Duties Description Are you interested in starting or advancing your career with New York State? Washington Heights Psychiatric Unit is recruiting for a Psychiatrist 2. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.

As a Psychiatrist 2 at Washington Heights Psychiatric Unit , you will provide psychiatric care and treatment services, supervise care activities, and oversee the administration of treatments.

Duties will include: • Performing psychiatric screenings, evaluations, and examinations. Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and procedures, diagnosing, and treating various psychiatric conditions. • Administering psychiatric treatments, medications, and therapies; Conducting follow-up exams and modifying treatments as needed. • Explain results, diagnoses, and treatments with individuals, families, and caregivers. • Collaborate on discharge planning for continuity of care. • Consult and advise with other licensed physicians and healthcare providers on diagnoses and treatment plans, and approves treatment recommendations. • Providing clinical supervision to Psychiatrists, physicians, and/or other medical providers. • Managing and supervising psychiatric care and treatments for an assigned facility, unit, or program. • Performing supervisory duties, developing, implementing, and revising clinical policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications Candidates from outside or within State Service can be considered for hire under the Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement – Statewide (HELPS) program if they have a license and current registration to practice medicine in New York State and have certification in psychiatry approved by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).

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Candidates from within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.