Site Medical Director

Weekly outpatient therapy isnt always enough and a trip to the ER isnt the only answer. Patients and their families rely on CompassHealth Center whenincrisis every day wehelp people overcome depression anxiety suicidality obsessions/compulsions trauma chronic pain and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely.

About This Role

Launched in September 2023 our location in Silver Spring MD is already home to top local talent in behavioral health care. This interdisciplinary team of trailblazers will build our adolescent and adult programs from the ground up alongside the leadership of well-established clinicians psychiatrists nurse practitioners and nurses working in PHP/IOP behavioral health care for the past decade

The Site Medical Director (SMD) serves as the senior psychiatric leader at the site responsible for clinical quality provider performance and alignment with Compass Health Centers system priorities. This role combines clinical leadership operational partnership and direct patient care ensuring high-quality accessible and patient-centered psychiatric services.

What Youll Do

Clinical & Medical Leadership

• Provide direct oversight mentorship and performance management for site-based psychiatrists and nurse practitioners.
• Champion implement and operationalize Compass Health Centers admission criteria and evidence-based clinical practice standards at the site level.
• Serve as a clinical leader and subject matter expert for complex case consultation grievances and site-specific clinical challenges.
• Lead monthly site psychiatry meetings to review clinical performance system priorities and organizational updates.

Strategic & Operational Partnership

• Support and advance Compass Health Centers Key Initiatives including Access to Care Optimal Outcomes Continuity and Excellence and Patient and Family Engagement.
• Collaborate with site leadership to execute key initiative projects develop action plans and troubleshoot operational and clinical barriers.
• Partner with the Vice President and CPG Administration to implement and monitor performance expectations including RVU targets encounter goals quality assurance metrics documentation standards and budget goals.
• Prepare present and report site-level psychiatric performance and progress during Monthly Site Review (MSR) meetings with executive leadership.
• Lead flexible provider coverage efforts at the site and collaborate with the Regional Medical Director Vice President and administrative partners to support coverage needs across the Compass Psychiatry Group (CPG).
• Collaborate with Compass leadership in developing the responsible incorporation of AI services into clinical care

External & System Engagement

• Serve as a liaison with local andstateagencies including DCFS Departments of Aging and Public Health law enforcement and other regulatory bodies asappropriate.
• Maintain collaborative relationships with local hospital systems laboratories and Risk Management partners.
• Represent Compass Health Center in the community through outreach activities such as continuing education webinars professional blogs referral development and collaboration with outpatient providers.

Clinical Responsibilities

In addition to leadership duties the Site Medical Director provides direct patient care including:

• Conducting comprehensive psychiatric evaluationsestablishingdiagnoses and prescribing medications.
• Maintaining accurate timely and compliant psychiatric documentation for all patient encounters.
• Participating in utilization review quality assurance and performance improvement activities.
• Engaging in ongoing professional development and continuing medical education.
• Supervise internal nursing staff engaged in APRN training to develop a pipeline of excellent vetted candidates for future roles in CPG

Who You Are

Education & Training

• MD or DO (Allopathic or Osteopathic degree).
• Board Eligible or Board Certified in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry or Adult Psychiatry.
• Completion of at least three years of graduate psychiatric training in an AMA-approved program.
• Active unrestricted Maryland medical and VA license preferred.
• Willingness and eligibility to apply for cross-licensure through the Interstate Medical License Compact

Experience

• Minimum of four years post-residency or fellowship experience.
• Prior medical leadership and/or executive experience strongly preferred including but not limited to:
• Chief Resident or Chief Fellow roles
• Faculty appointment with teaching and/or research responsibilities
• Elected leadership roles in professional or medical societies
• Management or leadership roles within private practice or medical groups

Skills & Competencies

• Demonstrated excellence in communication leadership presence and executive functioning.
• Advanced expertise in psychopharmacology and the evaluation and treatment of mental illness.
• Clinical experience and proficiency in psychotherapy modalities including CBT DBT and ACT.
• Active unrestricted Maryland medical and VA license preferred.

We know job descriptionscan be intimidating so if this sounds like an opportunity for you please dont hesitate to apply!

Who We Are

Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health bringing passion connection and patient-centered care to the PartialHospitalizationand Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland we serve hundreds of patients every day ranging from ages 5 through adulthood in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.

A few more things we want you to know: our values are super important to us and hopefully will be to you too. Cultural humility teamwork continuous improvement connection patient centered care passion innovation and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.

Benefits & Perks

We know that you will be dedicated to your purpose here. We look at that investment as a two-way street. We are proud to offer plenty of space for growth and opportunities to pursue continuous development within our organization.

For eligible positions our other benefits include: comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans 401k program with company matching generous PTO (including competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment) and continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities.

Whats Next

Compass is committed to cultivating diverse and dynamic teams who exude passion for their craft so whether or not you check all the boxes we encourage you to apply wed be grateful to hear from you!