Psychiatrist

Job Description

Position Title : Psychiatrist

Department : WeCARE 4

Supervisor : Medical Director

FLSA : Exempt

Classification FT / PT : Full-time

Compensation Range : $180,000 - $190,000

Direct Reports : No

What it means to work at Fedcap NYC Inc :

Fedcap NYC Inc. offers a wide array of programs and services to help individuals achieve success in education and employment and become self-sufficient adults. Our specific focus areas include case management, work readiness, vocational and employer-based training, job placement and post placement supports.

Fedcap NYC Inc. provides a broad range of services to thousands of individuals across a growing footprint, helping them achieve economic and social well-being. Our team of talented, caring staff are passionate about our work. They are committed to ensuring that every individual served can experience the dignity that comes from a job.

Mission : Fedcap NYC Inc. makes high outcome, life-changing, sustainable differences for individuals and families to improve their economic well-being through work

Position Summary :

The Psychiatrist works in close collaboration with QHP's, Medical Director, and Deputy Director of Clinical Services and is responsible for review of all applicable Clinical Assessment and Clinical Reassessment services, performing psychiatric evaluations after medical evaluation when indicated as necessary. This position only provides evaluations and assessments of functionality and does not provide treatment for psychiatric conditions.

Essential Job Functions :

• Provides psychiatric evaluations to referred WeCARE participants during the Clinical Assessment or Clinical Reassessment to determine employability with or without limitations; active mental health issues that require further evaluation and treatment; and inability to work with potential eligibility for Social Security Income (SSI).
• Provides emergent psychiatric evaluations and recommendations for the safest management options for WeCARE participants that are found to be potentially suicidal, homicidal, or express threats of direct physical harm to themselves or others.
• Performs psychiatric follow up case reviews using treating clinicians' progress reports and case management interviews to make recommendations on the ability of WeCARE participants engaged in external mental health treatment to return to work related activities.
• Uses the SEAMS Electronic Health Record for documentation of Phase II psychiatric consultations and follow-up case reviews in a complete and timely manner.
• Works with the QHP's and Medical Director to ensure all participants requiring psychiatric assessments are performed each day and cases are finalized expeditiously.
• Works with QHP's to ensure commitment to and compliance with clinical protocols, performance objectives, productivity benchmarks, compliance measures, provider workflow planning, and optimal provider scheduling.
• Works with the QHP's to execute best practices; adopt information technology updates; incorporate predictive analytics into your patient care flow redesign decisions; and respond to operations issues when they are prioritized with urgency.
• Perform other related duties as assigned; this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities
• This position only evaluates and assesses participant functionality and limitations. This position does not offer treatment of WeCARE participants of any kind.

Education and Experience :

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Supervisory Responsibility :

This role has no direct reports

Work Environment :

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and / or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work :

This is a full-time position, and hours of work and days are typically Monday through Friday, 8 : 00 a.m. to 5 p.m. but will be determined by your supervisor. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel :

Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-the-area and overnight travel may be expected.

Fedcap NYC, Inc provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We are an EEO employer committed to diversity, M / F / D / V.

About Us

Mission : Fedcap, Inc. makes high outcome, life-changing, sustainable differences for individuals and families to improve their economic well-being through work.

Fedcap, Inc. offers a wide array of programs and services to help individuals achieve success in education and employment and become self-sufficient adults. Our specific focus areas include case management, work readiness, vocational and employer based training, job placement and post placement supports.

Fedcap, Inc. provides a broad range of services to thousands of individuals across a growing footprint, helping them achieve economic and social well-being. Our team of talented, caring staff are passionate about our work. They are committed to ensuring that every individual served can experience the dignity that comes from a job.

Fedcap, Inc. launched as part of The Fedcap Group in 2018.

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