Job Description

Greater Binghamton Health Center (GBHC), a Joint Commission accredited Office of Mental Health (OMH) facility is recruiting a Board-Eligible or Board-Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist for their 13-bed child and adolescent inpatient unit located in Binghamton, New York. This unit provides short term acute psychiatric care to individuals ages 5-17.

Psychiatrists in GBHC’s child and adolescent inpatient unit work collaboratively as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team providing comprehensive, patient-centered, and holistic team-based care to children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances including:

• Conducting comprehensive evaluations and assessments
• Diagnosing, treating, and providing medication management
• Evaluating referrals for admission and coordinating discharges to outpatient programs
• Providing supervision and teaching to Medical, Nurse Practitioner, and Physician Assistant interns and fellows.
• Attending treatment team and medical staff meetings

About GBHC

GBHC provides an integrated network of inpatient and outpatient services for adults and children living in New York's Southern Tier through evidence based, person-centered treatment and recovery-oriented programs to help individuals in need of mental health services lead fulfilling lives in the community. GBHC’s inpatient services include 96 beds for adults and 13 beds for children and adolescents. Additional services include Outpatient Clinics, Recovery and Vocational Services, Residential Transitional Living, Family Care, Adolescent Day Treatment, a Mobile Integration Team, an Adolescent Crisis Residence, and an OnTrackNY program.

GBHC has a robust Graduate Medical Education (GME) program and is proud to be affiliated with Columbia University, Upstate Medical University, United Health Services, Binghamton University School of Nursing (NP), NYCOM, LECOM, and Marry Wood University, teaching and training residents and students in both adult and child and adolescent patient care.

Minimum Qualifications:

Psychiatrist 1: License and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and completion of a training program in psychiatry approved by the ABPN.

Psychiatrist 2: License and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and certification in psychiatry approved by the ABPN.

Psychiatrist 2 Children & Youth: License and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and certification in psychiatry approved by the ABPN, and certification in child and adolescent psychiatry approved by the ABPN.

If you would like to join GBHC and contribute to a workforce dedicated to public service, we offer the following benefits and opportunities:

• Psychiatrist Loan Repayment Program offering up to $120,000
• Low rent on-site housing options at GHBC for an easy commute to the facility
• Supplemental income of up to 50% of salary by volunteering to provide evening, night, and weekend coverage
• Defense and Indemnification Protection- broader in scope than typical medical malpractice coverage
• Monthly CME credits sponsored by Columbia University and the Office of Mental Health
• Professional leave for additional learning activities
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• Generous paid time off
• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
• NYS Retirement programs – NYS Pension and Deferred Compensation

Additional Comments:

The Mission of the New York State Office of Mental Health 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 info@oer.ny.gov. [HM1]

In order to be hired and to maintain your employment, candidates cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, 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 are required.

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