Medical Director
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Job Description
Job Description
ABOUT OUR PARTNER
Madera County Services Madera CA
The Madera CountyDepartment ofPublicHealth (MCDPH) protects the health of our community by preventing disease and promoting health equity. They offer mental health and alcohol and drug services for all ages through education prevention early intervention crisis services assessments case management medication services psychiatric evaluations peer services and outpatient therapy. Individual group and family services are provided by amazing and compassionate professionals that are competent qualified and bilingual.
Medical Director
- 20hours per week
- Supervises daytoday clinical operations and medical staff.
- Provides psychiatric services for dually diagnosed clients. Responsible for all those acts of diagnosis treatment or prescribing or ordering of medications which may only be performed by a Licensed Physician.
- Provides medical care and services to Madera County Department of Behavioral Health (MCDBHS) clients as authorized by the Business & Professions Code section 2051.
- Conducts psychiatric assessments performs mental status examinations and formulate diagnoses of clients being treated.
- Refers clients to appropriate sources of treatment.
- Participates in treatment planning and case conferences.
- Provides integrated medication support services of cooccurring mental health and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in accordance with Madera County Mental Health Plan (MHP) specialty mental health services requirements and documentations standards.
- Ensures continuity in medication support services until client is linked with an appropriate service.
- Provides psychiatric testimony in Court when and where necessary
- Completes medical record documentation as required by the MCDBHS Policy and Procedures.
- MCDBHS has an electronic health record (EHR). MCDBHS is responsible for training contracted staff and providing a reasonable level of support for the EHR. Contracted staff are responsible for being proficient in working in the EHR.
- Actively participates in quality management and utilization review committees.
- Chairs the Medication Monitoring Committee.
- Assists with the development of policies regarding medication procedures & medication monitoring
- Provides training on psychotropic medications or provides evidencebased practices.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
THE BENEFITS
- $210.00 per hour for Medical Director PartTime Spanish Speaking W2 Employees
- $199.50 per hour for Medical Director PartTime W2 Employees
- Attractive 401K and Competitive Company Match
THE AREA
- Madera County CA is a county located at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California.2 It features a varied landscape encompassing the eastern San Joaquin Valley and the central Sierra Nevada with Madera serving as the county seat. With a section of Yosemite National Park within its borders Madera County has leveraged tourism as a key economic driver. Additionally it has established itself as a leading agricultural center renowned for its substantial production of almonds grapes and pistachios.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
