Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Coverage at Clinic in NY

Job description

About the facility

This outpatient clinic provides comprehensive integrated behavioral health services specializing in co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. The facility operates a collaborative, interdisciplinary team environment focused on long-term, maintenance-oriented care with emphasis on continuity and comprehensive treatment planning. The clinic serves a diverse patient population through structured community-based programming designed to support effective psychiatric care delivery.

About the facility location

The state offers diverse regional attractions including outdoor recreation opportunities, cultural entertainment venues, metropolitan amenities, and year-round activities. Visitors can enjoy nature preserves, golf facilities, museums, art galleries, performing arts centers, and various family-oriented attractions throughout different regions of the state.

About the clinician's workday

The psychiatrist will provide comprehensive outpatient psychiatric care for adults with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders during part-time coverage totaling 10 hours per week. Clinical responsibilities include conducting 45 minute to 1 hour initial evaluations and 20-30 minute medication follow-ups within an integrated behavioral health program emphasizing continuity of care and longitudinal treatment. The clinician will work with a multidisciplinary team to develop individualized treatment plans for a diverse patient population requiring maintenance-focused behavioral health services. Board certification is negotiable for this position requiring prescriptive authority and bilingual capabilities in English/Spanish or English/Cantonese are preferred.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: Variable
• Patient population: Adults
• Location type: On-Site
• Shift hours: Part time (10 hours)
• Cases treated: Dual diagnosis, co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders
• Average length of stay: Not applicable
• Census: Not applicable
• Med checks/follow-up per day: 20-30 minutes
• Initial evaluation time: 45 minutes - 1 hour