Job Description Summary:

Job Description:

The Medical Director works in close collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team, playing a key role in identifying and achieving strategic goals, and fostering an environment that values, supports, and builds the expertise of our staff and advanced practice trainees. The Medical Director supervises services provided by the agency’s medical staff and oversees treatment planning and review for clinic patients. This psychiatrist promotes caring and appropriate professional boundaries in clinical work, and demonstrates sound clinical judgment in high risk complex situations. The Medical Director also maintains the agency’s compliance with national and state regulatory requirements, grant expectations, and professional best practice standards, while building and maintaining staff morale, cohesion and commitment.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee the recruitment and retention of medical staff and the credentialing of all direct practice staff and traineesProvide supervision that promotes professional development in direct supervisees, while modeling and building effectiveness in these functions for clinical managers and supervisorsProvide leadership in identifying and evaluating the safety and efficacy of psychotropic medications for children and adolescents; innovations in diagnostic assessment; effective and promising trends in clinical practice; and emerging community needsConduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments for children and familiesProvide psychopharmacological services to childrenProvide guidance to parents / caregivers utilizing a family engagement frameworkProvide clinical leadership to treatment planning teams and conduct treatment reviews, fostering appropriate treatment strategies and enhancing treatment outcomes for children and their familiesProvide services to victims and witnesses of crime and other potentially traumatic eventsProvide consultation to CGC clinical staff to enhance diagnostic clarity in complex situations and promote greater understanding of medical conditions effecting patientsProvide immediate case consultation and supervision in high risk situationsCoordinate with the Request For Services and Intake Director and Program Directors to ensure successful transfers between programs and access to appropriate servicesDevelop and maintain collaborative relationships with primary care practitioners and key community partners e.g., hospitals, schools, DCF, and victim assistance programsProvide after hours on-call phone consultation as scheduled and neededUtilize the agency’s electronic health record (EHR) system to foster proper and timely completion of required clinical documentation, e-prescribing, program statistics and outcome dataConduct community education programs and publicize the agency's services in the communityActively participate in in-service training, supervision, and other staff development activities programsOther related activities as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

Required Skills and Education

M.D. with board certification in psychiatry; board certified or board eligible in child and adolescent psychiatry preferredLicensed in ConnecticutMinimum 5 years experience, at least 2 years providing psychiatric services to children, adolescents and parentsAbility to demonstrate a solid grounding in diagnosis and effective and safe use of psychotropic medications with children and adolescentsAbility to demonstrate an understanding of core theoretical concepts including crisis, crime victim, trauma, attachment and systems theory, normal child development and resilienceExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with verbal and written fluency in English; bi- lingual fluency in Spanish, or another language widely spoken in our community highly desiredExperience working with patients from culturally diverse backgrounds, and the ability to demonstrate cultural competence and sensitivityComputer skills required; familiarity with e-prescribing and EHR systems a plus

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

Hours will vary; our schedules range Monday-Friday from 7am-7pm and Saturdays.Minimal physical effort.  Must be able to operate computer and telephone continuously. Regular regional travel as necessary.

Organization Information:

Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), with offices in Connecticut, Colorado and California, is one of the country’s most creative and dynamic providers of primary medical, dental, and behavioral health services, and a leader in practice-based research, health professionals training, and use of innovative technologies to advance health and healthcare. CHC is designated as a federally qualified health center and a patient-centered medical home by HRSA, the Joint Commission, and NCQA, respectively. We deliver more than 600,000 patient visits per year from primary care hubs and community clinics across the state of CT, all connected by technology and common standards for quality. We employ several hundred medical, dental, and behavioral health providers who are engaged in practice, teaching, and research. Our Weitzman Institute is devoted to research and practice transformation and is recognized around the country as one of the premier research institutes focused on improving health care and health outcomes for special and vulnerable populations. In addition, the organization has developed three wholly owned subsidiaries from the original pilot developments within the Weitzman Institute: the National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training Consortium (NNPRFTC), the National Institute for Medical Assistant Advancement (NIMAA), and ConferMed.

Location:

Community Health Center of New Britain

City:

New Britain

State:

Connecticut

Time Type:

Full time