Behavioral Health Medical Director / Psychiatrist (MD / DO)

Job Details

Level

Management

Job Location

GEN Putnam - Putnam, CT

Remote Type

N/A

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

Doctorate

Salary Range

Undisclosed

Travel Percentage

Undisclosed

Job Shift

Day

Job Category

Health Care

Description

Behavioral Health Medical Director / Psychiatrist (MD / DO)

(Full-time; 40 hours/week)

Generations Family Health Center, Inc. is a regional community health center covering a 37-town rural region in eastern Connecticut with sites located in Willimantic, Danielson, Norwich and Putnam. Our dedicated staff provides a full range of primary care services to all ages including medical, dental and behavioral healthcare, as well as care coordination and community outreach.

Location: Putnam and Willimantic, CT (Full-time)

Job Summary: The Behavioral Health Medical Director is responsible for providing coordinated psychiatric services to patients utilizing the clinical services of Generations Family Health Center. Clinical services provided shall include routine and crisis adult and pediatric care as assigned. The scope of practice includes evaluation, diagnosis, medication assessments and adjustment, patient education, and treatment planning. The Behavioral Health Medical Director will be knowledgeable about agency and clinical policies, keep all patient information confidential, and shall assume responsibility for the development and realization of an individual ongoing care plan for all patients. As Medical Director for the BH Department, you are medically responsible for the delivery of health care for the Behavioral Health Dept., including direct oversight of the medication management providers. The Behavioral Health Medical Director works closely with the BH Leadership team to reach department and organizational goals.

Generations offers an attractive and competitive salary along with an excellent, comprehensive benefits package.

• Base Salary: $266,000+ (compensatory salary based on experience)

  Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage

• 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer contributions

• Work from home available upon discussion

• Five weeks Paid time off

• Nine paid holidays

• Loan repayment eligibility through HRSA

• 80% clinical time, 20% administrative/leadership time

• Flexibility in patient scheduling, giving consideration to acuity and other variables

• Four CME days annually with $1,500 in CME funds and $1,000 in professional development funds

• Partner with other clinical leaders in department oversight

• Lead a dynamic team of Behavioral Health Professionals of varying license & experience levels

• Opportunity to develop psychiatric teaching partnerships

• Collaboration with Clinical Therapist team

• Dynamic clinical support team including RNs, LPNs & MAs

• Support staff for scheduling, referral management & care coordination team

• Partner with Medical Department on patient care

• Malpractice insurance

• On-call covered by therapist team with Medical Director support as needed (minimal, phone only)

• Employee Assistance Program

• Relocation Assistance for applicable candidates

• Visa sponsorship -J1 visa waiver and/or H-1B visa for applicable candidates

Qualifications

• M.D. or D.O. degree from an accredited medical school

• Residency trained from an accredited institution

• Board Certification required or board eligible in adult and child psychiatry.

• Eligibility for licensure in the state of Connecticut

• Eligibility for Federal and State Controlled Substance Licenses

  Interested applicants should submit resume and application online at:

  http://www.genhealth.org/rewarding-careers/opportunities

  To apply by mail, email or fax:

  Generations Family Health Center, Inc.,

  ATTN: Human Resources

  40 Mansfield Ave, Willimantic, CT 06226-1948

  FAX: (860) 456-1293

  EMAIL: hr@genhealth.org

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