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Seeking a BC/BE Psychiatrist to serve as Medical Director for Outpatient Behavioral Health Services.Major Responsibilities:1. Ensuring proper medication management for ambulatory patients.2. Provide supervision to providers (MDs and NPs) in the designated areas.3. Member of the Behavioral Health Leadership Team including Vice President of Behavioral Health, Chief Psychiatry, Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, Director of Nursing, Director of Operations, and Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health services.4. Lead monthly outpatient prescribers meetings. 5. Along with Vice President, Medical Director of Outpatient will be involved in the integration and development of ambulatory services across the system, working closely with other hospital Medical Directors and department directors.6. Consultation to community medical providers, assessment of complex cases, and ongoing treatment of identified patients.7. Caseload and productivity review, established and as-needed supervision, and hiring of new providers8. Development of prescribing methodology in the various programs.9. Continuous improvement and review of protocols for treatment options for all of the Outpatient (Mental Health and Addiction) departments.10. Policy development and implementation.Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:1. Directs and supervises assigned personnel including performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, and training. Makes recommendations on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions. Resolves grievances and other personnel problems within position responsibilities.2. Manages activities to assure financial goals are met.3. Coordinates the assignment of tasks and helps resolve technical and operational problems. Evaluates the impact of solutions to ensure goals are achieved.4. Provides effective direction, guidance, and leadership for staff for effective teamwork and motivation, and fosters the effective integration of efforts with system-wide initiatives.5. Encourages and supports diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes in creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, respect, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.6. Integrates diversity into departmental objectives, such as hiring, promotions, training, vendor selections, etc.7. Participates in performance improvement initiatives and demonstrates the use of quality improvement in daily operations.8. Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, DPH, etc. Develops and maintains procedures necessary to meet regulatory requirements.9. Ensures that department complies with hospital established policies, quality assurance programs, safety, and infection control policies and procedures.10. Develops and maintains established departmental policies, procedures, and

Seeking a BC/BE Psychiatrist to serve as Medical Director for Outpatient Behavioral Health Services.Major Responsibilities:1. Ensuring proper medication management for ambulatory patients.2. Provide supervision to providers (MDs and NPs) in the designated areas.3. Member of the Behavioral Health Leadership Team including Vice President of Behavioral Health, Chief Psychiatry, Medical Director of Inpatient Psychiatry, Director of Nursing, Director of Operations, and Director of Outpatient Behavioral Health services.4. Lead monthly outpatient prescribers meetings. 5. Along with Vice President, Medical Director of Outpatient will be involved in the integration and development of ambulatory services across the system, working closely with other hospital Medical Directors and department directors.6. Consultation to community medical providers, assessment of complex cases, and ongoing treatment of identified patients.7. Caseload and productivity review, established and as-needed supervision, and hiring of new providers8. Development of prescribing methodology in the various programs.9. Continuous improvement and review of protocols for treatment options for all of the Outpatient (Mental Health and Addiction) departments.10. Policy development and implementation.Standard Staffing Level Responsibilities:1. Directs and supervises assigned personnel including performance evaluations, scheduling, orientation, and training. Makes recommendations on employee hires, transfers, promotions, salary changes, discipline, terminations, and similar actions. Resolves grievances and other personnel problems within position responsibilities.2. Manages activities to assure financial goals are met.3. Coordinates the assignment of tasks and helps resolve technical and operational problems. Evaluates the impact of solutions to ensure goals are achieved.4. Provides effective direction, guidance, and leadership for staff for effective teamwork and motivation, and fosters the effective integration of efforts with system-wide initiatives.5. Encourages and supports diverse views and approaches, demonstrates Standards of Respect, and contributes in creating and maintaining an environment of professionalism, respect, tolerance, civility and acceptance toward all employees, patients and visitors.6. Integrates diversity into departmental objectives, such as hiring, promotions, training, vendor selections, etc.7. Participates in performance improvement initiatives and demonstrates the use of quality improvement in daily operations.8. Ensures compliance with regulatory agencies such as Joint Commission, DPH, etc. Develops and maintains procedures necessary to meet regulatory requirements.9. Ensures that department complies with hospital established policies, quality assurance programs, safety, and infection control policies and procedures.10. Develops and maintains established departmental policies, procedures, and

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