Medical Director

Thompson Child & Family Focus•Matthews, NC

11d•$150 - $250•Hybrid

About The Position

Thompson was founded in 1886 and has grown into a multi-state organization serving children and families across the Carolinas, Florida, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Our continuum of care includes: Prevention services, Mental health treatment, Foster care. All Thompson programs are trauma-informed and evidence-based, focused on building resilience for children (ages 0–18) and their families. Our core values: Excellence. Innovation. Commitment. Caring. Integrity. The Medical Director provides psychiatric oversight and clinical governance for Thompson’s North Carolina programs. This role is administrative and supervisory in nature and is designed to complement a full-time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (NP) who is responsible for day-to-day psychiatric care. The Medical Director ensures: Clinical quality and compliance, Appropriate treatment approaches, Oversight of high-risk cases, Alignment with evidence-based psychiatric practices, Administrative requirements are complete for medical necessity documentation.

Requirements

Medical Degree (MD or DO)
Board Eligible or Board Certified Psychiatrist in North Carolina
Active NC medical license
Enrolled and in good standing with NC Medicaid
Minimum of 2 years of experience in psychiatric care (child/adolescent experience preferred)
Valid driver’s license
Ability to meet credentialing and privileging standards
Strong verbal and written communication skills
All residential staff must pass a Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training and demonstrate proper physical Therapeutic techniques and holds.

Nice To Haves

Child/adolescent experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provides psychiatric oversight and clinical governance for Thompson’s North Carolina programs.
Ensures clinical quality and compliance.
Ensures appropriate treatment approaches.
Provides oversight of high-risk cases.
Ensures alignment with evidence-based psychiatric practices.
Ensures administrative requirements are complete for medical necessity documentation.
Participates in key meetings (virtual or onsite as needed).
Provides rotating on call after hours coverage with Psychiatric NP.