Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is adding an Addiction Medicine Physician to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi Medical Center. NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is modern, state of the art, level 1 Trauma Center located in an attractive and safe residential Bronx neighborhood just 20 minutes north of Manhattan. It is affiliated with North Central Bronx Hospital and a teaching site and academic affiliate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. It offers a full continuum of Acute Cre Inpatient and Outpatient Services in diverse medical and surgical specialties, including Psychiatry. The Department of Psychiatry has 89 adult acute inpatient beds, a CPEP, a C/L Service, an Adult Ambulatory Practice, and a Community-Based Assertive Community Treatment Program. The department employes evidence-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 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.
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The identified addiction medicine physician provides direct patient care and maintain focus on key strategic priorities including patient experience, access to case, increased market share, and improving financial stability across the SUD Services.
Under the clinical direction of the Medical Directors of Addiction Services, provides addiction care and harm reduction services to patients in the ED, IP units, and SUD Walk-in clinic Provides supervision of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants on the Addiction Consult Service Collaborates with the Addiction Consult Service Clinical Supervisor and other Addiction Consult Service staff to facilitate linkage from the acute care setting to outpatient follow up and ongoing care Participates in daily team huddles, regularly scheduled Addiction Consult Service staff meetings and case conferences, and departmental Grand Rounds Evaluates and treats patients in acute withdrawal from substances, including alcohol and/or opioids Provides ongoing medical treatment for patients with SUDs, including Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and/or Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Assesses patients for medical and mental health needs Reviews labs, EKGs, and other tests as clinically indicated and initiates referrals for follow up care Collaborates with hospitalists and subspecialists, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and other medical disciplines within the hospital Conducts suicide risk assessments (SAFE-T evaluations) in the SUD Walk-in Clinic, if within scope of practice for Addiction Psychiatrists Participates in medical and behavioral codes as needed Provides opioid overdose education, naloxone training, and distribution of other harm reduction resources to patients and their friends and family Teaches and trains fellows, residents, and medical students rotating on the Addiction Consult Service as well as preparing didactic presentations as needed Assists with orientation of new physicians and staff in addiction services Adheres to clinical standards as outlined by area policies, standards of work, and regulatory compliance, including timely and accurate completion of visit documentation Assists medical leadership with Quality Assurance and Process Improvement projects as needed Provides coverage for other physicians across addiction services as needed