Medical Specialist

Base Pay Range

$/yr - $/yr

• Assist in the development or revision of medical policy and procedures when needed to ensure the provision of quality care.
• Review lab work, specialty consults, hospital discharges, medical visit summaries and diagnostic reports to assist the group home RN and treatment team.
• Discuss care with hospital or rehabilitation facility providers to ensure clinical information is shared and continuity of care is provided between the group home, hospital, rehabilitation setting, and community providers.
• Review and approve discharge summaries prior to accepting an individual back into the group home residence.
• Review medical information for new admissions to a residence to ensure appropriate care can be provided.
• Communicate with team members regarding medical issues and participate in team meetings as needed, either in person or virtually.
• Communicate with family members and advocates when needed to explain medical or treatment issues.
• Provide short‑term urgently needed prescription renewals when a community medical provider is unavailable.
• Serve as a member of an interdisciplinary treatment team, attend meetings, and serve on various committees and work groups to improve individual services and outcomes.

• Provide after‑hours and weekend on‑call medical telephone consult on a rotating basis.
• Provide coverage of primary medical care for people living in a Comprehensive Adult Transitional Home when the assigned provider is not available.
• Provide medical expertise to Family Care Program and Community Mental Health Nurses as needed.
• Assist with physician coverage as needed in sister regions.

Possession of a license to practice medicine in New York State (see limited license/permit option under notes) AND certification by a Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) in your specialty.

In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists. If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists, you may be terminated from your employment.

If appointed, you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. Loss of the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid may result in termination.

Loss of your license, limited permit or board certification in New York State or failure to maintain board certification may result in action to remove you from the position.

Limited license/permit option:
If you are licensed in another state or by written examination in Canada, AND meet the other requirements for Medical Specialist 1 or 2, you are also eligible if you have a current limited permit to practice medicine in New York State. If appointed, you must obtain your license within one year of the date your limited permit was issued.

Failure to do so will result in removal from your position.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non‑competitive appointment. Employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non‑competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status within one year of permanent appointment.

• Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.
• Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.
• Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.
• Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.
• Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.
• Health Care Coverage:
  Employees and eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Dental and vision plans are…