Medical Director - Behavioral Health

Job Description

Job Description

Skyway Behavioral Health is an innovative behavioral health center that goes beyond the treatment of psychiatric symptoms to address underlying biological, behavioral, and psychosocial causes of psychiatric disorders. Our belief is that maladaptive coping strategies are adopted by patients for survival. While adaptive at one time or in specific ways, these coping strategies are now preventing patients from living the life they want to live. Our treatments teach patients new skills that enable them to serve as their own behavioral therapists- thereby helping them to maintain recovery and generalize skills to their home environments.

At Skyway, we provide a fully immersive, intensive, whole-person experience that covers everything from neuroscience to nutrition. We believe that the path to recovery from traumatic stress requires a focus that encompasses not just symptom management but also the treatment of underlying individual, systemic, developmental, and familial traumas. We use leading-edge, specialized, evidence-based treatment modalities to help our patients address the trauma and pain behind their behaviors and diagnoses – thereby empowering them to make lasting changes in their lives.

Our team has extensive clinical and leadership experience in the areas of traumatic stress, eating disorders, mood disorders, and personality disorders/pathology. At Skyway, we are committed to building a culture and team that cares for one another such that we may care for our families, communities, and clients. At Skyway, we believe that recovery is not only possible but also attainable for all patients.

Role Description

The Medical Director is the primary physician responsible for clinical oversight of all medical aspects of the Skyway Behavioral Health (SBH) treatment program. He/she/they are responsible for ensuring the quality, safety, and efficacy of the SBH treatment model, and providing medical supervision for the organization’s medical and non-therapeutic medical staff i.e., nursing/CNAs. This position will also fully participate in admission and clinical meetings including DBT team meetings and team rounds, clinical staffing, and leadership meetings. The medical director's job duties are divided between direct clinical care for the patients and administrative and leadership-related tasks i.e., supervision and meetings. Skyway aims to offer an individualized, multidisciplinary treatment team approach wherein the Medical Director will work with staff within many disciplines including therapy, nursing, dietary, dietetics, and administrative professionals.

Essential Functions/Core Responsibilities

• Provides medical supervision and administrative direction to SBH privileged and credentialed medical staff for PHP/IOP and neuromodulation program.

• Facilitates the creation and approval of medical policies and procedures.

• Conducts psychiatric evaluations, follow-up assessments and participates in the clinical care and treatment planning process for SBH PHP/IOP patients including admissions and clinical team meetings.

• Provides initial assessments and follow-up assessments for patients in neuromodulation program.

• Provides confirmation of psychiatric diagnosis and prescribes medical and psychiatric treatment; supervises and directs the psychiatric and, at times, medical aspects of treatment.

• Participates in the implementation of SBH’s quality assurance plan; assuring that psychiatric care meets quality assurance standards.

• Occasionally provides night, weekend, and holiday medical triage and treatment authorizations via telephone; prescribe medications; provides medical supervision to mid-level practitioners.

• Acts as a physician leader of a multi-disciplinary patient care team for PHP and neuromodulation program patients.

• Confers with clinical staff and patients and their families regarding diagnosis and treatment; makes referrals to specialists as appropriate.

• Provides clinical assessments and crisis intervention for psychiatric emergencies.

• Serves as point of contact for administrative concerns of support staff for neuromodulation program.

• Assures compliance with Spravato (esketamine) REMS program.

• Assists in developing any new workflows for neuromodulation program treatment(s).

• Assures that patient medical records are accurate, meet legal and medical requirements, and are completed in a timely manner.

• Maintains relationships with community physicians and other health care professionals who are important referral sources for SBH.

• Establishes and maintains effective communications and working relationships with physicians, providers, and all colleagues.

• Assists in clinical education of APPs within organization.

• Engage with marketing/outreach efforts with referral resources and potential partners.

• Collaborates with the leadership team in creating and sustaining a culture of compassion and healing.

• Promotes the Skyway culture by demonstrating genuine concern and compassion for all staff such that they may do the same for one another and our communities, patients, and customers.

• Supports the organization's mission, vision, values, and strategic initiatives. Develops, implements, and improves processes to ensure that established policies, goals, and objectives are achieved.

• Maintains in good standing medical license, board status and credentialing.

• Oversees peer review process for credentialed medical staff.

What are we looking for?

• Licensed in the state of Illinois as a physician, with a board certification in adult psychiatry.

• Must be free of any investigations or sanctions by local and/or federal regulatory agencies.

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in an outpatient or higher level of care in a mental health setting.

• Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication abilities.

• Outstanding presentation skills for marketing and training opportunities.

• Proficient with computers, web-based programs, and an electronic medical record system.

• Ability to work independently as needed yet recognize the need for support and demonstrate the willingness to ask for help.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, respond with confidence, and resolve during challenging or chaotic situations.

• Excellent interpersonal skills. Must be fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.

• Someone who embodies Skyway values:

o We embrace the whole person.

o We commit to innovative research-backed programs.

o We are better together.

o We celebrate all expressions of diversity.

o We believe in service and supporting our communities.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to walk and climb or balance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Benefits:

• Medical benefits- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

• Dental benefits- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

• Vision benefits- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

• Short & Long Term Disability- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

• 401K Safe Harbor Match- Ameritas BlueStar

• PTO

• Paid Sick Time

• Paid Holidays

• Paid Floating Holidays

• Paid Wellness Days

• Regular clinical supervision

• Collaborative professional growth development

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Skyway Behavioral Health is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.