Chief Medical Officer

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with performance planning and evaluation systems, complete evaluations by deadlines with proper documentation
• Address and document performance, behavior, and attendance issues promptly
• Review cases at the request of treatment teams, CEO, CQO, and/or Patient Advocate; prepare written reports as needed
• Provide oversight of patient admission, risk assessment, treatment, transfer, and discharge processes
• Ensure Joint Commission and CMS standards for medical care and treatment are met with minimal citations
• Support quality educational experiences for trainees to enhance knowledge and interest in psychiatry
• Chair or participate in hospital and community committees, performance improvement teams, and collaborative initiatives
• Conduct regular rounds throughout the facility
• Flexible and willing to support the medical providers during times of critical need.
• Oversees medical provider unit assignments and manages on-duty coverage schedules to ensure continuity of care.
• Ensures the Admissions Department maintains adequate staffing and operates effectively 24/7.
• Overseas pharmacy operations to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations, policies, and industry standards.
• Designs and implements a structured onboarding program for medical providers.
• Actively contributes to the recruitment and selection of qualified medical providers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy degree and completion of an accredited psychiatry residency training program
• Current, full, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia or eligible for a license.
• Active DEA registration prior to the start of work
• Current Certification by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology