Assistant Medical Director (Psychiatry) | Middletown, CT | Full-time

The Provider Finder•Middletown, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

In the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, this class is accountable for assisting in administering agency medical, clinical, and behavioral health services programs and operations within a hospital division.

Requirements

Board certified physician with experience in a hospital, clinic or correctional facility.
License to practice medicine and surgery in Connecticut.
Certification as a specialist in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology OR certification in the field of internal medicine, family medicine or related specialty, from an appropriate specialist board.
Maintain eligibility for participation in federal health care programs as defined in 42 U.S. 1320a-7b(f).

Nice To Haves

Certification as a specialist in addictions medicine from the American Society for Addiction Medicine (ASAM).
Certification as a specialist in an area such as geriatrics, ABI/TBI, forensics, substance abuse, etc.
Faculty appointment at either the Yale School of Medicine or the UConn School of Medicine.
Appropriate current licenses, certifications or permits.
Bilingual.

Responsibilities

Assists in administering staff and operations of a designated hospital, facility, regional medical area or behavioral health services program.
Assists in development, implementation and evaluation of policies, goals and objectives.
Assists in development of programs and activities including development of medical service standards and criteria.
Implements new procedures and procedural revisions.
Determines or assists in determination of appropriate staffing levels and directs or assists in management and coordination of staff.
Implements performance review standards for staff.
Maintains contact with individuals within and outside of agency who might impact programs and services.
Administers state and federal regulations pertaining to medical and psychiatric health care programs, services and operations.
Participates on various committees and boards.
Leads the recruitment and hiring of staff, including outreach, interview and selection.
May testify in court as needed.
May conduct training.
May be responsible for coordination of accreditation activities.
May serve as agency liaison with external medical, behavioral health planning, advisory groups, courts and other state medical and service agencies.
May monitor contracts with medical services vendors.
May participate in quality assurance studies and investigations.
May develop processes and practices to improve quality and cost of patient care.
Performs related duties as required.