Psychiatrist / Medical Director - Residential
Psychiatrist / Medical Director - Residential
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Overview
Location: Cove Forge Behavioral Health202 Cove Forge RdWilliamsburg PA 16693
Cove Forge Behavioral Health Williamsburg Pennsylvanias leading Addiction Treatment Center for adults is a 338 -bed facility offers detox and residential rehabilitation services to the men and women of Williamsburg Pennsylvania who are dealing with substance use disorder (SUD) and certain co-occurring disorders.
We are currently seeking a Full-Time Residential Psychiatrist/Medical Director to support our patients receiving specialized substance use disorder treatment.
For more information please contact Eva Fassauer at or call/text .
Overview:
The Medical Director is responsible for leadership quality assurance oversight and overall medical management of the clinic within the boundaries of state and federal regulations and accreditation standards. Responsibilities include planning organizing medical and clinical practices; providing direct patient care and assisting other departments with direct interactions with physicians or medical staff.
Responsibilities
- Oversees and is responsible for the quality efficiency and management of delivering medical services within the clinic;
- Defines protocols and assists in decision making pertaining to the medical care of patients that is consistent with current medical practice policies and procedures;
- Provides oversight to other professional medical staff as well as administrative or support staff as designated;
- Serves as a liaison between the medical staff other clinic staff division or corporate staff and organizational leadership;
- Monitors assigned staff to adherence to established medical and clinic policy;
- Provides back up call coverage;
- Serves in a teaching capacity for the training and development of other personnel;
- Responsible for securing physical exam and history from the patient reviewing medical records making medical evaluations request appropriate diagnostic testing prescribes medications and treatments assists in the management of behavioral or mental health problems of patients maintains current medical records in accordance with federal or state regulation and clinic or corporate policies and procedures; and
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
- Board certified in Psychiatry required.
- Previous experience as a Medical Director preferred.
Licenses/Certifications:
- Current unrestricted license to practice medicine by the state in which the facility operates.
- Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.
Our Comprehensive Treatment Network
23500 Employees 11400 Beds 258 Locations 38 States 1 Network
As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia our primary goal is to meet patients where theyre at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care including detoxification residential treatment for substance use residential treatment for dual diagnosis acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services and an array of outpatient programming options ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and substance use and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individuals characteristics protected by applicable state federal and local laws.
applicants for employment regardless of an individuals characteristics protected by applicable state federal and local laws.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
