Psychiatrist

Job Title: Psychiatrist Department: Psychiatry Location: Bronx Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time] Exempt Reports To: Director of Psychiatry Pay Range: $220,000.00-$320,000.00 About Metro Community Health Centers Metro Community Health Centers, Inc. provides high-quality, well-coordinated primary and specialty medical, dental, behavioral, and ancillary health services across New York City.

MCHC focuses on underserved patients, with a special commitment to the needs of people with disabilities, and provides evidence-based, culturally competent care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay.

Position Summary

The Psychiatrist provides psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment services within MCHC’s integrated behavioral health program. This role works collaboratively with primary care, psychotherapy, and care management teams to support patients with behavioral health needs, including co-occurring disorders.

Key Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and diagnostic assessments. Develop and manage treatment plans, including psychotropic medication prescribing and monitoring. Provide onsite acute psychiatric interventions when clinically appropriate. Ensure timely follow-up on abnormal findings and coordination of referrals.

Collaborate with primary care, psychotherapy, and care management teams. Participate in quality improvement, peer review, and behavioral health department CQI activities. Maintain complete electronic psychiatric records and progress notes in eCW by the end of each clinical day. Apply 42 CFR Part 2 confidentiality protections to SUD-related records as applicable.

Fulfill mandatory reporting obligations under NYS Mental Hygiene Law Section 9.46 and NYS SSL Section 413. Perform other duties as assigned to meet organizational standards of quality and care.

Qualifications

MD or DO required. Completion of an ACGME-accredited psychiatry residency required. Board certification or board eligibility in Psychiatry through ABPN required. Active and unrestricted New York State medical license required. Current DEA registration required. BLS certification preferred. FTCA coverage compliance required.

Employment Requirement COVID-19 vaccination is required as a condition of employment, subject to applicable law and approved reasonable accommodations. Equal Employment Opportunity Metro Community Health Centers is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable law.