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Agency People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

Title Psychiatrist 2

Occupational Category Health Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade 668

Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary Range From $285735 to $285735 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 8 AM

To 4:30 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Franklin

Street Address 2445 State Route 30

City Tupper Lake

State NY

Zip Code 12986

Duties Description PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: A Psychiatrist 2 is essential to health and safety and the core mission of OPWDD. Many individuals in the care of OPWDD are diagnosed with a combination of intellectual/developmental and psychiatrist disabilities, in addition to medical conditions. This is a challenging combination that requires treatment by a clinician who has experience.treating people with multiple conditions. Assisting an individual to manage their mental health is essential to theirwell-being and supports OPWDD's core mission of helping people live richer lives. The Psychiatrist 2 will independently diagnose, treat, prescribe, and provide psychiatric care and treatment services to an assigned caseload of individuals. The incumbent will work with an interdisciplinary treatment team to provide clinical guidance. Communication and collaboration with family members and outside entities is expected. Documentation in an Electronic Health Record is an essential function of this position. Telehealth maybe utilized based on the needs of the individuals served.DUTIES:Incumbents in this position will provide a variety of psychiatric treatment services to individuals in accordancewith Article 131 of the Education Law and ABPN standards of care. The Psychiatrist 2 will provide a variety of psychiatric care and treatment services to an assigned caseload ofindividuals including but not limited to:• Obtains, reviews, clarifies, updates, and records individual information, such as psychiatric and medicalhistories, test results, diagnoses, prescribed treatments, and individual responses.• Conducts psychiatric screenings, evaluations, and examinations; orders, performs, and interprets diagnostictests and procedures; determines and/or confirms diagnoses; and treats a variety of psychiatric conditions.• Prescribes and/or administers psychiatric treatments, medications, therapies, and/or other care to treatindividual conditions: conducts follow-up examinations and monitors individual conditions, modifying treatmentas needed.• Collaborates with other health care professionals and disciplines to achieve treatment goals and objectivesand ensure continuity of care.• Explains and discusses procedures, test results, diagnoses, and prescribed treatments with individuals,families, and outside entities per consent.• Refers individuals to other health care providers based on diagnostic and treatment needs.• Assesses individuals for admission, transfer, or discharge to and from treatment programs.• Participates in discharge planning and recommends or approves individual discharges.• Maintains documentation consistent with agency, State, and federal requirements.• Consults with and advises other psychiatrists, physicians, medical providers, and health care disciplines ondiagnoses and treatment plans; and reviews and approves treatment recommendations.• Provides clinical guidance and training to other medical professionals, nursing, psychologists and direct carestaff; and monitors the coordination and implementation of care.• Reviews individual records to confirm diagnoses, and/or ensure that treatments are appropriate for diagnosesand that electronic health records are properly maintained.*Will assist with policy development and implementation and plans of corrective action.*Other duties as assigned*Will serve on a rotating Medical on Call schedule#LI-AK1#LI-NB1LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all

Minimum Qualifications Transfer Qualifications: Any current Psychiatrist 2 OR Eligibility to transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.Open Competitive Qualifications: License and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and certification in psychiatry by the ABPN.

Additional Comments OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Submit cover letter and résumé by Continuous Recruitment to: Sunmount-OHRM 2445 State Route 30 Tupper Lake, NY 12986 E-Mail: [email protected] Phone: (518) 359-4150 Fax: (518) 359-4161Please reference the above EOA # 25-40 in all correspondence.Please note: • For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.• OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Division of Administration Central Office at (518) 486-7222 or Email at [email protected] to obtain information and RA forms.• Position may be eligible for Loan Forgiveness via the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program: • For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice

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Name Sunmount OHRM

Telephone 518-359-4150

Fax 518-359-4161

Email Address [email protected]

Address

Street 2445 State Route 30

City Tupper Lake

State NY

Zip Code 12986

Notes on Applying Please reference the above EOA # 25-40 in all correspondence.