Specifications include, but are not limited to: The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY) operates the state's residential juvenile justice programs for juvenile delinquents and juvenile offenders and oversees locally operated foster care, child abuse, daycare, and Youth Development and Delinquency Prevention Programs (YDDPP) for juvenile delinquents and juvenile offenders. OCFS DJJOY is issuing this Invitation for Bids (IFB) to seek one (1) contractor to provide psychiatric supervision services for juvenile delinquent youth and youthful offenders residing at the following OCFS facilities in the Eastern Region of New York State: Brentwood Residential Center, Highland Residential Center, Brookwood Secure Center for Youth and Goshen Secure Center. Duties • Supervise and monitor the facility psychiatrists/PNPs through monthly consultation. This will include a sample review of psychiatric aspects of youth cases (such as diagnosis, prescription and medication monitoring), case notes and contacts. • Monitor that the facility psychiatrists/PNPs complete diagnostic evaluations and use uniform working diagnoses. • Review administrative and facility policies related to psychiatry. • Train and implement psychiatric diagnostic evaluations in the Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS). • Develop, update and enforce psychiatric standards and, when appropriate, update practices. • Provide ongoing consultation with Bureau of Behavioral Health Services (BBHS) Bureau Director and the Chief of Treatment Services on outstanding issues, hospitalization procedures, and the integration of psychiatry (support teams/rounds). • Assist in developing/updating protocols related to the practice of psychiatry in OCFS Facilities. • Participate in monthly supervisory meetings with the Associate Commissioner. • Collaborate/consult with the mental health, medical, facility, and other OCFS psychiatrists in the management and treatment of residents with mental health needs, facilitating/managing urgent mental health situations, providing documentation of services provided, and ensuring that the facility psychiatrists/PNPs are practicing in accordance with OCFS policies, procedures, and memorandum. • Arrange for and/or provide coverage of psychiatrist duties as needed.
