Medical Director - Part Time Job at Community Connections, Inc. in Washington

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• Examines and assesses a clients to determine general physical and behavioral health condition.
• Determines nature and extent of present disorders and formulates appropriate treatment response to support the integration of medical and behavioral health care.
• Assures that the services provided to clients are medically necessary.
• Assesses clients with emergent and urgent care needs and makes determinations about safety in the community.
• Provides ongoing psychiatric management, including psychiatric medication management, psychotherapeutic support, and crisis intervention, both in the office and in the community
• Supports compliance with forensic and civil commitment assessments, reviews, and documentation.
• Educates clients about their illness and provides health management information and techniques.
• Refers clients internally and externally for services as needed.
• Responsible for the supervision and management of client care.
• Provides as needed advice and consultation on client treatment with physicians, other APRN’s, clinical supervisors, community support specialists, and administrative support staff to coordinate care.
• Completes administrative tasks as needed including timely response (24 hours or less) to communications with external agencies and other treatment providers, etc.
• Uses evidence-based standards, guidelines, and protocols for the delivery of patient care.
• Incorporates new information and approaches, when appropriate, to continuously improve patient care and practice.
• Completes documentation and billing for all services in a timely manner and no more than 48 hrs. of delivered service.
• Ensures that relevant laws and regulations are properly addressed in psychiatric practice.
  
  

Part Time

Salary Range: $175,000 - $225,000

Key Responsibilities

Direct Service Responsibilities

• Examines and assesses a clients to determine general physical and behavioral health condition.
• Determines nature and extent of present disorders and formulates appropriate treatment response to support the integration of medical and behavioral health care.
• Assures that the services provided to clients are medically necessary.
• Assesses clients with emergent and urgent care needs and makes determinations about safety in the community.
• Provides ongoing psychiatric management, including psychiatric medication management, psychotherapeutic support, and crisis intervention, both in the office and in the community
• Supports compliance with forensic and civil commitment assessments, reviews, and documentation.
• Educates clients about their illness and provides health management information and techniques.
• Refers clients internally and externally for services as needed.
• Responsible for the supervision and management of client care.
• Provides as needed advice and consultation on client treatment with physicians, other APRN’s, clinical supervisors, community support specialists, and administrative support staff to coordinate care.
• Completes administrative tasks as needed including timely response (24 hours or less) to communications with external agencies and other treatment providers, etc.
• Uses evidence-based standards, guidelines, and protocols for the delivery of patient care.
• Incorporates new information and approaches, when appropriate, to continuously improve patient care and practice.
• Completes documentation and billing for all services in a timely manner and no more than 48 hrs. of delivered service.
• Ensures that relevant laws and regulations are properly addressed in psychiatric practice.
  
  

Administrative Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with Clinical Leadership, Nursing, IT and QI to ensure compliance with local and federal expectations of agency-based practice of treating psychiatrists and APRNs.
• Provides ongoing training and support to treating psychiatrists and APRNs
• Participates in regularly scheduled administrative/management meetings.
• Promotes service volume standards as established by leadership, based on daily hours worked and caseload size.
• Promotes a culture of safety and quality among the staff and clinical settings.
• Promotes new agency initiatives including electronic medical records, health care integration, new evidence-based practices.
• Ensures peer reviews are completed according to established standards for treating psychiatrists and APRNs.
  
  

In addition to role responsibilities, each staff member of Community Connections has the following responsibilities as a part of their employment:

• Models and reinforces Community Connections mission to provide behavioral health, residential services, and primary health care coordination for marginalized and disenfranchised women, men, youth, and children living in the District of Columbia, many of whom are coping with challenges including mental illness, addiction, and the aftermath of trauma and abuse.
• Models and reinforces Community Connections values of quality, innovation, respect, equity, and integrity daily.
• Reinforces Community Connection’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Protects the privacy of our consumer’s protected health information by maintaining compliance with HIPAA and other relevant CC related IT security regulations.
• Completes and stays current on role specific and organizational wide training.
• Performs other duties as assigned on an as-needed basis.
  
  

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• MD/DO degree from an accredited program required.
• Board certification in Psychiatry required.
• Actively licensed to practice in the District of Columbia or ability to obtain.
• 5 years post- Board Certification experience is strongly preferred.
• Licensure must be in good standing with DC Medicaid Board and be free from sanctions.
• Active DEA licensure
• Must possess an active CDS license in District of Columbia
• Must display strong interpersonal, planning, forecasting, analytical skills, and maturity required to work in a team environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to adapt to frequent change.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel required.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Mental Health Care

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