General/Adult Psychiatry Job In San Jose, California
Psychiatry Medical Director Physician
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Psychiatry
Job Summary:
Job Title: Outpatient Behavioral Health Medical Director Opportunity in San Jose, CAJob Description:
Under general supervision of the Chief Medical Officer and in collaboration with the administrative team, the Behavioral Health Medical Director provides quality direct patient care and administrative services to a multidisciplinary team in a variety of clinical setting. The Medical Director is responsible for the direction and oversight of psychiatric evaluations, medications, and treatment planning management of patients in the in all outpatient programs such as PHP and IOP as well as leadership of a behavioral health treatment team.
Qualified Candidates:
The Medical Director will-
- Serve as Medical Director of clinical programs engaged in psychiatric care; provide medical supervision and administrative direction to medical providers who provide care to patients including advance practice nurses and support the staff
- Provide leadership and participate in developing a vision and service line opportunities for behavioral health programming that meets community need and is financially and operationally sustainable.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of the clinical program by consulting on protocols, standardized procedures and schedules to assure regulatory compliance with CMS.
- Participate in direct care of psychiatric services as contracted separately.
- Provide medical input for the resolution of third-party reimbursement issues.
- Attend and/or facilitate meetings with other departments, area groups and agencies including but not limited to:
- Multidisciplinary treatment team meetings on a regular and as needed basis.
- Weekly meeting with Behavioral Health program director.
- Monthly reviews of current topics, difficult cases, internal issues, and scheduling with treatment team and other physicians and/or providers Monthly report out on quality metrics, Press Ganey scores regulations data, denials, and staff feedback to relevant providers.
- Monthly meetings with hospital CMO to review status of the Behavioral Health program and hospital C Suite updates.
- Represent psychiatry on assigned hospital committees
- Assure that patients care, medical charts and records meet quality, legal and medical requirements:
- Assure medical management of the patients is coordinated and that the History and Physical examinations are completed by the consulting physician within 24 hours, or as required by the patient’s program.
- Assure that all patients admitted to the psychiatric services have a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation completed as required by program guidelines.
- Comply with all applicable regulatory requirements.
- Maintain appointment to the active medical staff of the facility
- Maintain current licensure and DEA registration
- Maintain relationships with relevant stakeholders including outpatient providers, state hospitals, and other community behavioral health organizations to ensure open communication and collaboration.
- Maintain communication with Division and Corporate level leadership.
- 4 Day Direct Patient Care Work-Week
- Highly Competitive Compensation Models, including Productivity/Quality Incentives
- CME Reimbursement
- Comprehensive Medical/Dental Benefits
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Malpractice Coverage
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Opportunity for Career Growth
- Ability to Enroll Patients in Clinical Trials
- Ability to Participate and Present Research at Conferences
- Chance to Care for Patients in the Comfort of their Communities
- Become part of Physician-Led Organizations that Supports Work/Life Balance
- Base Salary Range: $400,000- $500,000, annually.
About Good Samaritan Hospital:
474-bed facility located in the heart of Silicon Valley
Designated STEMI receiving center in Santa Clara County
Cardiovascular services using state-of-the-art technology in diagnostic and interventional offerings as well as electrophysiology services
Robotics and Mona Lisa Touch are available
Innovative robotics program for orthopedics, spine, general surgery, bariatrics, gynecology, and urology
Robust orthopedics and spine care program with a dedicated inpatient unit
Expert high-risk obstetrics care with a Level III NICU
Comprehensive behavioral health for inpatient and outpatient care
Full-service oncology care with multi-modality treatment, clinical trials, nurse navigation, survivorship, outpatient infusion, and a five-time recipient of the ACoS Outstanding Achievement Award
As a major technology hub and one of the largest cities in Northern California, San Jose is home to a diverse community with many different cultural and art offerings, great education, and a desirable place to live. Widely known as the center of innovation, Silicon Valley is also home to many national, state parks and beaches in the area and within close driving distance. The community offers college and professional sports teams, including an NHL and MLS team.
San Jose, California, is home to the largest concentration of technology expertise in the world--over 6,600 technology companies employing 254,000 people. A beautiful climate year-round offers a wide variety of exciting cultural, recreational, educational and entertainment opportunities as the 10th largest city in the U.S. Residential options range from urban loft living, traditional tree-lined neighborhoods to mountain top retreats. Superior recreation opportunities from hiking and biking to surfing/skiing. Excellent public schools and multiple private school options.
Good Samaritan (Good Sam) Hospital: acute care 429-bed hospital serving San Jose, Silicon Valley and surrounding counties in two locations: main campus in San Jose and Mission Oaks campus in Los Gatos. Good Samaritan provides tertiary services including cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, cancer treatment, advanced obstetrics/gynecology, in-patient and outpatient psychiatric services, in-patient rehabilitation, JCAHO-certified Primary Stroke Center, Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, behavioral health and specialized surgery. Outpatient services include same day surgery, diagnostic imaging, cardiology, clinical laboratory, radiation oncology and the BreastCare Center. Readers of Bay Area Parent magazine chose Good Sam as "Bay Area's Best Place to Have a Baby" and "Family Favorite Hospital" for 10 consecutive years. Acute Rehabilitation Program is the only Silicon Valley hospital with a CARF accreditation specifically for stroke. Good Samaritan was again the only northern Calif. hospital to receive Outstanding Achievement Award from American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, 2008. Accreditation as Chest Pain Center for superior performance in emergency response, cath lab and cardiovascular surgery.
Technology: Interventional Neuro-Radiology in new biplane angiography suite; dedicated Oncology Unit with Palliative Care Program and Radiation Oncology center with latest targeted radiation equipment to improve accuracy, reduce treatment time and minimize damage to surrounding tissue, supported by new CT simulator and new linear accelerator. Diagnostic imaging: MRI with Excite software which improves imaging, speed and accuracy, enhancing emergency care and decreasing out-patient wait times. New 3.0 Tesla MRI. Combined PET/CT offers patients a single procedure and gives physicians earlier detection and diagnosis, more accurate staging and more precise treatment of oncology patients. A 64-slice CT gives Good Sam tremendous speed in emergencies and significantly expanded capacities for brain, cardiac and GI studies.