Medical Director

An Opportunity to have a leadership role over our clinic, serving as the clinic expert!!!

-Paid CME's (called CME's- continuing medical education for a medical provider)

-Paid licensure renewal

-Paid controlled substances registration (DEA)

-Paid Mal-practice Insurance

-Paid American Psychological Association Membership

Organization Overview:

Sound Community Services, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating, assisting, and supporting individuals with persistent mental illness and substance use disorders. We work tirelessly to create a culture and environment in which recovery and wellness are possible.

Position Overview: Full and Part Time Hours

Serves as the Medical Director for the agency. Oversees entire Medical Department and is responsible for quality of care, the enhancement of services, identifies growth opportunities, medical policy development, collaboration across all departments, and research to institute best practices.

Essential Functions:

• Partners with the Chief Program Officer to identify grants & growth opportunities for additional clinical services, to meet the needs of our diverse community.
• Serves as the clinical expert and mentor to the Sr. Director of Clinical Services and Sr. Director of Community Programs- who oversee all programs and services.
• Responsible for establishing and enforcing Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for the Medication Services Department.
• Leads and inspires the medication services team with a "patient first," person-centered, trauma informed care approach.
• Assists in identifying, selecting, and implementing clinical evidence-based practices for the outpatient department, in collaboration with the Senior Director of Clinical Services & Chief Program Officer.
• Conducts education and training seminars for the agency on relevant medical and psychiatric concerns in behavioral health service.
• Completes quarterly audits of prescribers to monitor of teams prescribing practices and documentation are of high quality.
• Serves as the clinical supervisor of all APRN's and LPNs, providing monthly individual supervisions. Completes probationary and annual evaluations for all.
• Knowledge, understanding and treatment options available with the ability to teach on the complexities of considering physical health conditions in combination with substance use disorders and the impact on mental health.
• Run the combined clinic meeting, weekly Risk Review meeting and care coordination meeting and attend other meetings, as scheduled, to provide clinical supervision/training/ consultation / collaboration.
• Provide medical oversight for the clinic & residential programs, reviewing referrals for appropriateness and serving as a liaison between the clinic and community/residential programs.
• Reviews and signs treatment plans and documentation for second signature as required. Provides guidance and feedback if changes need to be made.
• Holds a caseload to provide treatment to most at-risk clients in the organization and completes required documentation.
• Conducts and coordinates care with all service providers internally and externally.
• Serves as the clinical expert and attends meetings with the Southeastern Mental Health Authority, our Licensed Mental Health Authority to coordinate care for at risk clients.
• As a member of the Leadership Team, collaborates in the development/approval of policies and procedures.
• Always maintains confidentiality and discretion.
• Performs related tasks as assigned.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and climb stairs. The employee frequently is required to walk, talk and/or hear. Speaking and hearing ability sufficient to communicate effectively by phone or in person at normal volumes. Vision adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc. The employee is occasionally required to stand and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications:

Graduation from an accredited medical school or osteopathic medical school with an MD or DO degree; Board Certified in psychiatry required; active (or pending) license to practice in the State of Connecticut required; must be able to obtain a minimal malpractice insurance policy of $1,000,000/$3,000,000; experience and interest in community psychiatry and crisis intervention; 1-2 years medical management experience and/or evidence of post Doctorate Masters level training and education (MPH, MBA or equivalent); CPR/First Aid certified or eligible.

Sound Community Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin/ancestry, physical/mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law. EOE, M/F/D/V