Psychiatrist - Nocturnist - CPEP

About the role

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Psychiatrist - Nocturnist - CPEP to the group at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and North Central Bronx. Jacobi Medical Center is a 457‑bed, Level I Trauma Center and a respected leader in emergency medicine, trauma surgery, burn care, pediatrics, primary care, and women’s health. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with Albert Einstein College of Medicine to uphold high healthcare delivery standards. NYC Health + Hospitals’ mission is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Its values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity, guided by the ICARE standards for all staff. As the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system, NYC Health + Hospitals is dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity, and respect, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. The Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) is a state‑of‑the‑art emergency psychiatry service offering a spectrum of multidisciplinary services designed to meet the needs of a diverse clientele in the most effective and least restrictive manner possible. The 11,000‑square‑foot modern facility includes separate pediatric and adult waiting areas, patient interview rooms, a patient holding area, and six extended observation beds. The Jacobi CPEP averages approximately 700 registrations per month and has an embedded Mobile Crisis Team that conducts up to 75 visits per month. Because the Behavioral Healthcare Services Department at Jacobi provides large inpatient, outpatient, and addiction services, patients evaluated in the CPEP are most often treated within the hospital’s continuum of care.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary psychiatrist in charge during the overnight hours in the CPEP.
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and manage acute psychiatric presentations.
• Document assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes in the electronic health record in a timely manner.
• Coordinate disposition planning with social workers, physician assistants, and other medical staff.
• Document incidents in conjunction with other members of the treatment team.
• Support psychiatric emergencies and crisis intervention during the shift.
• Provide psychiatric consultation to the medical emergency room.
• Responsible for the provision of cutting‑edge, comprehensive, evidence‑based psychiatric care to patients presenting to the CPEP.