Chief Medical Officer - Psychiatrist

Acadia•New Castle, DE

17h•Onsite

About The Position

MeadowWood Behavioral Health Hospital is seeking a Full-Time Medical Director/Psychiatrist to join their team. This role is responsible for leadership, quality assurance, supervision, and overall medical management of the facility, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations and accreditation standards. The position involves defining protocols, making decisions regarding patient care, providing direct patient care, supervising clinical and administrative staff, and serving as a liaison between various stakeholders within the organization. The Medical Director will also be involved in financial management, developing organizational goals, and implementing facility policies and procedures.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
Board certified in Psychiatry required.
Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine by the state in which the facility operates.
Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience as a Medical Director preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for the quality, efficiency and management of delivering services within a facility.
Define protocols and assist in decision making pertaining to the medical and clinical care of patients.
Provide direct patient care and assist other departments with direct interactions with physician's staff.
Directly supervise other professional clinical staff, as well as administrative or support staff.
Serve as a liaison between the medical staff and other staff within the facility, division or corporate staff, and organizational leadership.
Monitor and supervise assigned staff to adherence to established medical and clinical policy.
Provide back up call coverage.
Serve in a teaching capacity for the training and development of other personnel.
Secure physical exam and history from the patients.
Request appropriate diagnostic testing, clinical evaluation, and prescribe medications and treatments.
Assist in the management of behavioral or mental health problems of patients and maintain current clinical medical records in accordance with federal or state regulation and industry practice, as well as facility, clinic or corporate policies and procedures.
Manage the finances and revenue of the facility including budgets, billing and spending.
Develop organizational goals and objectives and devise strategies and policies to meet those goals.
Develop, approve, implement and update the general policies, protocols and procedures of the facility.