Psychiatric Site Director - MDC

UNM Medical Group • Albuquerque, NM

16d • Onsite

About The Position

UNM Medical Group, Inc. is hiring a Psychiatric Site Director for the Metropolitan Detention Center. This opportunity is full-time (1.0FTE) position located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Only UNM Health System Providers will be considered. Summary The University of New Mexico, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, is seeking a full-time staff physician to serve as the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) Site Psychiatric Director. The psychiatric director will serve as the responsible physician and health authority required by national standards and the McClendon Agreement. Provides overall supervision for psychiatric services for the site to ensure appropriate delivery of onsite psychiatric care. Oversees processes for necessary off-site psychiatric care. The MDC Psychiatric Director supervises other on-site psychiatrists.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited medical school.
• Fully licensed to practice medicine in the state of employment.
• Current DEA registration.
• Subject to initial and ongoing security clearance requirement
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities.
• Personal and professional alignment with the values of the Department and the UNM School of Medicine.
• Employees must be able to perform the following: Required to exert up to 50 pounds of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects including the human body.
• Required to kneel, stoop, crouch and/or crawl occasionally.
• Frequent walking throughout site; to include walking up and down flights of stairs.
• Must have and maintain sufficient strength, agility, and endurance to perform during stressful (physical, mental and emotional) situations encountered on the job.
• Occasional running when responding to emergencies; must be able to perform BLS.

Nice To Haves

• Preferably board certified or board eligible to practice psychiatry and has administrative experience in corrections medicine.

Responsibilities

• Provide onsite psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of those inmates referred by the medical or clinical services staff.
• Provide written summaries of history, diagnosis and treatment course.
• Oversee the quality and effectiveness of psychiatric healthcare delivery to the MDC patient population.
• Conduct periodic audits of the quality of psychiatric healthcare at the site and ensure compliance with national standards and the McClendon Agreement.
• Maintain regular communication with the Chair of the Department of Psychiatry
• Assesses overall service delivery, and guides team in process improvement at least annually.
• Review results of site surveys and coordinate an action plan to respond to issues raised from the McClendon Agreement or accrediting bodies. CQI and Clinical Programs surveys with regard to behavioral health services and assist in the development, implementation, and follow-up monitoring processes.
• Foster positive relationships with the state and community contract leadership.
• Assist with recruitment of psychiatrists.
• Coordinate and participate in annual peer review of all contracted psychiatrists
• Provide timely feedback to providers and staff.
• Monitor outcomes under evidence-based clinical guidelines.
• Develop strategic plans in collaboration with team members.
• Monitor compliance of mid-level practitioners' services against applicable professional laws, regulations and requirements of the McClendon Agreement.
• Focus on interpretation of data, and confirm development of satisfactory and appropriate action plans.
• Participate in root cause analysis processes related to scope of responsibility.
• Foster a professional environment among and support seamless delivery of services by the site-contracted psychiatrists, mid-level providers, site Behavioral Health Lead, healthcare staff, Regional Managers and site Health Service Administrators.
• Develop list of key individuals to effect optimal communication.
• Be available for any ACA/NCCHC accreditation visits and for McClendon Agreement attorney site visits.
• Participate in mortality, morbidity, and sentinel event review and create action plans to address identified issues.
• Assist in providing psychiatric leadership for the utilization management.
• Provide timely feedback in Utilization Management matters including outpatient and inpatient issues (transfers, discharges, disputes).
• Participate on committees as assigned.
• Attend meetings as directed by or jail administration.
• Must be approved by the Credentialing Committee.
• Good stewards of evidenced based medicine care.
• Documentation must be completed between 48 to 72 hours of any visit (preferably same day).
• Ensures Medical Record documentation is in SOAP format, problem oriented and corresponds to the therapeutic order.
• Ensures all documentation is timed, legible and signed.
• Ensures all verbal or telephone orders are countersigned within seventy-two (72) hours.
• All test results ordered in facility must to be reviewed within 72 hours.
• The site medical director is responsible for ensuring a schedule to have all results reviewed within 72 hours as well as notes for all communication.
• Develop a plan for transition of care whether within the facility or external to the facility and ensure that the clinicians are monitoring the records for patient care needs.
• Ensure that the care recommended is provided when patients go outside the facility and then return.
• Required to be always professional.
• Develop professional relationships within patients, care team, and clients.
• Good ethical conduct always.
• Adherence to UNMH policies for professionalism.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary & Benefits : UNMMG provides a competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package.
• Insurance Coverage : Includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Additional Perks : Offers tuition reimbursement, generous paid time off, and a 403b retirement plan for eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed