of care to ensure CPEP meets Office of Mental Health (OMH) regulations.
- Provide leadership for all tours within the department.
Department Overview
The Department of Psychiatry includes 3 Adult Inpatient Units, a satellite CPEP, a Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison service, a Partial Hospital Program, an Outpatient Department, and an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team.
Work Environment
This role offers opportunities for leadership, teaching, and learning with an ideal mix of academics and clinical service. The work environment is comfortable and cordial, with opportunities for additional paid sessional work and no mandatory on-call requirement.