Medical Director: Outpatient Behavioral Health

UMass Memorial Health•Webster, MA

13d•$275,000 - $300,000

About The Position

Everyone Is a Caregiver At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 20,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

Requirements

Board Certified, or Board Eligible, in Psychiatry
Active Massachusetts Medical License
Active Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration
Active DEA Certification
5+ years’ experience as psychiatrist
Experience working among other hospital departments
Knowledge of risk management and quality assurance processes
Familiarity with accreditation process, experience with dual diagnosis and medications to treat substance use disorders.
Minimum of six months of clinical experience with alcohol and other drug-dependent persons or 40 hours of documented continuing education credit in treating SUD within the first 12 months of employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with methadone preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensuring proper medication management for ambulatory patients.
Provide supervision to providers in the designated areas.
Member of the Behavioral Health Leadership Team including Vice President of Behavioral Health, Chief of Psychiatry, Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, Director of Inpatient Nursing, Director of Operations, and Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health services.
Lead monthly outpatient prescribers’ meetings.
Along with Vice President, Medical Director of Outpatient will be involved in the integration and development of ambulatory services across the UMass system, working closely with other hospital Medical Directors and department directors.
Consultation to community medical providers, assessment of complex cases, and ongoing treatment of identified patients.
Caseload and productivity review, established and as-needed supervision, and hiring of new providers
Development of prescribing methodology in the various programs.
Continuous improvement and review of protocols for treatment options for all of the outpatient departments.
Policy development and implementation.
Directs and supervises assigned personnel including performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, and training. Makes recommendations on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions. Resolves grievances and other personnel problems within position responsibilities.
Manages activities to assure financial goals are met.
Coordinates the assignment of tasks and helps resolve technical and operational problems. Evaluates the impact of solutions to ensure goals are achieved.
Provides effective direction, guidance, and leadership for staff for effective teamwork and motivation, and fosters the effective integration of efforts with system-wide initiatives.
Encourages and supports diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes in creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, respect, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.
Integrates diversity into departmental objectives, such as hiring, promotions, training, vendor selections, etc.
Participates in performance improvement initiatives and demonstrates the use of quality improvement in daily operations.
Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, DPH, etc. Develops and maintains procedures necessary to meet regulatory requirements.
Ensures that department complies with hospital established policies, quality assurance programs, safety, and infection control policies and procedures.
Develops and maintains established departmental policies, procedures, and objectives.
Ensures compliance with all health and safety regulations and requirements.
Maintains, regular, reliable, and predictable attendance.
Performs similar or related duties as required or directed.
All responsibilities are essential job functions.