Medical Director This position is exempt from the State of Delaware Merit System

About the role

Serves as the senior physician executive for the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH), providing clinical leadership and oversight for psychiatric and behavioral health services statewide, including the Delaware Psychiatric Center. Oversees medical staff and clinical programs, serves as the Designated Institutional Official (DIO) for the ACGME Sponsoring Institution, supervises the Residency Program Director, and provides executive leadership to the Graduate Medical Education Committee (GMEC) to ensure excellence in patient care, physician training, accreditation compliance, quality improvement, and patient safety.

Essential functions

- Performs physical examinations, assesses condition, makes diagnoses, orders laboratory tests and makes recommendations and referrals. - Prescribes treatment, monitors patient's progress and adapts treatments. - Performs outpatient surgical procedures in scheduled and emergency situations. - Makes rounds with medical and nursing personnel; explains history, course of treatment, and current status of assigned cases; takes part in conferences concerning cases; recommends future treatment or action; counsels individuals and relatives about physical, medical and mental conditions. - Prepares various records such as progress notes and summaries; writes orders. - Instructs nursing and related medical staff in specific treatments. - Develops and administers comprehensive plans to ensure the most positive prognosis available. - Provide individuals and families with information regarding physical and medical status.

Medical Director

This is the administrative level responsible for directing, planning, coordinating and implementing all health-related services of in-patient, clinical or community services. Manages through subordinate supervisors a variety of staff functions including but not limited to physicians, nurses, clinic managers, and program administrators. Develops, implements, evaluates and oversees medical, clinical and administrative policies and procedures for health services. Develops, implements and evaluates new/revised programs/services that may include private health care providers to meet the growing needs of communities/patients/clients. Determines staffing, budgetary and grant needs/requirements and manages budgetary and staffing resources. Serves on advisory boards and committees and participates in medical organizations.

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Medical Director

• Possession of a Delaware Physician M.D. or Delaware Physician D.O. license or eligibility for a Delaware license.
• Three years experience in health or human services program administration such as overseeing and directing the development, implementation and evaluation of health or human services programs and services; planning and establishing short and long range program goals and objectives. Providing advice to other agency organizational units through consultation.
• Three years experience in developing policies and procedures.
• Three years experience in practicing medicine in a hospital, clinic or private practice.

Pre-employment Drug Testing

Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre-employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.

Criminal background check

A satisfactory criminal background check is required as a condition of hire.  The recruiting agency may require the applicant to pay for the criminal background check as part of the conditional offer of hire.

Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO)

All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment. Sessions are held at designated locations in Kent or New Castle County.

Application and Resume Evaluation

The application and resume are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position. It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and resume to include dates of employment, job title and job duties. For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content. Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.

Contact Information

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at https://dhr.delaware.gov/benefits/.

How to Apply

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• Contact us via conventional means. For further assistance, you may contact us by phone at (302) 739-5458, or e-mail at jobs@delaware.gov.