Psychiatrist /Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Callen-Lorde is seeking a dedicated Psychiatrist to join our integrated team. The ideal candidate will provide psychiatry-related clinical and medication management services with a focus on meeting the behavioral health needs of the LGBTQ community and individuals living with HIV. This role involves collaborating with a diverse patient population in an outpatient setting, ensuring compliance with NYS OMH/DOH regulations, and contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives.

As a Psychiatrist, your responsibilities will include:

• Deliver comprehensive psychiatric services to patients within a NYS Article 28 and/or 31 clinic setting.
• Plan, initiate, and uphold quality standards for patient care in psychiatric outpatient services, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with the Director of Psychiatry to review and assure all goals and standards are met, implementing strategies to enhance service delivery.
• Employ strengths-based approaches to address acute and chronic mental health issues, aiming to reduce the need for inpatient hospital stays.
• Work closely with the Director of Psychiatry to ensure timely access to care for patients in the mental health department, prioritizing patient needs.
• Maintain familiarity with Callen-Lorde’s Clinical Guidelines and current treatment protocols in areas including general medical care, adolescent health, transgender health, lesbian healthcare, STD, and HIV care.
• Be available for various administrative and clinical duties as requested by the supervisor, such as case presentations, in-service training, supervision of students and interns, and leadership/consultation to committees.
• Collaborate with colleagues to identify and address ongoing needs and problems, contributing to continuous quality improvement efforts within the organization.
• Perform all assigned duties to maintain a high level of patient-centered care, ensuring that the needs of our diverse patient population are met effectively.

Qualifications

• New York State Certification/Licensure and current New York State Registration (MD, DO, or NP).
• Board Certification in Psychiatry preferred, eligibility required (MD/DO).
• DEA Controlled Substances Registration Certificate.
• Experience working in an NYS Article 28/31 clinic is required.
• Demonstrated commitment to providing sensitive, culturally competent psychiatric care to LGBT persons and persons living with HIV, especially disenfranchised persons, and persons of color.
• Demonstrated ability to work with substance use concerns of dually diagnosed patients.
• Experience using strength-based approaches to working with acute and chronic mental health issues in an outpatient setting, with demonstrated skill in reducing the occurrence of inpatient hospital stays.

Desired Characteristics, Skills

• Demonstrated commitment to providing sensitive, culturally competent psychiatric care to LGBTQ persons and persons living with HIV, especially disenfranchised persons and persons of color.
• Demonstrated commitment to collaborative, team-based mental health treatment valuing the input and perspective of the full array of mental health professionals.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and participate in multiple clinical teams.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Commitment to the Mission of Callen-Lorde.

Benefits

Callen-Lorde is a great place to work – we’re passionate, mission-driven people who care about health justice for LGBTQ communities. In addition to being part of a fantastic team, all full-time employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package including an exceptional no cost medical plan option for you, your domestic partner and/or your family, tuition assistance, dental insurance, vision insurance, no cost life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, Flexible Spending Account, commuter benefits, a generous paid time off plan, and a 403B retirement savings plan. Learn more about our employee benefits https://callen-lorde.org/benefits/