Behavioral Health Medical Director
About The Position
We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. This is a remote-based (work from home) role. Candidates residing in Texas are preferred. Aetna, a CVS Health Company, is one of the oldest and largest national insurers. That experience gives us a unique opportunity to help transform health care. We believe that a better care system is more transparent and consumer-focused, and it recognizes physicians for their clinical quality and effective use of health care resources.
Requirements
- Board-certified Psychiatrist currently licensed in the State of Texas or with the ability to become licensed in the State of Texas
- Active and current state medical license without encumbrances, and ability to obtain other state licenses.
- This role requires the ability to get additional state licensures and provide UM coverage across multiple different state health plans.
Nice To Haves
- Preferred candidate will reside in the state of Texas
- Minimum 5 years of clinical practice experience in the health care delivery field as a psychiatrist.
- Experience with managed care, as a provider and manager of care utilization review or physician advisor experience.
- Child/Adolescent Board Certification
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and day-to-day physician oversight for utilization management team, including the management of high-risk cases and medical necessity decisions
- Provide comprehensive behavioral health care management to facilitate delivery of appropriate quality care and improve program/operational efficiency involving clinical issues
- Participate in the appeals process, including the investigation of adverse events and quality of care concerns
- Provide psychiatric leadership to an interdisciplinary utilization management team, including medical/clinical oversight, consultation and training
- Provide day-to-day physician oversight including management of high-risk cases throughout treatment/levels of care and medical necessity decisions
- Assist with the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the utilization management program and action plan, ensuring quality and appropriateness of care
- Assist with the development, implementation and interpretation of medical policy including medical necessity criteria, clinical practice guidelines and new technology assessments
- Participate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical/medical programs
- Confer with behavioral health practitioners regarding the care of patients with severe, complex and/or treatment resistant illnesses
- Identify and address quality of care concerns with providers involved in a member's care
- Provide psychiatric leadership for NCQA-compliant clinical quality improvement activities in collaboration with clinical and quality improvement staff
- Participate in the triage and referral for care management
- Provide weekend coverage every 6-7 weeks.
- Perform other duties as deemed necessary.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision coverage
- paid time off
- retirement savings options
- wellness programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
