Medical Director - Harrisburg, PA

Overview:

We’re not just behavioral health people—we’re crisis people.

Connections has built a model that combines medical and recovery-oriented treatment that gets people connected to community-based resources and back to their lives faster. Our aim is for solutions, not just stop-gaps. Real support, not restriction. We have proven that our model improves access, creates hope and makes the behavioral health crisis system work better, and we’re finding better ways to do it every day.

Our story

Originally founded by two emergency room psychiatrists, Dr. Chris Carson and Dr. Robert Williamson, Connections Health Solutions brings 30 years of experience serving individuals in crisis and operates two of the nation’s largest and most studied crisis response centers in Phoenix and Tucson Arizona. Since opening our doors, we have provided care and treatment for hundreds of thousands of individuals in crisis.

Responsibilities:

What You'll Do:

The Medical Director performs administrative functions and serves as a key leader for the facility. Directs care through identification and implementation of treatment approaches and guidelines for the facility. Leads, coordinates, and provides medical/clinical services to specified individuals within the facility. The Medical Director is responsible for all psychiatric care provided in the facility, from an administrative (50%) and direct care perspective (50%).

• Performs medical review of all clinical practices, including safety protocols.

• Functions as site representative/clinical leader regarding clinical care and practices for regulatory agencies, facility and external stakeholders.

• Facilitates direct clinical care for at least 50% of the work week. Acts as a point of clinical contact and in a supervisory role in-person or by telecommunication at all hours of the day/week (PTO excluded). Serves as an Administrator on Call for the Leadership Team.

• As appropriate, functions as collaborating physician for mid-level providers within the facility.

• Provides clinical guidance to clinical services staff for escalated clinical cases. Serves as a point of contact at all hours of the day/week. Performs duties of the Medical Services Manager in their absence.

• Ensures professional conduct and manages conflict resolution of Clinical Services staff.

• Reviews, participates in, and engages in corrective actions as indicated.

• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, creating an on-boarding process, and termination of Clinical Services staff.

• Participates in the facility Leadership Team, which is responsible for the development and implementation of processes that support the strategic mission of the company.

• Serves as the attending psychiatrist to specified individuals. Completes initial psychiatric assessments, crisis interventions, family interventions, focused crisis diagnostic assessments, assessments of capacity for consent to treatment, risk assessments, individual education, progress towards treatment goals, and discharge planning including medical, psychological, social, behavioral and developmental aspects of the individual’s care, treatment, and services.

• Collaborates with other personnel to ensure that each treatment modality is appropriate for the individual in addition to working with outside psychiatric providers in crisis and inpatient services.

• Serves on the Medical Executive Committee as well as other committees when clinical expertise is required.

• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

What You'll Bring:

• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine

• Completion of approved psychiatric residency training programs, in the delivery of mental health treatment of adults.

• 3 years of post-residency psychiatric care experience

• Licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine or State Board of Osteopathic Medicine 

• Unrestricted DEA license and X license

• National Provider Identifier (NPI) or ability to obtain an NPI prior to the start date

• Addiction-credentialed physician or physician with experience in addiction medicine

• The Company has a mandatory vaccination policy. All successful applicants must be fully vaccinated, including showing proper documentation, or otherwise be exempt pursuant to the Company’s exemption process prior to their start date as a condition of employment

• Must pass the following background checks 

  • Child Abuse Clearance 

  • FBI Criminal Background Check 

  • Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Record Check 

  • Level 1 Fingerprint clearance card 

It would be great if you had:

• Prior administrative experience

• Knowledge and experience with Pennsylvania

  state

  regulations

• Experience working with children, youth and their families 

The typical hiring range for this position is $243,200 to $355,865

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EEO Statement:

Connections Health Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees and applicants.