Mental Health Medical Director / Psychiatrist

Family Centers•Stamford, CT

13h

About The Position

The Mental Health Medical Director serves as the lead psychiatric clinician for Family Centers Health Care’s mental health services, providing psychiatric care, clinical leadership, consultation, quality oversight, and administrative support across outpatient and school-based behavioral health programs. In collaboration with organizational leadership and multidisciplinary teams, the role supports high-quality, culturally responsive, integrated behavioral health care. The position delivers psychiatric services to adolescents and adults, including evaluations, diagnoses, treatment planning, medication management, crisis assessment, and referrals. It provides clinical direction and consultation to behavioral health staff and other providers, contributes to quality assurance and improvement, and helps ensure compliance with applicable regulations, licensure laws, accreditation standards, and organizational policies. The Medical Director also supports provider development, program operations and expansion, community partnerships, and grant-writing efforts. Care is delivered in person and via telehealth in compliance with HIPAA and applicable state and federal requirements.

Requirements

MD or DO and completion of a psychiatry residency.
Board certification or eligibility in Psychiatry.
Unrestricted Connecticut medical license, Connecticut controlled substance registration, and DEA registration.
CPR certification within 90 days of employment.
Experience providing psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and medication management.
Experience providing clinical leadership or supervision.
Strong knowledge of psychiatric practice, behavioral health operations, quality assurance and improvement, and community health systems.
Excellent clinical judgment and ability to manage a wide range of psychiatric presentations.
Familiarity with coding, billing, and revenue cycle.
Strong communication, leadership, mentorship, collaboration, organizational, and documentation skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of multidisciplinary teams.
Commitment to culturally responsive care and equitable service delivery.
Proficiency with EHRs, including Epic, telehealth platforms such as Doxy, and other healthcare technology.

Nice To Haves

Experience treating adults; child and adolescent experience is preferred.
At least 3 years of administrative or medical leadership experience.
Experience in FQHCs, community-level services, and/or safety-net settings.
Experience working with diverse, underserved populations.
Familiarity with quality assurance and improvement, integrated care models, regulatory compliance, and accreditation.
Experience supervising multidisciplinary behavioral health staff.

Responsibilities

Conduct psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, treatment planning, and medication management for adolescents and adults.
Prescribe, counsel on, monitor, and educate patients about psychotropic medications.
Provide psychiatric consultation to clinicians, APRNs, primary care providers, and families.
Collaborate with internal and external providers to support integrated, coordinated care.
Provide crisis assessment, risk evaluation, and clinically appropriate referrals.
Document services clearly and promptly in accordance with policy and regulatory standards.
Deliver in-person and telehealth care in compliance with HIPAA and state and federal requirements.
Serve as the primary psychiatric resource across programs and provide clinical leadership, mentorship, and best-practice guidance to behavioral health staff.
Collaborate with leadership on priorities, quality measures, workflows, performance expectations, and program operations.
Support a culture of accountability, clinical excellence, collaboration, and service quality; represent Family Centers in meetings and partnerships.
Participate in quality assurance and improvement activities; develop, update, and implement clinical protocols, policies, and workflows.
Monitor quality indicators, provider performance, and clinical outcomes.
Ensure compliance with federal and state regulations, licensure laws, accreditation standards, DPH, HRSA, and Joint Commission requirements.
Support readiness for audits, regulatory reviews, and accreditation processes.
Provide consultation, mentorship, and supervision to psychiatrists, APRNs, therapists, and trainees.
Facilitate training sessions, workshops, and professional development for staff and community partners.
Support staff meetings, quality initiatives, and implementation of best practices.
Assist in developing clinical protocols, productivity benchmarks, and provider workflows.
Identify and resolve operational barriers affecting access, quality, or continuity of care.
Participate in planning and expansion of behavioral health and integrated care initiatives.
Serve as a subject matter expert in government, foundation, and private grant writing.
Build partnerships with healthcare systems, schools, community agencies, and service organizations.
Represent Family Centers in collaborative meetings and community outreach.
Deliver mental health educational workshops and presentations to Family Centers staff and the community.
Uphold ethical and professional standards, protect patient confidentiality, promote culturally responsive patient-centered care, maintain licensure, participate in continuing education, and respond flexibly to evolving needs.

Benefits

Generous paid time off, with vacation increasing with tenure, plus holidays, personal days, and sick days.
Half-day summer Fridays in select programs.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Health savings account with employer contributions and flexible spending account options.
403(b) plan with up to 6% employer contribution.
Employer-paid life, long-term disability, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
Employee assistance program and voluntary benefits, including pet insurance and supplemental life insurance.
Tuition assistance after 6 months.
National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment eligibility for licensed clinicians.
Top Workplace award recognition.