Psychiatry Residency Program Director

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding a Psychiatry Residency Program Director to the to the Department of Psychiatry at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and North Central Bronx. Jacobi Medical Center is a 457-bed, Level I Trauma Center and North Central Bronx Hospital (NCB) has 213 licensed beds. To this day, Jacobi and NCB remain respected leaders in emergency medicine, trauma surgery, burn care, pediatrics, primary care, and women’s health.

The Department of Psychiatry has an Adult Acute Inpatient Service, a CPEP, a Consultation-Liaison & Service, an Adult Ambulatory Practice, Addiction Treatment Program and a Community-Based Assertive Community Treatment Program.

The Department of Psychiatry has an Adult Acute Inpatient Service, a CPEP, a Consultation-Liaison & Service, an Adult Ambulatory Practice, Addiction Treatment Program and a Community-Based Assertive Community Treatment Program. The department employs evidenced-based best practices in providing the highest quality care to its patients, in a patient-centered approach that is respectful of their individuality, culture, and community. Our strong collaborative relationships support our multidisciplinary educational mission. The successful candidate will enjoy close working relationships with leading educators from other disciplines, including psychology, activity therapy, nursing, and social work and have full access to a renowned simulation training center.

The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with Albert Einstein College of Medicine to maintain its high healthcare delivery standards.

The mission of NYC Health + Hospitals is to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of humane care, dignity, and respect. Their Values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and has established the ICARE standards for all staff.

NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.

Opportunity Details

• Oversight of the educational curriculum and maintaining program compliance with ACGME standards including curriculum development, trainee evaluation and feedback, policy development and implementation, monitoring duty hours and trainee wellness, and assessing the clinical competency of each trainee.
• Lead a mission-driven recruitment and selection of residents into the residency training program.
• Serve as a national leader for innovative training models in psychiatric education.
• Represent the Psychiatry Department and Residency Program on committees and at meetings as appropriate.
• Collaborate with clinical and research division leaders to embed high-quality and innovative clinical and scholarly activities in the residency training program.
• Approximately 60% administrative time and 40% clinical effort, contingent upon program size.