Posted 4/10/24

Chief, Adult Psychiatry Service, NYC Health + Hospitals, BellevueVice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

We are seeking candidates for an opportunity to join our leadership team as Chief, Adult Psychiatry Service, NYC Health + Hospitals, Bellevue and Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Position Summary:

Affiliated with the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue has approximately 300 beds for inpatient acute psychiatry needs and is a major referral center for highly complex cases. Physicians provide a full range of treatment programs, including general psychiatry and various specialty services, including substance use disorders, geriatric, forensic, and consultation–liaison services. Outpatient mental health services include psychiatric evaluation, geriatric psychiatry, acute and continuing substance use disorder treatment, and forensic psychiatry. Outpatient services are offered to anyone in need of mental health treatment through the general clinic.

This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative leader to oversee and advance psychiatric services, education, and research at a nationally leading public psychiatry hospital caring for the underserved.

General Responsibilities:

The successful incumbent will be responsible for the overall quality of adult psychiatric patient care, teaching, and research at Bellevue Hospital Center. They will serve as Vice-Chair advising the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry on clinical and academic issues. For clinical and academic concerns, the position will report to the Medical Director at Bellevue Hospital Center and the Chair, Department of Psychiatry at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. This position also has a dotted line reporting relationship to the NYC Health + Hospitals System Chief of Behavioral Health.

Adult Clinical Division Chiefs at Bellevue Hospital Center will report to the Adult Chief of Service for the overall quality of clinical care. Specifically, these include the division chiefs of Inpatient Psychiatry, Emergency Services, Ambulatory Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, and Substance Abuse.

Specific Responsibilities at Bellevue Hospital Center:

As Adult Psychiatry Chief of Service at Bellevue, you will be responsible for the supervision of a multidisciplinary team who will:

• Collaborate with departmental leadership on recruitment and retention of psychiatry faculty
• Deliver compassionate, evidence-based and efficient care which will include attention to length of stay, utilization management and patient satisfaction
• Notify and discharge patients in a timely fashion
• Complete timely, accurate, and legible medical records
• Respond to reimbursement denials from third party payer reimbursement sources in a timely manner
• Teach and supervise medical students, psychiatry residents, and other students and trainees assigned by the School of Medicine
• Conduct approved research
• Develop and implement performance improvement activities including performance indicators and clinical pathways at Bellevue

Qualifications:

• Board Certified – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
• Leadership experience in academic psychiatry including public psychiatry
• Excellence as a clinical-educator and in research and scholarship

Salary Range:

$450,000 to $500,000/Annually

Please send your CV and letter of interest to:

Shakira Tucker, MSOD
Executive Assistant to
Charles R. Marmar, MD
Peter H. Schub Professor and Chair
NYU Grossman School of Medicine | Department of Psychiatry
E: Shakira.Tucker@nyulangone.org
T: 646-754-4855