Physician - Mental Health Integrated Clinical Community Medical Director

Job Title

The Mental Health Integrated Clinical Community (MH ICC) Medical Director conducts diagnostic and therapeutic interventions on an outpatient and/or inpatient basis to a wide age range of mental health patients within the MH ICC.

Additional duties include providing coverage on the Acute Mental Health Unit (15 beds) and consultation to various Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs) and residential rehabilitation treatment programs. The incumbent is proficient with programming and best evidenced practices in Psychiatry and Mental Health. The incumbent functions as Medical Director of the MH ICC providing medical leadership and guidance to a very large multidisciplinary staffing group. The Medical Director is also responsible for providing administrative supervision to all Psychiatrists assigned to the MH ICC and health care system.

Clinical Duties

The incumbent has the responsibility of providing direct patient care within Mental Health Integrated Clinical Community (MH ICC) to include providing coverage on the Acute Mental Health Unit, MHRRTP, and outpatient settings.

• Demonstrates clinical competence in the field of psychiatry that is based on best evidenced practice (i.e. diagnosis and treatment modalities).
• Coordinates/assists with transfer to other units in the hospital, other health care agencies or other VA or community hospital.
• Assists with Mental Health consults within the St. Cloud VA HCS and via VTEL to respective CBOCs.
• Is knowledgeable about, and complies with, policies and procedures relating to Public Health and Infection Control.
• Participates in Performance Improvement activities to improve organizational performance utilizing performance reports and benchmark data.
• Assists in the implementation of VISN-wide service line policies, procedures, performance goals, strategic plans, and initiatives address any barriers in the implementation of the above.
• Treats all customers (internal and external) with courtesy and dignity. Continual responsibility to improve customer service skills through educational opportunities will be attained.

Administrative Duties

Arranges all General Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic assignments/ Coverage. Responsible for providing clinical leadership to the ICC and health care system.

• Attends all identified clinical and administrative meetings, participates in quarterly medical staff meetings, peer reviews, and participates in facility and MH ICC quality improvement initiatives/activities.
• Leads to achieve the highest level of customer service, flexibility/adaptability, organizational stewardship, creative and systems thinking.
• Promotes clinical practice guidelines, rehabilitation, and implementation of measurable outcomes for all MH ICC staff.
• Teaches and mentors residents, interns, and trainees.
• Provides weekend and holiday on-call coverage for the year and arranges/organizes this for the MH ICC.
• Assists with other functions and duties as assigned by the Director of the MH ICC.

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Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm with evening and weekend rotations.