About the Role
Cornerstone Family Healthcare is seeking a dedicated Psychiatrist to join our integrated Behavioral Health team serving patients across the lifespan in an outpatient setting. The psychiatrist will work collaboratively with other providers to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care in both in-person and virtual modalities.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, including diagnostic assessment, risk assessment, and formulation for patients across the lifespan.
- Develop, implement, and regularly update individualized treatment plans with measurable goals, in collaboration with patients and the care team.
- Assess, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders using evidence-based practices, including prescribing and managing psychotropic medications and providing psychotherapy.
- Provide ongoing medication management and follow-up visits, monitoring treatment response, side effects, and safety.
- Conduct thorough suicide, self-harm, violence, and abuse/neglect risk assessments; develop and document safety plans; and coordinate higher levels of care when indicated.
- Provide psychiatric services via in-person and approved telehealth platforms, ensuring adherence to all privacy, security, and documentation standards.
- Participate actively in an interdisciplinary Behavioral Health team, collaborating with colleagues around diagnosis, treatment planning, and care coordination.
- Participate in weekly high-risk case review meetings for the assigned office.
- Collaborate closely with primary care and other medical providers, offering consultation on diagnosis, psychotropic prescribing, and management.
- Support integrated care initiatives, including warm handoffs, shared care plans, and coordination between behavioral health and medical services.
- Coordinate care with external providers and systems with appropriate consents and ensure timely follow-up after hospitalizations or crisis episodes.
- Maintain timely, accurate, and complete clinical documentation in the electronic health record.
- Meet established productivity, access, and quality expectations while maintaining a high standard of patient care and professional ethics.
- Participate in departmental and organizational meetings, trainings, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Provide clinical consultation to psychiatric nurse practitioners and behavioral health therapists regarding complex diagnostic and medication management questions.
- Adhere to all Cornerstone Family Healthcare policies and procedures and maintain strict confidentiality.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
- Completion of an accredited residency in Psychiatry.
- Current, unrestricted New York State license (or eligibility) to practice medicine.
- Board eligible or Board certified in Psychiatry, with expectation of achieving Board certification within the required timeframe if not already certified.
- Current DEA registration.
- Prior outpatient psychiatric experience preferred.
- Experience in a community health center, FQHC, or integrated care setting is a plus.
- Experience treating patients across the lifespan (child, adolescent, adult, and/or geriatric) strongly preferred; willingness to work with multiple age groups required.
- Comfort working as part of an interdisciplinary team and in collaboration with primary care and other medical specialties.
- Familiarity with telehealth/telepsychiatry and electronic health records.
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, and organizational skills.
- Commitment to evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and accessible, patient-centered care.
Skills
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Diagnosis
- Treatment planning
- Medication management
- Psychotherapy
- Risk assessment
- Safety planning
- Telehealth/Telepsychiatry
- Electronic health records
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Communication
- Organizational skills
- Evidence-based practice
- Quality improvement
- Patient-centered care
Location
- Middletown, NY
- Orange County, New York
Work Type
- Full-time
- In-person
- Virtual modalities
- Outpatient clinic-based schedule
- Telehealth visits
Experience Level
- Prior outpatient psychiatric experience preferred
- Experience treating patients across the lifespan strongly preferred
Education Level
- MD or DO from an accredited medical school
- Completion of an accredited residency in Psychiatry
- Board eligible or Board certified in Psychiatry
Salary/Compensations
- $300,000 annually
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
About the Company
- Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).
- Opportunity to practice team-based, integrated care in a mission-driven FQHC setting.
- Collaborative Behavioral Health department with psychiatrists, psychiatric NPs, and therapists.
