Psychiatry Medical Director opening in central Massachusetts Permanent

Psychiatry Medical Director opening in central Massachusetts

A fast-growing hospital system in central Massachusetts has an opening for an Inpatient Psychiatry Medical Director.

The unit Medical Director is clinically responsible for the overall provision and integration of medical services provided to patients throughout the Psychiatry unit. This responsibility includes working in collaboration with the Chair of Psychiatry, Regional Executive Director of Behavioral Health, unit Nursing leadership, and other clinical staff to establish medical practice standards policies, and procedures. The Medical Director also assures the coordination of medical services for patients and performs Medical and Service Quality Management activities.

The Medical Director will liaison with other directors and physicians within the medical center as necessitated by clinical and administrative duties. These include fulfilling the policies and procedures for the geriatric service and Department of Psychiatry, providing clinical coverage for patients on the unit, and availability (7 AM-6 PM) to the Evaluation and Referral Service for assessment and authorization of potential admissions, as needed.

About the Position

• 100% inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalist services
• Supporting 13 inpatient beds expanding to 20 beds soon
• Department staff includes the Chair of Psychiatry, two tenured Psych PAs and a part-time Hospital-Psych MD
• Excellent work/life balance practice with reasonable work schedule requirements
• Work involves primarily rounding on inpatients, responding to Psychiatric consult requests for patients admitted to the various medical/surgical wards, and working with Psychiatric Social Workers in the Psychiatry section of the Hospital’s ED
• Teaching option as NP/PA students rotate through
• 300-bed acute care medical center – Joint Commission Top Performer award for core measures
• American Heart and Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
• Leapfrog Group Patient Safety Score ?A? for three consecutive years
• Chest Pain Center accreditation by the society of cardiovascular patient care
• Level II designated ER with Psychiatric emergency services for adults and children
• Extensive medical care network, our Medical Group provides services in Cardiology Endocrinology, Hematology/Oncology, Neurology, OB/Gyn, Radiation Oncology, and comprehensive surgery services
• Hospital Employment Model features a full host of benefits including health insurance, relocation, CME, and more

Community/Location

• Located one hour west of Boston
• The population of 180,000 people making this the second-largest city in New England
• Local international airport with direct flights to most major cities
• The city is known for its picturesque terrain of the famous seven hills
• This community features superb private/public schools, tranquil suburban lifestyles, surrounded outdoor recreation including skiing, hiking, and boating, cultural diversity, and highly rated academic institutions

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