Due to current growth, we are recruiting for a Medical Director - Behavioral Health Services to support the buildup of our practice in order to offer even more personalized care to the patients we serveThis position will be based in the Princeton/Beckley, WV region.The position of Behavioral Health Medical Director will conceptualize how the practice will scale and the preferred candidate will be entrepreneurial minded in order to perform the administrative functions of the role. As Medical Director - Behavioral Health Services, you will be part of an exciting new model of care combining good old-fashioned bedside manner with utilizing innovative technologies to dramatically improve patients' lives.Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assume the administrative authority, responsibility, and accountability of developing and implementing our comprehensive Behavioral Health program, policies, and procedures according to federal, state and local regulations; and current practice of post-acute and long-term care medicine.
- Participate in the hiring of our Behavioral Team, with goals of supporting 100+ skilled nursing facilities across 7 states.
- Coordinate medical care, including emergency treatment procedures, maintain effective liaison with attending physicians, and implement methods to keep the quality of care under constant surveillance.
- Provide necessary Behavioral Health services for those residents within the skilled nursing facilities and/or clinic environment
Qualifications:
- M.D. or D.O. required
- ABPN board certified preferred
- Experience in Geriatric Psychiatry, Adult Psychiatry and Substance Use Disorder required
- MD or DO license
- 5+ years of experience working with long-term care population preferred
- Demonstrated experience working with and educating NP's, LISW's and Psychologists
Preferred Qualifications:
- Health care management/leadership experience
- Familiarity with CMS, Medicare Advantage, SNP Rules and Regulations
- Inpatient/SNF utilization metrics and bed day management
- State specific collaborative practice agreements and midlevel practitioner licensing
- Knowledge of EMR