Outpatient Medical Director/Psychiatrist for Mental Health Services

The Outpatient Medical Director/Psychiatrist for Mental Health Services oversees the treatment protocols and clinical operations of the Community Campus outpatient clinic at Crozer Chester Medical Center for Crozer Health.  This includes working closely and collaboratively with all providers, program managers and directors to ensure treatment/medication compliance for all patients for the Adult, Geriatric, Child and Adolescent service departments.  In addition, the Director monitors the provision of high quality patient care.  The Outpatient Medical Director/Psychiatrist for Mental Health Services is responsible for providing leadership and supervision to a staff of physicians and Advanced Practice Providers in the clinic.  In addition to providing mentorship.  Please note:  the largest portion of the position is dedicated to direct clinical care, with the balance providing administrative duties.    Additionally, the Director serves as liaison between the clinic and senior management ensuring open communication and heads quality improvement initiatives for the setting.  Participates in regularly scheduled administrative/management meetings. Promotes a culture of safety and quality in the clinic.

This is a full-time position reporting to the Interim Chairman of Department of Psychiatry.

Skills:

Excellent interpersonal skills.

Strong leadership and communication skills required.

Supervisory experience preferred.

Experience in community health and/or behavioral health required

Requirements:

Psychiatric and Medical license.

Current MD license in the State of Pennsylvania required plus current DEA registration

Benefits

(26) days of paid time off each year, which includes CME

(6) legal holidays

$3,500 CME allowance annually, including dues/subscriptions allowance

Malpractice Insurance coverage provided

Crozer-Chester Medical Center is Delaware County’s premier destination for advanced clinical care. This 300-bed facility is home to the county’s first cardiothoracic surgery program, a renowned neurosciences team, the largest group of psychiatrists in the region, and a comprehensive range of specialty and tertiary-care services.

Additionally, Crozer is the only hospital in the Philadelphia suburbs equipped with a comprehensive emergency department, trauma center and burn treatment center. As a teaching hospital and regional medical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine, our physicians work to train the next generation of healthcare providers through our residency, fellowship and allied health programs.

Crozer Health System is a four-hospital health system based in Delaware County, Pennsylvania serving Delaware County, northern Delaware and parts of western New Jersey. These facilities house a Level 2 trauma center, a regional burn center, three regional cancer centers, and a kidney transplant center. It also includes a network of outpatient centers, urgent care centers and a sports club. Crozer Health System is committed to the improved health status of those we serve. Through a seamless, user-friendly continuum of quality health services including primary, acute and long-term care, through rehabilitation and restorative care, Crozer deploys its resources in a cost-effective and community-responsive manner. Working with our community, we promote a place to live, work and enjoy our families.

Within our health system is the health network which is the largest primary care and specialty physician network in Delaware County. With over 300 physicians who practice in locations throughout the county, CHMG offers an array of specialty and subspecialty services, including family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, gynecologic oncology, reproductive endocrinology, sports medicine and multiple surgical subspecialties.

Commits to its academic mission to educate both current and future clinicians and caregivers;

Explores and implements new technologies for delivering care;

Builds partnerships within our community to meet the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of those we serve;

Creates an environment where each employee, physician, volunteer and board member uses their skills, creativity and learning to promote the health and well-being of our patients, their families and communities;

Accepts responsibility for being the steward of community health resources now and for future generations.