Medical Director

Company: Mental Health Cooperative
Location: Nashville
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Join us now and share your compassion in a setting that's as unique as you are! Our Mission:Mental Health Cooperative exists to engage, enlighten, and empower individuals and families with behavioral health issues to live healthier lives. By providing integrated care for the whole person, everyone can experience hope and live a full life in the community. Our Vision:We believe there is life after diagnosis, and that our challenges do not define who we are. Employee benefits and perks include:

• 403B Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Paid Holidays, Including Annual Floating Holiday
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Casual Dress Code
• Onsite Pharmacy SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Position Responsibilities:--
  • Assist in the development and maintenance of clinical protocols, procedures, and regulatory compliance.
  • Demonstrates organizational teamwork and ensures optimal clinical outcomes for MHC consumers.
  • Serves as consultant to agency providers and is available clinically to guide them in their role at the agency.
  • Develop and maintain quality peer review process.
  • Attends and/or facilitates meetings that are clinical in nature including but not limited to:
    • Monthly reviews of current topics, difficult cases, and group case consultation
    • Weekly meetings with clinic administrators and/or other departments regarding operations
    • Peer Review meetings
    • Assure Consumer care, medical charts and records meet quality, legal, and medical requirements including chart audits and supervision occurs.
    • Reinforces already identified systems of accountability for clinic providers to include productivity benchmarks, performance measures, and controls for clinic quality assurance. Documents clinical protocols in a manner that is easily understood and can be followed by clinical staff.--
    • Performs hands-on training for clinic providers of new and developing clinical practices based on established best practices.
    • Collaborates with Director of Clinic Operations to ensure MHC clinics are in compliance with all applicable regulatory and licensing regulations.
    • Provides hands-on training for new APN's in clinic protocols and best practices and ensures supervision standards are followed for all Advanced Practice Nurses.
    • Assists with the recruiting and selection of all Psychiatrists and Advanced Practice Nurses.
    • Maintains quality assurance/utilization review for all behavioral providers.
    • Maintains liaison with the medical community, area hospitals and the Managed Care Organizations to facilitate optimal clinical care at Mental Health Cooperative.
    • Performs duties associated with the position of Psychiatrist at the agency. Provides psychiatric care for consumers as required; provides supervision for APN's at satellites on a rotating basis with other agency Psychiatrists.
    • Maintain liaison with Vanderbilt University Medical School to continue rotation of psychiatry residents at MHC and oversee the program. Essential Skills and Experience:
      • Board certification in Psychiatry
      • 2 years of experience in a leadership position
      • Has valid and current Tennessee medical license
      • Has valid and current DEA registration
      • Has valid and current DEA X waiver Essential Requirements for the Position:
        • Valid Tennessee Driver's License
        • Acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
        • Acceptable Criminal Background Investigation
        • Personal Automobile Insurance Mental Health Cooperative is an EOE Company

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