Minimum Qualifications Possession of a license and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and certification in a medical specialty by a Member Board of the ABMS
Duties Description The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) seeks a qualified candidate to serve as a Medical Director within the Bureau of Health Services.
Specific duties to be performed may include, but are not limited to, the following :
- Consult and support new BHS director during transition with activities but not limited to the following :
- Support IC programs at all facilities. This includes policies and guidance, assisting with outbreak containment, and maintaining Joint Commission and CMS standards and reporting.
- Active engagement with PCs and system ICNs for guidance related to COVID and other outbreaks.
- Create written guidance based on the changing landscape of circulating pathogens. This also entails monitoring CDC information and collaboration with the NYS Department of Health.
- Work with Facilities and ASSG for mitigation and containment of infection control risks.
- Monitor and update immunization requirements for onboarding new staff.
- Support the Med Specs with updating polices and guidance for both treatment of medical conditions and updating preventative health measures.
- Assist with recruitment and retention.
- Assist in credentialing of medical specialists.
- Assist in developing referral sources for other specialty services.
- Expand current collaboration with DOH and CEI program for screening and referral of all outpatients for Hepatitis C treatment.
- Working with the Central Office Medical Directors establish metabolic monitoring process for all OMH outpatients on second generation antipsychotics.
- Assist the Central Office Medical Directors with credentialing approval of Medical Specialists.
- Continue project of establishing Low Dose CT Screening for Lung Cancer to PMH patients at risk by working with Roswell Park Eddy Program (mobile imaging).
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