Medical Director-Woodbridge, VA

Overview

We're not just behavioral health people-we're crisis people.

Connections has built a model that combines medical and recovery-oriented treatment that gets people connected to community-based resources and back to their lives faster. Our aim is for solutions, not just stop-gaps. Real support, not restriction. We have proven that our model improves access, creates hope and makes the behavioral health crisis system work better, and we're finding better ways to do it every day.

Our story

Originally founded by two emergency room psychiatrists, Dr. Chris Carson and Dr. Robert Williamson, Connections Health Solutions brings 30 years of experience serving individuals in crisis and operates two of the nation's largest and most studied crisis response centers and is currently expanding to more states. Since opening our doors, we have provided care and treatment for hundreds of thousands of individuals in crisis.

Responsibilities

What You'll Do:

The Medical Director performs administrative functions and serves as a key leader for the facility. Directs care through identification and implementation of treatment approaches and guidelines for the facility. Leads, coordinates, and provides medical/clinical services to specified individuals within the facility.

• Performs medical review of all clinical practices, including safety protocols.
• Functions as site representative/clinical leader regarding clinical care and practices for regulatory agencies, facility and external stakeholders.
• Facilitates direct clinical care for at least 30% of the work week. Acts as a point of clinical contact and supervisory role in-person or by telecommunication at all hours of the day/week (PTO excluded). Serves as an Administrator on Call for the Leadership Team.
• Provides clinical guidance to clinical services staff for escalated clinical cases. Serves as a point of contact at all hours of the day/week. Performs duties of Medical Services Manager in their absence.
• Ensures professional conduct and manages conflict resolution of Clinical Services staff. Reviews, participates in, and engages in corrective actions as indicated.
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, creating an on-boarding process, and termination of Clinical Services staff.
• Participate in occasional on-call duties.
• Provide formal supervision and oversight of mid-level providers (e.g., Nurse Practitioners, Physician's Assistants) as their collaborating physician.
• Participates in the facility Leadership Team, which is responsible for the development and implementation of processes that support the strategic mission of the company.
• Serves as the attending psychiatrist to specified individuals. Completes initial psychiatric assessments, crisis interventions, family interventions, focused crisis diagnostic assessments, assessments of capacity for consent to treatment, risk assessments, individual education, progress toward treatment goals, and discharge planning including medical, psychological, social, behavioral and developmental aspects of the individual's care, treatment, and services.
• Collaborates with other personnel to ensure that each treatment modality is appropriate for the individual in addition to working with outside psychiatric providers in crisis and inpatient services.
• Serves on the Medical Executive Committee as well as other committees when clinical expertise is required.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• Direct Reporting:

• Supervises clinical services staff

• Supervisory Functions:

• Responsible for development and clinical supervision of Physician Assistants (PAs) on staff.

• Serves as official supervisor for PAs.

• Participates in peer reviews for clinical services staff.

Qualifications

What You'll Bring:

• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine
• Completion of approved psychiatric residency training programs, in the delivery of mental health treatment of children, adolescents, and/or adults
• 3 years of post-residency psychiatric care experience
• Licensed by the Virginia Board of Medicine
• Board Certificated
• Unrestricted DEA license and X license
• Addiction-credentialed physician or physician with experience in addiction medicine
• State of Virginia Fingerprint Clearance Card
• The Company has a mandatory vaccination policy. All successful applicants must be fully vaccinated, including showing proper documentation, or otherwise be exempt pursuant to the Company's exemption process prior to their start date as a condition of employment
• Complete all credentialing requirements within the required time period, including but not limited to obtaining a National Provider Identifier (NPI), Medallion enrollment, Medicare enrollment, and any other necessary credentials as required for the role

It would be great if you had:

• Experience working with children, youth, and their families
• Prior administrative experience
• Knowledge and experience with DBHDS and DMAS regulations

What We Offer:

Full-time only:

• Employees (and their families) are offered comprehensive health insurance, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
• CHS pays for Basic Life, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life insurance option for employees and their families
• Health Savings Accounts (with $1,000 to $2,000 employer contribution depending on plan)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)
• 401k company match after 6 months (50% of deferrals up to 6% of compensation)
• Generous PTO starting at 160 hours accrued annually and 12 recognized company holidays

All employees (Pool, Part-time and Full-time):

• Employee Assistance Program to help with confidential emotional support, work life solutions, financial solutions, legal assistance, or online support
• Online Subscription to Headspace, a digital mindfulness and meditation platform
• After 90 days, you are auto enrolled in the 401k Plan

The typical base range for this position in Virginia is $288,000 to $360,000

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EEO Statement

Connections Health Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees and applicants.