Behavioral Health & Recovery Services Medical Director

JOB Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: Consults, advises, and makes recommendations to the Director of Behavioral Health & Recovery Services regarding the scope and quality of psychiatric, medical and other professional services provided.
Supervises, assigns, trains, and evaluates psychiatric and clinical staff including independent contract status physicians and other positions.
Coordinates the planning and implementation of medical training and education for physicians.
Assists with the recruitment of physicians for the departments.
Provides medical oversight for medical/clinical services of the Mental Health Plan.
Assures appropriate medical and psychiatric consultation and liaison with primary health care providers and physicians.
Makes appropriate business decisions in overseeing, directing, and managing assigned activities.
Provides strategic leadership through communication, demonstration, and accomplishment of the organizational mission, vision, and values.
Analyzes legislation and regulations for impact on mental health and substance abuse services.
Implements appropriate departmental compliance procedures.
Provides psychiatric, diagnostic, and therapeutic services including continuing patient care; jail-based psychiatric care; acute psychiatric care; emergency on-call consultation; conservatorship evaluation and court testimony.
Consults with other medical and substance abuse practitioners.
Directs nursing follow-up care.
Completes medical records and court reports to mandated standards.
Evaluates social support/rehabilitation needs.
Also educates patient/families/staff and oversees intake and treatment plans.
Establish, implement, and achieve goals and objectives.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES License: Possession of a valid license to practice medicine issued by the California Medical Board.
Experience: Five (5) years progressively responsible experience in the practice of medicine in psychiatry.
Certification: Board certified or Board eligible in Psychiatric Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.