Medical Director of CPEP
Company: Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY)
Location: New York
Posted on: November 14, 2024
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Job Description:
Overview Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding
a Medical Director of CPEP to the group at Jacobi Medical
Center/North Central Bronx Hospital. The Hospitals are part of the
NYC Health + Hospitals System (NYCHHC), located in the Bronx, it
accommodates more than 325,000 outpatient visits, more than 100,000
emergency room visits and more than 20,000 inpatient admissions
annually. The hospital is renowned for The Trauma Center, staffed
to treat any traumatic injury or illness, the fully accredited
Breast Health Center, and The Burn Center, with more than 40 years
of work in burn care. The hospital maintains a strong academic
affiliation with Albert Einstein Medical College.The Department of
Psychiatry has 89 adult acute inpatient beds, a CPEP, a
Consultation-Liaison Service, an Adult Ambulatory Practice, 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. The mission of NYCHHC 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. Opportunity Details Our Comprehensive Psychiatric
Emergency Program (CPEP) is a state-of-the-art emergency psychiatry
service. The CPEP provides a spectrum of multidisciplinary services
designed to meet the needs of our diverse clientele in the most
effective and least restrictive manner possible. Our 11,000
square-foot modern service includes separate pediatric and adult
waiting areas, patient interview rooms, a patient holding area, and
six extended observation beds. The Jacobi CPEP has approximately
700 registrations per month and has an embedded Mobile Crisis Team
that makes up to 75 visits per month. Because the Behavioral
Healthcare Services Department of Jacobi has large Inpatient,
Outpatient and Addiction Services, the patients evaluated in our
CPEP are mostly then treated within our continuum of care.
Reporting to the Chairperson, the successful candidate will oversee
all clinical and administrative activities within the CPEP,
including the delivery of high-quality and effective patient care,
continuous performance improvement, community liaison and advocacy
and will have an impact on the public health policy of NYC.
Keywords: Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY), Norwalk , Medical Director of CPEP, Executive , New York, Connecticut
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