Medical Director of Respite Programs

Job Summary

Hours: Full-time; 40 hours per week
Union: None
Union Name: None
Patient Facing: Yes

Responsibilities

• Services as clinical leader of the respite medical staff, providing support, guidance, patient care, and critical evaluation, with direct responsibility for overseeing patient care on one assigned clinical team within respite

• Supervises, mentors, and collaborates with nurse practitioners and physician assistants

• Hires and supervises an Associate Medical Director of Respite Programs, who shares on-call and clinical leadership responsibilities with the Medical Director of Respite Programs

• Ensures that clinical care teams are properly staffed, equipped, and organized to render high-quality care

• Reviews and revises and, when needed, develops clinical care policies and procedures

• Shares responsibility with BHCHP Associate Medical Director for hiring and evaluating NP/PA clinicians for Medical Respite

• Provides direct patient care at other BHCHP sites as needed or desired, after discussion with BHCHP Medical Director, and functions under job description of BHCHP Physician

• Maintains life support training certification (e.g. CPR, BLS, ACLS) from a course that includes a hands-on, in-person component

• This position may support up to 4 weeks per year of inpatient care at local hospitals

• Works in close collaboration with the Associate Medical Director of Medical Respite, Director of Nursing for Medical Respite and Executive Director of Medical Respite, the Medical Director participates in the overall vision-setting, management, and resource stewardship of the Medical Respite Program, which employs roughly 250 staff, including over 100 nurses

• Promotes communication between the Medical Respite program and other parts of BHCHP

• Participates in relevant committees, serving as co-chair of the Clinical Care Committee and co-chair of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

• Participates in other appropriate BHCHP-wide committees including, but not limited to, Senior Management Team, Management Team, Emergency Preparedness and Safety Task Force, and the Quality and Efficiency Committee

• Participates in other forums and work groups outside of BHCHP at the request of the BHCHP Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer

• Ensures that all regulatory requirements related to clinical care are met

• Prioritizes equity in the work environment and attends relevant equity & inclusion trainings; participation in BHCHP’s Equity and Social Justice Committee is strongly encouraged

• Meaningfully engages Medical Respite patients in any new program improvement efforts

• Develops and strengthens partnerships with key stakeholders in/of medical respite at the local, state, and national levels, including hospital/health care partners, shelters, academic institutions, national respite provider networks, treatment programs, harm reduction programs, public agencies, and many others

• Shares 24 hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year medical respite administrative on-call duties with the Associate Medical Director of Medical Respite

• Performs other appropriate duties at the request of the BHCHP Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer

• Ensures growth of the clinical knowledge of Medical Respite staff (including NPs and PAs) and trainees from local medical schools/hospitals through educational opportunities and individual mentoring

• Holds regular educational seminars on topics relevant to Medical Respite clinical care, including case conferences and Morbidity & Mortality Reviews of any adverse clinical events

• Acts as the champion of quality improvement initiatives, ensuring active, ongoing evaluation of Medical Respite processes and leading QI initiatives as needed

• Makes sure key performance metrics, such as hospital readmission rate and length of stay, are monitored with an additional focus on health equity

Qualifications

• MD with primary care specialty (Internal Medicine or Family Medicine)

• At least 3 years of clinical experience as an MD caring for underserved populations

• DEA X-waiver required

• Familiarity with hospital medicine, addiction medicine, and/or Health Care for the Homeless program(s) is desired

• Prior managerial/administrative experience is preferred

• Strong understanding of the complex health problems of homeless people, substance use disorder, harm reduction strategies, and the social determinants of health. An understanding of the historical and current effects of racism and xenophobia in the health care setting is desired

• A demonstrated interest in working with underserved populations, including those with co-morbid psychiatric illnesses and substance use disorders

Benefits

The compensation increases based on years of experience and ranges from $172,000 - $275,200 annually. Annual salary is pro-rated based on part-time hours worked

BHCHP full-time employees are eligible for our competitive time off program, health, dental and vision insurance, 403B retirement savings plan, pre-tax MBTA pass program with 40% discount, additional compensation for demonstrated bilingual proficiency and more. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees

Equal Opportunity Employer

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Covid-19 Vaccination

Covid-19 Vaccination: Proof of Covid-19 vaccination(s) is optional for employment. Candidates who are offered employment will be given details about how to demonstrate receipt of vaccination if they choose to.