Medical Director - (Fulton County) - 00059561

Company Description

The Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) provides a wide range of human services designed to
promote self-sufficiency, safety and well-being for all Georgians. The department is one of the largest agencies in state government with an annual budget of $1.8 billion and nearly 9,000
employees. DHS is comprised of three Divisions: the Division of Aging Services, the Division of Child
Support Services, and the Division of Family and Children Services.

Job Description

The Office of the Commissioner, is seeking candidates for the position of Medical Director. This position is based at 2 Peachtree Street in Atlanta, GA, in Fulton County. The Medical Director leads the development and oversight of an integrated system-level strategy for delivering medical consultation services for the Georgia Department of Human Services, with an emphasis on the Divisions of Family and Children Services (DFCS) and Aging Services (DAS).

Job Summary & Responsibilities:

The Medical Director will report to the DHS Commissioner with a dotted line to the Director of the Division of Family and Children Services. This position will also collaborate with the Division of Aging
Services leadership teams to meet system-wide goals and objectives, with
particular emphasis on:

• Leadership and/or participation in institutional
  initiatives and programs on patient safety, quality of care, performance
  improvement, patient access, patient flow, patient capacity, value, resource
  utilization, patient experience, and business development.

• Integration of adult and children's care with key
  institutional operational and service goals and initiatives, including patient
  safety, quality of care, performance improvement, patient access, patient flow,
  patient capacity, value, resource utilization, and patient experience across
  the continuum of care.

• Provides leadership in all medical consultations
  concerning adults and children in the Division of Aging Services and Division of
  Family and Children Services, to include
  services for children in care and wards of the State.

• Participation in and organization of
  various task forces and committees to review levels of care and services
  provided.

• Oversight of clinical delivery model for inpatient,
  operative, and outpatient services.

• Assuring provision of timely, appropriate patient access
  to inpatient, operative, and outpatient services.

• Development of goals, objectives, measures, strategy, and
  plan for inpatient, operative, and outpatient services.

• Provides medical direction of staffing models, provider
  schedules, provider work assignments, policies and procedures, quality
  assurance, performance improvement, clinical guidelines, resource utilization,
  fixed asset management, professional documentation and coding in inpatient,
  operative, and outpatient services.

• Referral management, including oversight and coordination
  of referrals to specialists.

• Integration of adult's and children's care with health
  plan referral authorization processes.

• Assuring compliance with institutional and regulatory
  requirements.

Qualifications

Preference will be given to candidates who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, demonstrate some or all of the following skills/experience:

• Must have an MD or DO degree with a minimum of 5 years of
  experience in clinical practice. Clinical experience in a pediatrics or
  gerontology is preferred.

• Requires current Georgia medical license and board
  certification in area of specialization. It is recognized that a
  physician executive may be unable to maintain board certification after several
  years of full time administrative duties; however, initial board certification
  in a specialty relevant to specialty care after completion of formal graduate training
  is required.

• Must have medical leadership experience, preferably as
  Medical Director in a health care or social services facility.

• Must have the demonstrated ability to respond creatively
  to a changing healthcare or social services marketplace and improve patient
  access, the quality of care, and patient experience in market-competitive
  environment.

• Experience with the use of psychotropic drugs, especially for children.

Additional Information

 To apply for this position please apply by visiting:   https://ga.taleo.net/careersection/ga_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=HEA01GC