Medical Director (MD/DO)

About the role

Connections Health Solutions is a leading provider of immediate-access behavioral health crisis care. Our team combines medical and recovery-oriented treatment to stabilize individuals in crisis and connect them to community-based resources for ongoing recovery. As the Medical Director, you will perform administrative functions and serve as a key leader for the Phoenix facility, directing care through identification and implementation of treatment approaches and guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Leads, coordinates, and provides medical/clinical services to individuals within the facility.
• Performs medical review of all clinical practices, including safety protocols.
• Functions as representative/clinical leader for Phoenix regarding clinical care and practices for regulatory agencies, facility, and external stakeholders.
• Facilitates direct clinical care for at least 50% 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.
• Supports, supervises, and innovates within our leadership structure to ensure midlevel medical practitioners provide high-quality care under appropriate physician supervision.
• Ensures professional conduct and manages conflict resolution of Clinical Services staff.
• Reviews, participates in, and engages in corrective actions as indicated.
• Responsible for hiring and termination of Medical Services staff.
• Oversees onboarding and training process for new Medical Services staff.
• Participates in the facility’s Leadership Team as the Medical counterpart to the Operations leader(s), working in a dyad structure to oversee clinical operations and develop procedures supporting the company’s strategic mission.
• May serve as the attending psychiatrist to specified patients, completing initial psychiatric assessments, crisis interventions, family interventions, focused crisis diagnostic assessments, risk assessments, and discharge planning.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary staff to ensure appropriate treatment modalities and works with outside psychiatric providers in outpatient and inpatient services.
• Serves as subject matter expert in local involuntary treatment process and statutes, working with the legal community to review involuntary petitions and coordinate with the legal system.
• Serves on the Medical Executive Committee and other committees when clinical expertise is required.
• Works directly with the Quality and Compliance teams on process improvement projects and compliance surveys.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine.
• Completion of ACGME accredited 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 State of Arizona Board.
• Eligibility in Adult Psychiatry.
• Unrestricted DEA license.
• Complete all credentialing requirements within the required time period, including obtaining a National Provider Identifier (NPI), Medallion enrollment, Medicare enrollment, and other necessary credentials.
• The Company has a mandatory vaccination policy; all successful applicants must be fully vaccinated or exempt prior to their start date.

Qualifications

• Board Certification in Adult Psychiatry (preferred).
• Prior administrative experience (preferred).
• Prior post-residency clinical work with the SMI population (preferred).
• Prior post-residency clinical work involving involuntary treatment (preferred).
• Prior post-residency clinical work in emergency psychiatry (preferred).

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity (for employees and their families).
• Company-paid 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.
• Company-paid parental leave available to eligible employees.
• Employee Assistance Program for confidential emotional support, work-life solutions, financial solutions, legal assistance, or online support.
• Auto-enrollment in the 401k Plan after 90 days.