Medical Director Jobs

About The Position

Responsibilities

• Function as the Chief Clinical Officer of Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital.
• Oversee and direct, with support from the Director of Nursing and Clinical Services, all aspects of medical and clinical care and ensure care is consistent with the Hospital’s mission.
• Lead and participate in medical staff activities, including formulating and interpreting medical staff bylaws.
• Attend medical and clinical staff meetings as a representative of Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital.
• Approve the admittance of attending physicians to the Hospital staff.
• Consult with psychiatric or clinical services members on complex treatment issues and provide guidance on professional, environmental, contractual, and regulatory matters affecting patient treatment.
• Collaborate with unit directors and other program directors to coordinate patient treatment.
• Serve as the final authority in response to clinical concerns from patients, families, medical and Hospital staff, payors, and referral sources.
• Present to the Board of Governors and its committees, as requested, on clinical activity, medical staff, and other professional issues.
• Provide direct clinical supervision to staff psychiatrists in compliance with the Medical Staff Bylaws.
• Collaborate with the Medical Staff to provide appropriate supervision of psychiatric residency training, in compliance with the Medical Staff Bylaws.
• Direct the Hospital’s performance improvement program in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer.
• Assure accessible, outcome-based, consumer-responsive quality care across the continuum of service.
• Develop and oversee processes that enhance appropriate and cost-effective use of clinical resources.
• Collaborate with the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Nursing to ensure compliance with licensure and accreditation requirements.
• Direct medical staff recruitment and credentialing to meet the needs of the Hospital and affiliates and promote excellence of care.
• Participate in risk management processes to enhance patient and staff safety.
• Develop programs that meet community and payor needs and position the Hospital as a recognized leader and essential provider in the region.
• Identify community and payor needs and collaborate with the Chief Executive Officer to develop programs that address them.
• Participate in ongoing development of the Hospital’s spectrum of services to improve quality, access, and operational efficiency.
• Represent the Hospital to the community, payors, and partners to improve accessible, quality-based, cost-effective care and increase market share.
• Develop and foster partnerships with community-based programs, health centers, and the Office of Behavioral Health, and assure accessible services.
• Develop and foster affiliations with secondary and tertiary care hospitals and other psychiatric hospitals to improve access to care.
• Extend Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital’s values and behavioral health expertise to general hospitals, community programs, and affiliates.
• Participate in payor contracting and oversee contractual compliance related to clinical issues.