Medical Director - (Fulton County) - 00059561 (Atlanta)

Medical Director - (Fulton County) - 00059561

Full-time

The Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) provides a wide range of human services designed to promote self-sufficiency, safety and well‑being for all Georgians. The department is one of the largest agencies in state government with an annual budget of $1.8 billion and nearly 9,000 employees. DHS is comprised of three Divisions: the Division of Aging Services, the Division of Child Support Services, and the Division of Family and Children Services.

The Office of the Commissioner is seeking candidates for the position of Medical Director . This position is based at 2 Peachtree Street in Atlanta, GA, in Fulton County. The Medical Director leads the development and oversight of an integrated system‑level strategy for delivering medical consultation services for the Georgia Department of Human Services, with an emphasis on the Divisions of Family and Children Services (DFCS) and Aging Services (DAS).

Job Summary & Responsibilities

The Medical Director will report to the DHS Commissioner with a dotted line to the Director of the Division of Family and Children Services. This position will also collaborate with the Division of Aging Services leadership teams to meet system‑wide goals and objectives, with particular emphasis on:

• Leadership and/or participation in institutional initiatives and programs on patient safety, quality of care, performance improvement, patient access, patient flow, patient capacity, value, resource utilization, patient experience, and business development.

Integration of adult and children's care with key institutional operational and service goals and initiatives, including patient safety, quality of care, performance improvement, patient access, patient flow, patient capacity, value, resource utilization, and patient experience across the continuum of care.

Provides leadership in all medical consultations concerning adults and children in the Division of Aging Services and Division of Family and Children Services, to include services for children in care and wards of the State.

Participation in and organization of various task forces and committees to review levels of care and services provided.

Oversight of clinical delivery model for inpatient, operative, and outpatient services.

Assuring provision of timely, appropriate patient access to inpatient, operative, and outpatient services.

Development of goals, objectives, measures, strategy, and plan for inpatient, operative, and outpatient services.

Provides medical direction of staffing models, provider schedules, provider work assignments, policies and procedures, quality assurance, performance improvement, clinical guidelines, resource utilization, fixed asset management, professional documentation and coding in inpatient, operative, and outpatient services.

Referral management, including oversight and coordination of referrals to specialists.

Integration of adult's and children's care with health plan referral authorization processes.

Assuring compliance with institutional and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

Preference will be given to candidates who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, demonstrate some or all of the following skills/experience:

• Must have an MD or DO degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in clinical practice. Clinical experience in pediatrics or gerontology is preferred.
• Requires current Georgia medical license and board certification in area of specialization. Initial board certification in a specialty relevant to specialty care after completion of formal graduate training is required.
• Must have medical leadership experience, preferably as Medical Director in a health care or social services facility.
• Must have the demonstrated ability to respond creatively to a changing healthcare or social services marketplace and improve patient access, quality of care, and patient experience in a market‑competitive environment.
• Experience with the use of psychotropic drugs, especially for children.

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