Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Adelphi is seeking a Psychiatrist to provide medical services at a clinic in Broome County, New York. The ideal candidate will have experience in serving patients with developmental disabilities. Job Quick Facts: • Ref : BD-494-01 • Profession: Physician • Specialty: Psychiatrist • Location: Broome County, New York • Facility Type: Clinic • Job Type: Contract • Shift Schedule: 40-48 hours per week, onsite • Start Date: September 1, 2024 • Duration: 5 years Requirements: • New York license • Be an enrolled Medicaid/Medicare provider • 3 References • Experience in treating people with developmental disabilities • BC/BE Responsibilities: • Provide on-site psychiatric care and consultative services for individuals with developmental disabilities, considering telehealth when appropriate. • Evaluate patients and offer psychiatric treatment recommendations. • Conduct psychiatric assessments based on observations, interactions, and reports from various sources. • Identify and assess the presence or absence of DSM recognized disorders such as delusional disorders, character disorders, obsessive disorders, etc. • Ensure evaluations and assessments are clear, concise, and comprehensive. • Collaborate with medical personnel and interdisciplinary teams to develop treatment plans and provide case management. • Document all encounters, evaluations, consultations, and assessments in the individual's clinical record. • Enter clinically relevant findings and treatment recommendations into the Electronic Health Record (EHR). • Provide electronic prescriptions for psychotropic drugs when the individual's primary care physician cannot. • Offer crisis intervention and monitor the effects of prescribed psychotropic medications. • Maintain psychiatric progress notes, including medication changes and adverse reactions. • Assist in writing and filing formulary determinations, prior authorizations, and coverage authorizations with patients' insurance plans upon clinic request. • Mediate admissions of patients to psychiatric inpatient units when necessary. • Review prospective patient transfers from the New York State Office of Mental Health. • Provide in-service programs to educate staff and attend required training, granting the clinic a license to use related documentation.

Location: Binghamton, New York, US

Posted Date: 10/30/2025