Position Summary: The Medical Director, Psychiatry is responsible for leading the psychiatry program, evaluating clinical care, improving quality outcomes, meeting productivity benchmarks, shaping priorities, implementing organizational wide initiatives, following policies and procedures, and advancing the organization’s mission and vision. The Medical Director will provide the full scope of services that fall under their field of practice/training. Overview: Compensation Package Guaranteed Annual Base Salary $20,000 Sign-On Bonus Productivity Bonus Relocation Assistance Loan repayment potential through National Health Service Corps (NHSC) NHSC LRP: Up to $75,000 Full Time for 2 years NHSC SUD-W LRP: Up to $75,000 Full Time for 3 yearsComprehensive benefits package 232 Hours of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year & Paid Holidays 40 Hours of CME & $2,000 Reimbursement Malpractice liability provided by the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA) 100% Outpatient Practice Supports H-1B visa and J1 Waivers Flexible schedules and much more…! Core Job Responsibilities Managerial Duties • Coordinate and lead psychiatry providers and clinic functions. • Provide effective management of psychiatry providers: communicating expectations, providing coaching and feedback, monitoring and managing performance metrics, assessing clinical competencies, providing development opportunities and implementing performance improvement plans. • Participate in recruiting and selecting psychiatry providers across the system. • Identify and resolve stakeholders’ concerns by investigating problems, developing solutions, completing reports, and making recommendations to the CMO, while representing the organization in a courteous and diplomatic manner. • Collaborate and work closely with the Regional Operations Team to ensure alignment of health center goals. Clinical and Operational Duties Program Oversight • Provide leadership for our Integrated Care and Consultative Care Models for psychiatry. • Identify and implement best practices within the field of psychiatry. • Ensure provider documentation meets established ACCESS standards. • Collaborate with Medical Leadership to ensure patient access to Behavioral Health services and to improve quality of care metrics. • Collaborate with Behavioral Health Director as a resource for the Behavioral Health Consultants and Integrated Health Home, including case conferences and consultations. • Continue to develop and refine the psychiatry program at ACCESS. General Clinical • Obtain health history and perform physical examinations. • Diagnose, treat, counsel, and coordinate care for each patient. • Review and update problem list and longitudinal plan of care at every visit. • Meet documentation standards and complete all progress notes within 24 hours following the patient visit. • Fulfill on-call responsibilities in accordance with the schedule developed by ACCESS and respond to calls within 20 minutes. • Prescribe medication in accordance with Illinois statute and professional practice guidelines. • Perform all duties in conformity with the quality standards and clinical guidelines established by ACCESS. • Meet Meaningful Use standards which are defined as using certified EHR technology to improve quality, safety, efficiency, and reduce health disparities, engage patients and families in their health care, improve care coordination, improve population and public health; all the while maintaining privacy and security. • Manage EHR In-Basket, transfer In-Basket responsibilities to colleagues when appropriate, and respond to messages (e.g. lab results, refills, patient calls, patient messages, co-sign orders, co-sign charts, and open charts) within 72 hours. • Assure all clinical activities are accomplished according to acceptable guidelines for reimbursement. Patient Support & Education • Provides culturally competent care • Recognizes patients’ families as an integral part of patients’ care teams. • Ensures that patients’ and families’ needs are met, and clinic policy is followed through. • Encourage patients and families to voice questions and/or concerns. • Works with patients and their families as appropriate to encourage care self-management. • Conducts patient education activities, including pre and post instruction exams and procedures, instructions related to illness and treatment, and reinforcement of provider’s follow-up instructions. • Utilizes printed health education materials as appropriate and document all instructions given; while considering an individual varying level of understanding and adjusts level of presentation to ensure the patient is knowledgeable of medical condition and plan of care. • Works with care team and case management to provide for coordinated delivery of case management services. • Ensures patients presenting with greater acuity than what is clinically appropriate within the health center are transferred appropriately. • Meets intensity of service and/or severity of illness admission criteria. PCMH requirements • Coordinates with health center staff at all levels to ensure patient needs are met. • Participates in health center huddles and meets scheduled health center times and productivity standards. • Assures patients are seen in a timely and clinically appropriate manner and involves health center employees including medical assistants and front desk staff in this process. • Assures care teams properly carry out effective treatment, education and performs clinical tasks in accordance with acceptable policy and procedure. Provider Development • Participates in the orientation and training of staff as needed. • Adheres to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) regulations. • Other duties as assigned. Requirements/Preferences • Doctor Osteopathy (DO) or Doctor of Medicine (MD) required. • Completed residency in Psychiatry and Board Certification is required. • Minimum five (5) years of working experience in the practice of psychiatry and experience in an outpatient setting preferred. • Minimum one (1) year of experience managing direct reports and/or leading peers preferred. • Current licensure in the State of Illinois, DEA, Controlled Substance and maintain CME requirements. Continued Medical Director, Psychiatry job description continued • Knowledge of applicable rules, regulations and standards relative to quality assurance, safety and infection control required. • Intermediate-advanced proficiency with Electronic Health Record (EHR) system; EPIC preferred. Competencies/Behaviors • Cultural Competency; experience working in a multi-cultural environment; work with diverse persons, and personalities; provide care and address needs and concerns of patients in alignment with their culture • Communication - Strong written, oral, and presentation skills; share information that aligns with audience needs • Interpersonal skills – approachable, proven ability to influence, build, and maintain strong relationships at all levels • Leadership Skills; set the tone, create and maintain a retention-based culture, advance the goals and priorities of the organization, lead by example • Emotional Intelligence - exhibits confidence, empathy and respect when communicating with customers (patients), leadership and staff • Exceptional time and priority management and organization skills applied to a fast-paced environment Working Conditions/Equipment • Clinical/Health Center environment • Ability to concentrate and communicate in an environment with frequent interruptions • Ability to stand, sit and walk for up to eight hours within Health Center environment • Ability to lean and stretch in context of patient exam • Computer/laptop • Phone/Fax/Copier/Scanner