About this role
Medical Director Functions: • Ensure medical staff obtain and maintain professional licenses and certifications required for their positions through attending required trainings, tracking CEU's and submitting renewals in a timely manner. • Provides professional case consultation to medical staff, i.e. physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, residents, nursing staff, regarding consumer diagnosis, pharmacology, treatment interventions, & coordination of care. • Collaborates with the Chief Program Officer of Medical and Crisis Services regarding medical clinic policy & procedure review & development, psychiatry outcome development, tracking & analysis, evidence based prescribing practice research & implementation & medication clinic practices & protocols for quality improvement i.e. walk-in flow, wait times, practice management. • Offers second opinion consultation when either FCS Medical staff or consumer requests additional case/treatment review. • Provides oversight in the Medication Clinic and Crisis Care center, documentation, best practices, standard of care, clinical service utilization. • Leads annual review of Family & Children's Services Formulary, medical forms and Medication Services Protocols. • Serves as active member of the Outpatient & CrisisCare Center Medication Service Committees, meets quarterly. • Participates in recruiting of all medical personnel • Oversees development and implementation of the FCS quality improvement physician peer review system. • Implement and oversee new physician mentor program and 30/60/90-day peer review process • Provides psychiatric & primary care consultation to all FCS programs and locations • Collaborates with physicians on selection of annual professional development training opportunities / CME'S. • Hire, train, retain & supervise all Medical Staff including Clinic Manager, Nursing Staff and Medical Providers. • Participate in Community Education with a focus on decreasing the stigma of mental health, increasing understanding of mental illness and explain resources that FCS has to offer.
Psychiatrist Functions: • Provides psychiatry medication assessment and review according to agency scheduling practices. This may be accomplished through a combination of scheduled appointments and unscheduled; (walk-in, crisis & back fill consumers.) The Medication Clinic Operations Manager will assist in crisis management and scheduling of the unscheduled appointments. • Conducts psychiatric assessments including psychiatric history, course of illness, response to treatment, mental status examination and diagnosis • Prescribes psychotropic medications according to agency preferred practices and approved formulary • Conducts regular Pharmacological Management assessments for therapeutic responses and side effects, and educates clients regarding psychotropic medications. • Works with consumer to educate about medication and to support and encourage medication compliance • Works collaboratively with clinical team to ensure that clients obtain needed medication prescriptions and refills, offer services to walk-in clients as needed, and design successful treatment tracks for potentially difficult clients. • Serves as liaison between F&CS and various hospital and emergency treatment facilities to obtain needed inpatient treatment for clients. • Documents client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to established methods and procedures in a timely manner. • Provide leadership on medical matters in monthly physician meeting.
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION: • Medical Degree with Psychiatry Specialty
EXPERIENCE: • Minimum of 5 year of psychiatry experience (may include residency experience). • Previous experience in community-based mental health organization is desired. • Extensive experience diagnosing mental health problems with adult clients
PERFORMANCE COMPETENCIES: • Communication • Decision Making • Engagement • Initiative and Accountability • Interpersonal • Learning • Organizational Alignment • Quality of Work
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES: • Demonstrates knowledge of co-occurring disorders and appropriate interventions.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES: • Medicaid, Medicare & ODMHSAS billing credentials
OTHER INFORMATION
SAFETY SENSITIVE JOB CLASSIFICATION: This job is classified as a “safety-sensitive” position as defined by the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana and Patient Protection Act. Due to the “safety-sensitive” classification, an employee in this position would be subject to drug and alcohol testing, including random testing. Marijuana is one of the substances included in the drug panel screening. Possession of a medical marijuana license will not excuse you from the testing process or the consequences of testing positive for marijuana per the Family & Children's Services Drug Free Workplace Policy, including possible revocation of a job offer or dismissal from employment.