Facility Location: Port Angeles, WA State (NOT a remote position)
Department: Medical Services
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Pay Range: $185,000 to $285,000 (DOE/DOQ)
Hours per Week: 40 hours
Workdays: Monday to Friday
Benefits:
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Vacation, Sick Leave, Float Days & Paid Holidays
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- Wellness Program
- Employee Assistant Program
- LifeFlight Membership
- Education Allowance
JOB PURPOSE: The
Medical Director is a key member of the Executive Leadership Team who serves as
an operational liaison between medical and psychiatric providers and
organizational leadership while serving as an advocate and liaison between
consumers and PBH clinical teams. The Medical Director is an integrating force
who fosters alignment of the healthcare team to provide evidence based, safe, high-quality,
cost-effective care for the community served by Peninsula Behavioral Health.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for the comprehensive health services
provided at PBH, including psychiatry, primary care, pharmacy services, and
nursing care, across all PBH facilities.
- Actively
participates in organizational initiatives and strategic planning.
- Provide
leadership to PBH facility-based healthcare providers including clinical
and administrative supervision.
- Collaborate
with community partners, peers at the state Health Care Authority and
Department of Health, as well as the local Public Health Department.
- Train
new Providers on the PBH policies and keep current medical staff up to
date on Washington State and federal regulations and best practice
standards.
- Establish,
develop, and implement the overall plans, goals, and objectives to lead the
PBH Medical Department's various programs.
- Support
and create new and effective population health strategies for healthcare
staff to ensure interventions are effective, efficient, and necessary.
- Work
with the Chief Operating Officer to develop the current and future
business processes to support PBH expansion and sustainability.
- Work
effectively with the Director of Quality and Compliance to ensure
regulatory compliance with all federal and state laws and regulations,
including Washington state professional standards of practice, Revised
Code of Washington, Washington Administrative Code, and agency policies.
- Provide
clinical support and work with other members of the leadership team to
develop, communicate, and implement the overall agency strategy.
- Ensure
the cost effective and efficient delivery of care, and the proper utilization
of resources.
- Provide
direct patient care using proper, recognized modalities of treatment.
SECONDARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provides consultation to the Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Operating Officer, Clinical Directors, Supervisors, and staff regarding medical
and psychiatric issues.
- Provides in-service training for staff.
- Maintains familiarity with and handles client information in
accordance with Federal regulations (42 CFR, part 2), the Revised Code of
Washington, (71.05.390 and 71.24), and other applicable laws pertaining to the
confidentiality of client and staff information.
- Maintains familiarity with State and Federal regulations for
prescription medications (including controlled substances) and prepares
organization policies and procedures to guide the use of prescription
medications and controlled substances at PBH.
- Maintains physical security of confidential materials and
assigned Agency property.
- Participates actively in professional organizations in order
to further education, professional growth and networking.
- Maintains high standards of professional conduct in relation
to clients, staff and other community professionals.
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:
- Clear
understanding of PBH functions currently, and how it may evolve.
- Ability
to assess where integration is needed to break down clinical or administrative
silos.
- Willing
to recommend and make necessary changes to improve functioning of the
organization.
- Must
be comfortable with all the moving parts of the organization; and know when and
how to align different constituencies within the organizational setting.
- Ability
to successfully manage projects, develop programs, and execute plans.
- Fully
support current medical providers and nursing team members and have the ability
to identify and nurture future leaders to ensure sustainable delivery of
quality care by the organization.
- Must
have a strong working understanding of metrics and medical analytics.
- Must
be attuned to other legal landmines with regard to the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Health Care Quality Improvement
Act (HCQIA), vulnerability to Recovery Auditor Contracts (RAC) and avoidance of
practices that could invoke fraud and abuse enforcement (billing for services
that do not meet medical necessity criteria or over billing for services).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Respectfully
and effectively communicate with staff, consumers, natural supports, and
community partners.
- Ability to work independently, be a self-starter, and to work
as a team member.
- Ability to manage crisis effectively
- Familiarity with relevant professional standards.
- Abides
with attendance, punctuality, and professionalism expectations.
- Attends
required meetings, staffing, trainings, and educational opportunities as
scheduled.
REQUIRED
EDUCATION, LICENSE(S), CERTIFICATION, AND EXPERIENCE:
Education:
- Graduation from an accredited school Advanced Registered
Nurse Practitioner program; or
- Medical
Degree (MD/DO) from an accredited university.
Licensure:
- Full, unrestricted Licensure to practice psychiatric medicine
in the State of Washington AND
- Full, unrestricted DEA license to prescribe medication AND
- ANCC certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner;
OR
- ABPN
Board certification in General Psychiatry
Experience:
- Minimum five (5) years clinical practice.
- Minimum two (2) years administrative experience in a
psychiatric/behavioral health setting.
- Minimum two (2) years
experience supervising others
Additional
requirements:
- Must
be able to pass a pre-employment drug test and background check.
- Must
be able to provide vaccination records for MMR, Hep B, Tdap and recent flu
shot.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Essential Requirements:
- Must
be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills to provide psychiatric medical
treatment to adults and children from an evidence-based approach.
- Demonstrate
extensive knowledge regarding the use, benefits, and side effects of
medication.
- Must
demonstrate knowledge of key principals of growth and development of the life
span, possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and
be able to interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each
patient's needs in accordance with the Center's policies and procedures.
- Knowledge
of management principles (including fiscal responsibility) and an ability to
demonstrate effective leadership skills and promote a team-oriented environment.
Essential Background
and Experience Requirement:
- Experience
treating a variety of psychiatric disorders in patients of all ages.
Preferred Background
and Experience Requirement:
- Extensive
experience with a variety of patient categories and focused experience with one
or more sub-categories (e.g., addiction medicine, child and adolescent
psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, etc.).
- Experience
providing primary care services to an adult population.
- Experience
providing care to individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and/or Serious
Emotional Disorders (SED).
NATURE AND SCOPE:
Physical Demands:
- Moderate physical effort (lifts / carries up to 25 lbs.)
- Frequent
standing / walking.
- Occasionally
lifts supplies and equipment.
- Required
Protective Equipment: maintain Standard Precautions and uses barriers (gloves,
masks, aprons, goggles) appropriately in all potential exposures to body
fluids.
- Rarely
exposed to clients with aggressive behaviors.
Cognitive Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to learn and utilize EMR.
- Willingness to work as a team member
- Ability to work independently and be a self-starter
- Working knowledge of the administration of medication.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to manage crises effectively.
Working Environment:
- May
be exposed to infections and contagious diseases.
- Occasionally
exposed to patients exhibiting assaultive behaviors
- Works in a clean, well-lighted and ventilated office
Working Demands:
- Frequent
pressure due to schedule demands
- Contact
with patients under a wide variety of circumstances.
- Subject
to varying and unpredictable situations
- Handles
emergency or crisis situations.
- May be subject to long irregular hours.
Principal Challenges:
- Working collaboratively with clients, other employees and
multiple community referral sources.
- Ensuring safety of clients at all times.
*Peninsula Behavioral Health does not discriminate because of a person's presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity including transgender status, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions, age (40), honorably discharged veteran or military status, or use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, state employee or health care whistleblower status.