JOB SUMMARY:

Bon Secours Medical Group is seeking a psychiatrist who will be responsible for direct patient care in behavioral health and chemical dependency units at Bon Secours Community Hospital in accordance with CMS, Joint Commission, OASAS, and OMH standards and guidelines. Candidate will also provide consultation liaison to medical floors, nursing homes, and emergency department, and perform telepsychiatry services with St. Anthony Community Hospital.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Provides primary patient care on inpatient mental health unit and chemical dependency unit

* Attends court proceedings as needed for legal proceedings associated with patient care

* Serves as consultant and liaison with medical floors, emergency department, and nursing homes

* Provides tele-psychiatric services with St. Anthony Community Hospital

* Provides on call services one night a week and one weekend a month

* Completes peer reviews with insurances carriers to determine medical necessity and prior authorizations for medications/care

* Oversees compliance with electronic records and accurate billing for each encounter

* Works with administrator regarding policy and procedure, utilization, and productivity

* Meets Psychiatric Core Measures accurately and timely

* Completes psychiatric evaluations and discharge summaries within 24 hours

* Perform other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:

Experience: Completion of psychiatric residency; inpatient treatment preferred

Education: M.D. with board certification in psychiatry and/or addiction preferred

Licenses / Certifications:

Other:

For more information about this opportunity, contact Corey Deixler, Director, Senior Vice President of Physician Services at Corey.Deixler@WMCHealth.org or 845-368-5575.

About Us:

Bon Secours Medical Group, part of Bon Secours Charity Health Systems (BSCHS), a regional network of more than 120 primary care physicians and specialists from a broad array of medical specialties. BSCHS, a member of WMCHealth, includes Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, NY and St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, NY.

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package which includes:

* Health Insurance

* Dental

* Vision

* Retirement Savings Plan

* Flexible Saving Account

* Paid Time Off

* Holidays

* Tuition Reimbursement

WMCHealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Westchester Medical Center Health Network to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 or older), marital status, genetic information or carrier status, disability (mental or physical), citizenship status, pregnancy, military service or veteran status, arrest or criminal accusation, domestic violence victim status or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

About Us:

Good Samaritan Hospital

Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, NY, is a 286-bed hospital providing emergency, medical, surgical, obstetrical/gynecological and acute-care services to residents of Rockland and southern Orange counties in New York; and northern Bergen County, NJ. The hospital is home to a recognized cardiovascular program, comprehensive cancer-treatment services, the area's leading Wound and Hyperbaric Institute and outstanding maternal/child services that includes a Children's Diagnostic Center. Good Samaritan Hospital also provides social, psychiatric and substance-abuse services and its certified home-care agency supports residents of the Hudson Valley and beyond.