Clinical Director, Adult Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic, Bellevue Hospital

About the role

The Clinical Director of the Bellevue Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic (OPC) provides clinical, operational, and administrative leadership for the adult outpatient psychiatry clinic within the Division of Ambulatory & Community Psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical, operational, and administrative leadership for the adult outpatient psychiatry clinic within the Division of Ambulatory & Community Psychiatry.
• Oversees psychiatric services and collaborates closely with interdisciplinary leadership across psychology, social work, nursing, and administrative operations to ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered, and efficient outpatient psychiatric care.
• Oversees clinical operations of the OPC, including oversight of workflow, access, quality improvement, regulatory compliance, staff supervision, patient safety, and coordination of care across hospital and community systems.
• Serves as a liaison between the OPC and other hospital departments, academic partners, and external agencies, and supports the educational mission of the department through teaching and supervision of trainees.
• Reviews clinical utilization, productivity, and operational metrics and implements initiatives to improve access, efficiency, patient flow, and quality of care.
• Collaborates with administrative leadership regarding scheduling, template management, and clinic workflows.
• Reviews clinical staffing patterns, schedules, and caseload distribution for psychiatrists and collaborates with relevant discipline leadership regarding interdisciplinary staffing and operational needs.
• Troubleshoots operational and workflow issues and develops strategies to improve clinic functioning and continuity of care.
• Supports clinician compliance with documentation standards, clinical practice requirements, regulatory expectations, and hospital policies.
• Participates in quality assurance, utilization review, patient safety, and performance improvement activities, including audits and case reviews as needed.
• Serves as liaison between OPC and other hospital services (including inpatient psychiatry, CPEP, medical services, and community-based providers) to improve care coordination, patient transitions, and continuity of care.
• Serves as a representative of the OPC in departmental, hospital, and interdisciplinary committees and initiatives.
• Supports strategic planning and program development initiatives within ambulatory psychiatry services.
• Maintains an active clinical practice within the OPC, providing direct patient care equivalent to, at minimum, 0.5 FTE or as otherwise determined by divisional leadership.
• Provides psychiatric evaluation, treatment, and ongoing clinical management for adult outpatients with complex psychiatric needs.

Requirements

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school.
• Board certification in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), or board eligible with expectation of certification.
• Current New York State medical license and DEA registration.

Qualifications

• At least three years of leadership experience.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in outpatient psychiatry, behavioral health administration, academic medicine, or related clinical settings.
• Strong clinical, operational, organizational, and supervisory skills.
• Experience working within interdisciplinary treatment settings.
• Knowledge of regulatory, accreditation, and quality standards relevant to outpatient behavioral health services.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to patient-centered, recovery-oriented, and trauma-informed care.
• Proficiency with electronic medical records and standard computer applications.