Consider New Hospital-Employed Outpatient Psychiatry Opportunity in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Consider New Hospital-Employed Outpatient Psychiatry Opportunity in Saratoga Springs, New York. 

Part of the Capital – Saratoga Region, our communities have nearby access to the Lake George Region, the Adirondacks and some of New York’s most historic sites. Cultural events, great neighborhoods, schools, and our prime location for outdoor enthusiasts, make our region a highly desirable place for those seeking lifestyle!

Saratoga Hospital Medical Group – Behavioral Health seeks a full-time psychiatrist who will be a Saratoga Hospital-employed physician within our group and practice in an outpatient setting at Saratoga County Mental Health, a community mental health clinic treatment model.

In the clinic, the psychiatrist will work in a treatment team of community mental health nurses and social workers with approximately one-hour patient evaluations and 30-minute medication check appointments. The psychiatrist conducts initial psychiatric evaluations and periodic reviews; provides psychiatric treatment and medication management to clients and monitors participant progress towards the attainment of individual goals; attends and participates in weekly supervision, weekly staff meetings and periodic in-service trainings and may present issues/cases for review. The practice utilizes the eCR TenEleven electronic medical record.

The Saratoga County Mental Health Clinic provides outpatient treatment, emergency and crisis intervention, screening and referral, individual, family, and group counseling, medication education and management, and symptom management.  In addition to the main clinic in Saratoga Springs, the Clinic maintains a satellite in Mechanicville. Youth Services provides treatment for emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children and adolescents up to the age of eighteen, who, together with their parents, often require intensive interventions.  Youth Services provides community-oriented consultative activities in conjunction with community-based interventions. Adult Services provides treatment for mentally ill adults, particularly those who are seriously and persistently mentally ill.  For the seriously and persistently mentally ill, a long-term disease management approach to medication management and supportive therapy is utilized.

There is some flexibility with hours as we offer three late nights. The office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday and Friday, and we are open until 8 Tuesday, 7:30 Wednesday and Thursday. Saratoga County Mental Health Center is located in a bright, spacious renovated building restored in 2013, within walking distance to downtown Saratoga and Saratoga Spa State Park.

Psychiatrists in the practice provide coverage for the Saratoga Hospital inpatient mental health unit as needed. Psychiatrists take inpatient call for a 16-bed inpatient adult mental health unit. Call is paid and approximately 1:10, taken evenings by phone with rounding on weekends.

Psychiatrists are part of a larger collegial team that also includes the psychiatrists in the hospital, at the Saratoga Community Health Center and Saratoga County Mental Health as well as Saratoga Hospital Medical Group Primary Care - Wilton. Psychiatrists work closely across the system with physicians and advanced practitioners in our primary care and specialty network as part of Saratoga Hospital Medical Group.

Saratoga Hospital Medical Group

Saratoga Hospital Medical Group, a multispecialty group of 400 + providers including physicians and advanced practice providers, contributes significantly to the hospital’s continued growth and reputation for excellence. Collegiality plays an integral part in that, too. Doctors enjoy a shared governance approach to leadership and support of hospital administration.

Saratoga Hospital

Saratoga Hospital was named one of “The World’s Best Hospitals” for the third year in a row.

Saratoga Hospital is a 171-bed independent, locally governed, thriving community hospital and a leading healthcare provider in the region. We have enjoyed continuous growth for more than a decade, along with a reputation for high quality, personalized, compassionate care. Since September 2004, Saratoga Hospital has maintained Magnet^® recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center—the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.

The Albany Med Health System

Saratoga Hospital is an affiliate of the Albany Med Health System. This gives our physicians access to shared best practices, continuing medical education (CME), and teaching opportunities. This partnership has added access to services typically not offered by community hospitals, as well as a seamless connection to the Capital Region’s only academic medical center and the highly specialized medical care it can provide.

The compensation and benefit package is competitive.

• Moving expenses
• Health and Prescription Plan, Dental and Vision Insurances
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer contributions and 457 (b) Non-Qualified Retirement Plan;
• For full time: Company Paid Life Insurance & Accidental Death and Dismemberment; LTD
• Flexible Spending Account(s) including Medical Reimbursement and Dependent Care Account
• Paid Time Off, Five days CME, $4,000 CME stipend, professional dues; professional liability coverage
• $200 annual YMCA discount, a number of supplemental insurances, services, discount programs and more!

Saratoga Hospital is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) entity for those participating in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Saratoga Springs is a great place to live and work, where you will feel a sense of community.

• Located a half hour from Albany, New York State’s Capital City, and Albany International Airport;
• Three hours from New York City, Montreal and Boston — right on the edge of New England, 
• Saratoga County offers family-oriented neighborhoods, communities and excellent schools — both public and private.
• Saratoga and towns throughout the region draw many to a variety of specialty shops, spas, and eateries, many with locally sourced food and regionally produced craft beverages. 
• Music, art, cultural festivals and farmer’s markets add to the vibrant community feel and social scene.
• Known for world-class entertainment, and abundant year-round recreational and athletic opportunities,
• Famous venues include: Saratoga Race Course featuring world-class thoroughbred racing, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Spa State Park, and Saratoga National Historic Park.
• Outdoor enthusiasts will love the natural beauty of the Adirondacks, nearby Berkshires and Green Mountains, Saratoga Lake, Lake George, other waterways, and more!

Send CV: Denise Romand, CPRP, Medical Staff Recruiter/Liaison, Saratoga Hospital

e: dromand@saratogahospital.org p: 518.583.8465 w: SaratogaHospital.org

Psychiatrists and Advanced Practice Providers for Saratoga County Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services are employed by Saratoga Hospital  and work as part of Saratoga Hospital Medical Group - Behavioral Health Services. 

The mission of Saratoga County Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services is to provide outpatient mental health and alcohol/drug treatment services that are accessible and responsive to the needs of persons suffering from mental illness and/or alcohol/drug problems, their families, and the community.  These services will assist them in living, whenever possible within the community in ways that are acceptable to the community and that are personally satisfying and productive.  Services are provided regardless of age, race, color, sex, marital status, ethnicity, national origin, creed, or sexual orientation.

Goals:
• To provide treatment for individuals suffering from serious mental illness and alcohol/drug abuse;
• To protect both the public and individuals from the manifestations and consequences of mental illness and from the impairments related to alcohol/drug abuse;
• To be responsible stewards of limited public resources.