Physician / Psychiatry / Virginia / Permanent / Medical Director/Psychiatrist Job
City of Chesapeake
Chesapeake, VA, 23322, USA
Chesapeake, VA, 23322, USA
- $2 - $24 p/hour
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Medical Director
- Psychiatrist
- Behavioral Healthcare
The Medical Director/Psychiatrist will lead and manage the clinical and administrative functions of an outpatient behavioral healthcare facility, ensuring quality psychiatric care and program development. Responsibilities include overseeing psychiatric services, supervising medical staff, managing budgets, developing policies, and providing direct patient evaluations and treatment. The role also involves collaboration with leadership, staff training, and compliance monitoring to support organizational goals in behavioral health services.
Candidates who prefer to submit their resume and/or CV via email may do so by sending it to Integrated Behavioral Healthcare (CIBH) is a provider of compassionate, evidence based behavioral healthcare services. Our outpatient programs serve individuals and families living with Intellectual disabilities, mental health and substance use disorders, supporting recovery and resilience in a safe, respectful and collaborative environment.We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Medical Director/ Psychiatrist to oversee the clinical and administrative operation of our outpatient behavioral healthcare facility. The Medical Director/ Psychiatrist will provide leadership to our multidisciplinary team, ensure the highest standards of patient care, and support the organizations mission through innovation program development and quality improvement initiatives. Additionally, the Medical Director/ Psychiatrist provides direct psychiatric services to clients including comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, and psychotherapy, medical evaluation services and medication, clinical documentation, and reporting, on an as-needed basis.RESPONSIBILITIES OF POSITION:Responsible for the oversight of medical treatment plans of the Psychiatric Services Clinic, Telepsychiatry, Aggressive Community Treatment (ACT), Office-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT), and 2- 24 hour programs. Highlands Place, a 10 bed intermediate Care Residential Facility for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability (ICF-IID) and Emergency Services (ES).Supervises employed medical staff, including direct supervision of the Nursing Supervisor of Psychiatric Services, an outpatient psychiatric services clinic, and provides oversight of medical consultants to assure they receive appropriate training, ongoing supervision, or oversight and monitoring of agency required documentation and billing information.Collaborates and coordinates closely with the Director of Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare regarding the management and provision of psychiatric/medical services.Develops and reviews program policies, procedures, goals, and objectives related to the delivery of psychiatric services to ensure they are meeting standards of psychiatric care in the community.Monitors departmental budget, especially medication spending practices and articulates needs in the pharmacy and psychiatric resources during budget planning. Assists in the development and implementation of the agencys strategic plan.Participates in CIBHs Leadership Team to establish best practices and efficiencies. Supports executive decisions and the vision of CIBH, and demonstrates flexibility to adapt to change.Provides input into updates of the electronic health record to assure documentation is of high quality and meets the required standards for CPT coding and data collection by third parties.Develops and conducts staff in-service training and makes occasional oral presentations to community groups.Develops and implements a utilization management system for outpatient psychiatric services including monitoring of medication management services, profiling of prescription practices, and developing medication management protocols.Facilitates the development and implementation, and monitors staff compliance with, the medical services policies and procedures including the use and storage of medication samples and indigent medications.Collaborates with the CIBH Leadership Team in the development of productivity standards for psychiatric staff.Works with the Leadership Team in regard to utilizing the program and clinical data to develop and monitor unit cost methodologies.Collaborates and forms a professional relationship with outside agencies in regard to psychiatric evaluations, medical testing, and medical primary care and specialty services.Participate in treatment planning conferences and/or provides input relevant to the development or revising of the clients plan of care.Provide consultation to other CIBH psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, psychiatric nurses, clinicians, case managers, etc. to ensure good and prudent treatment of clients.Collaborates and consults with the development and interpretation of overall guidance documents and best clinical practices throughout the programs at CIBH.Recruits, hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates staff physicians, contract physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurse supervisors.The Clinical Responsibilities of the Psychiatrist:Conduct psychiatric evaluations, determine diagnosis, prescribe medication, monitor medication to include side effects, adjust medications as necessary, order necessary diagnostic testing and labs related to the treatment of the clients, evaluate lab results, and decide appropriate psychiatric intervention.Provide treatment services for non-acute emergencies.Provide clinical documentation related to service providers as required by Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services licensure, CIBH policy, and billing purposes.The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits.
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