Staff Physician, Correctional Health Services (Float)

Employed by PAGNY for The Division of Correctional Health Services (CHS) of New York City Health Hospitals (H H) is responsible for the delivery of medical care, mental health care, and discharge planning in the jail system. Approximately 25% of new admissions per year to the NYC jail system will receive care on the mental health service. This service strives to provide safe, holistic and evidence-based therapeutic interventions for the diverse range of mental health issues that face the population, from serious mental illness to the natural struggles that accompany incarceration. The service provides some of the most comprehensive and unique treatment modalities in the country, including specialty housing units for individuals with serious mental illness, a 24-hour on-call psychiatric service, robust creative arts programming, a strong DBT training program, clinics in each of the facilities, substance use treatment, integrated re-entry services, and relationships with multiple training institutions throughout the city.

Staff physicians provide primary care to patients in jail-based clinics, perform intake evaluation and treatment and provide emergency care with the support of Emergency Medicine physicians.

The healthcare system is a single-payer system that requires no physician time dedicated to billing. No administrative work is expected outside of work hours, promoting career / life balance.

Physicians work as part of a care delivery team with strong administrative support staff, integrated nursing and mental health.

Responsibilities :

• Completes comprehensive histories and physicals on all new admissions.
• Diagnose and treat acute and chronic illness.
• Evaluate the need for consult services and submit the prioritized consult when indicated.
• Review all on-island / off-island specialty consult clinic and hospital returns.
• Evaluate the recommendations to ensure that the standard of care is met and implement the recommendations of the consultant.
• Respond to emergencies and fire drills on a priority basis and in a timely and professional manner.
• Be familiar with performance indicators (P.I.) and take appropriate measures to comply with these standards.
• Request radiology exams, lab tests, and EKGs when indicated and interpret these results in conjunction with the patient’s clinical status.
• Notify Urgicare for 3 hour / EMS runs.
• Generate medical modifications as needed.
• Maintain clinical competency by reviewing CHS protocols, current medical literature and C.M.E.s.
• Provide clinical supervision for P.A.s / N.P.s which includes co-signing of notes and medication orders.
• Ensure that standard of care is maintained.
• Adhere to policies and procedures of CHS and be familiar with them by reviewing them as needed.
• Attend all mandatory in-services.
• Comply with and maintain Employee Health requirements.

This position is located on Rikers Island

Schedule : Full-Time, Float

Qualifications

Exceptional Benefits include :

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Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is one of the largest multi-disciplinary groups in the country whose main purpose is to nurture and embolden the healthcare providers who take care of the most fragile and vulnerable patients in New York City. PAGNY is comprised of over 4,000 physicians and healthcare professionals who provide services to NYC Health Hospitals (H H) , the largest public health system in the United States. Our practitioners are highly skilled professionals with outstanding credentials who deliver the highest level of quality healthcare to patients throughout New York City.

PAGNY has a strong commitment to the principles of diversity and, in that spirit, actively encourages applications from groups underrepresented in healthcare.

Physician Affiliate Group of New York, P.C. (“PAGNY”) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online.

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Salary : $205,000 - $215,000