Medical Director

Sierra Tucson • Tucson, AZ

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About The Position

Medical Director - Sierra Tucson, Tucson, Arizona
At Sierra Tucson, leadership is more than oversight—it’s presence, compassion, and a commitment to life-changing care.
For four decades, Sierra Tucson has been recognized as a sanctuary for healing, serving adults with addiction, mental health conditions, trauma/PTSD, and co-occurring disorders. Our 124-bed facility, set across 160 peaceful acres, offers an environment where patients can truly focus on recovery—and where physicians can practice meaningful, relationship-driven medicine.
As Medical Director, You Will:
Provide clinical vision and leadership in a nationally respected treatment program
Collaborate with an experienced, multidisciplinary team dedicated to whole-person care
Influence quality, innovation, and outcomes in evidence-based behavioral health treatment
Maintain direct connection with patients while mentoring and supporting medical staff
Help shape programs that address the complex intersection of mental health and addiction
This is an opportunity for a physician who wants to move beyond transactional care and make a lasting impact—guiding both patients and teams toward resilience, recovery, and hope.
For more detials please contact - [email protected] or call/text: 615.861.7581

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree