Child and adolescent Psychiatrist Medical Director of a mental Health/Substance abuse facility in Northern, Illinois in need...(250k-300k)

Clinician/Physician Leadership

• Ensure that patients have appropriate physician/medical coverage and ensure the provision of physician and mid-level clinician services
• Help the CMO with a process to evaluate and review physician and mid-level clinician competencies
• Provide day to day specific guidance for physician and mid-level performance expectations within their setting
• Ensure that a system is in place for monitoring the performance of all care practitioners 
• Give feedback to clinicians/ physicians and other health care practitioners on their clinical performance and skills
• Lead the clinical staff in the development and implementation of biopsychosocial interventions to treat behavioral health patients 

Patient Care - Clinical Leadership

• Participate in regular leadership meetings contributing to the  development of policies and procedures related to patient care
• Help develop, approve, and implement specific clinical practices for the facility to incorporate into its care-related policies and procedures, including areas required licensing and accreditation agencies
• Maintain an “on-call” procedure for site physicians that meets the needs of the clinicians and patients at that facility.  This may include procedures to address admission/discharge issues, self-harm risks, adverse medical events, or hospitalization issues
• Review, respond to and participate in federal, state, local and other external surveys and inspections
• Help review policies and procedures regarding the adequate protection of patients' rights and other ethical issues.
• See patients regularly to evaluate and treat their problem list 

Quality of Care

• Establish systems and methods for reviewing the quality and appropriateness of clinical care and other health-related services
• Participate in the quality improvement process which may include participation in one or more of the PI subcommittees
• Work with the clinical team to maintain “Best Practices” in all areas
• Advise on infection control issues and approve specific infection control policies to be incorporated into facility policies and procedures
• Help provide a safe and caring environment; promote employee health and safety 

Learning and Education

• Promote a learning culture by educating, informing, and communicating with physician and clinical staff about important timely clinical issues
• Provide information to provide care consistent with current standards of practice (defined as "approaches to care, procedures, techniques and treatments that are based on research and /or expert consensus and that are contained in current manuals textbooks and or publications, or that are accepted, adopted or promulgated by recognized organizations or national bodies.")
• Develop medical information and communication systems with staff, patients, and families and others
• Represent the professional and lay community on medical and patient care issues
• Maintain knowledge of the changing social, regulatory, political, and economic factors that affect medical and health services of long term care patients; and from time to time provide internal and external training or educational presentations on clinical issues important to the field. 
• Maintain knowledge in current and emerging medical practice in the behavioral health field and evaluate for possible use.
• Maintain good standing membership in professional communities such as AACAP and ASAM to represent Rosecrance well.

Administration

• Provide leadership and oversight with other physicians regarding timely completion of clinical documents necessary for good clinical care and reimbursement
• Provide necessary information for projects related to obtaining or application of grants and contracts
• Be available to the media on occasion when an expert in your particular field is needed
• Monitor, review and revise medical and treatment procedures as appropriate for continued compliance with SUPR, TJC and Medicaid/Medicare regulations and generally accepted medical practice.

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS 

• MD or DO with two years’ experience in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and addictions treatment or Board Certified or Board Eligible in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ABAM Certification or will accept:
  
  • Demonstrated clinical competency in admission and discharge, assessment, treatment planning, bio
  • Demonstrated clinical competency in the current version of the DSM and the ASAM Patient Placement
• Ability and preferable experience participating and leading a multidisciplinary team promoting rec

COMPENSATION

• Base Salary - $250,000 to $300,000
• Full-time
• Benefits - Full
• Relocation Assistance Available - Possible for ideal candidate
• Commission Compensation - No
• Bonus Eligible - No
• Overtime Eligible - No
• Interview Travel Reimbursed - No

CANDIDATE DETAILS

• 7+ to 10 years experience
• Seniority Level - Executive
• Management Experience Required - Yes
• Minimum Education - Doctorate Degree
• Willingness to Travel - Occasionally