Behavioral Health Services Regional Medical Director

Overview

Starting Salary: $265,000

Who We Are

At Advocates, we provide comprehensive services for people facing developmental, mental health, or other life challenges. We're a nonprofit, mission-driven organization with a person-centered approach, empowering the individuals we support to make choices, build independence, and live full, meaningful lives. Our work is rooted in respect, compassion, and inclusion, and we envision a world where individual differences are appreciated and celebrated.

Responsibilities

• In conjunction with and at the direction of the Chief Medical Officer, oversees medical services within assigned region.
• Provides consultation to regional director and clinic directors in support of clinic operations to ensure the provision of high-quality care.
• Provides clinical supervision, including chart reviews and annual performance appraisals, of assigned medical staff (physicians and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)).
• Maintains and meets requirements of Prescriptive Practice Guidelines agreements with APRNs who are without independent prescriptive practice authority.
• Ensures compliance of assigned medical staff with state, federal and insurance regulations regarding psychiatric service provision and medication prescription.
• Ensures compliance of assigned medical staff with Advocates medical and psychiatric policies and procedures and provides input as needed for development of new policies and procedures.
• In conjunction with Clinical Directors, ensures that administrative functions of assigned medical staff are being managed promptly, including chart documentation, required trainings, licensure, and guardianship paperwork.
• In conjunction with Clinical Directors, manages and promptly responds to critical incidents, concerns, feedback, or complaints from people served, funders, community partners or other parties, in compliance with all policies, procedures, regulations and contractual requirements.
• Participates in the recruitment and hiring of APRNs and psychiatrists in conjunction with management staff to maintain adequate medical staffing.
• Works with Chief Medical Officer and Clinical Directors to identify regional service and program needs, develop new services, and design and implement systems of care.
• Provides medical, psychiatric, and medical-legal service and consultation to people served by Advocates.
• Maintains open, collaborative, and collegial relationships with internal and external team members.
• Attends and actively participates in supervision, clinical rounds, and medical staff meetings.
• Provides on call-responsibilities, same day triage, and consultation to persons served, team members, and other staff, as appropriate and needed, including through Urgent Care and Mobile Crisis Intervention.
• Ensures the people Advocates serves are treated with dignity and respect in accordance with Advocates Human Rights Policy.
• Adheres to all principles related to the Advocates Way.
• Performs all duties in accordance with the agency’s policies and procedures.
• Strictly follows all agency Performance Standards.
• Attends trainings as assigned and maintains necessary certifications required by Advocates.
• Follows agency and appropriate licensing policies regarding professional ethics and confidentiality.

Qualifications

• MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
• Board certification in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (candidates may be accepted if board eligible, if the candidate demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Chief Medical Officer comparable experience and competence).
• Current, valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in Massachusetts.
• Current, valid, and unrestricted DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registrations.
• Ability to maintain professional liability insurance coverage of a minimum of $1,000,000/$3,000,000.
• Satisfactory report from the National Practitioner Data Bank and absence of Medicare/Medicaid sanctions.
• Currently practicing a minimum of 20 hours per week, defined as direct service, supervision, or clinical administration.
• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Commitment to Advocates values and mission.
• High energy level, superior interpersonal skills, and ability to function in a team atmosphere.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to read and speak English.
• Bi-/tri-lingual (English/Spanish/Portuguese) preferred.
• Understanding of and competence in serving culturally diverse populations.
• Ability to utilize electronic health records efficiently and effectively in the provision and documentation of care.
• Current and valid driver’s license and access to an operational and insured automobile.