Location:

Behavioral Health Center Northeast

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

Yes

Job Summary:

Establishes and leads execution of a strategic plan for the provision of division’s services, fostering a spirit of innovation in care delivery, maximizing the use of technology where possible to improve quality and enhance efficiency. The Medical Director will direct, within their division, providers, faculty, residents and other medical clinicians, to optimize the care of patients, support research endeavors, and provide effective and meaningful educational programs across the division.

Job Duties:

Medical Director, Inpatient Psychiatry

Functions as the Medical Director of Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast.
Provides leadership, planning, organization, staffing, coordination and evaluation for area of supervision.
Work collaboratively with the clinical, administrative and finance leaders to establish appropriate budgets for staffing and delivering all components of the clinical, research and education programs within the division.
Act as liaison with department administration and other hospital platforms to promote innovative care, teaching, and research in clinical departments.
Supervise and evaluate all division physicians and advanced practice providers in clinical and assigned administrative duties.
Responsible for all quality improvement efforts in the division.
May oversee one or more residency or fellowship programs or rotations.
Responsible for all relevant department and accrediting and regulatory agency standards, policies and procedures.
Facility-related meetings (committees, advisory boards, governing board).
Departmental meetings.
Medical provider governance (Bylaws, Medical Executive Committee).
Credentialing and privileging functions.
Performance management (productivity, OPPE, etc.).
Recruitment and retention and staff engagement process and flow (schedule, call, walk-ins, etc.).
Collaboration with other divisions and units.
Accountability to Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry.
Contracts with providers and community relations.
Attends facility related meetings pertaining to safety, quality, utilization management, and other departmental and committee meetings.

Work is typically performed in a clinical and office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details:

Education:

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)

Experience:

Certification(s) and License(s):

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

Skills:

Office Administration

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.