Psychiatrist Medical Director

The Medical Director provides medical leadership to a multidisciplinary group of clinical staff, in addition to providing direct patient care. This role serves as a liaison and clinical consultant to clinical staff. The Medical Director collaborates with the program directors, managers, supervisors, clinical staff, on issues affecting clinical operations. In addition, the director collaborates with South Coast Community Services in strategic planning, growth, marketing, and research & development. We strive to provide an environment for continuous quality improvement, develop and maintain professional relationships within and external to the organization. 

Responsibilities include:

• Diagnosing and treating adult and child patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
• Determining the nature and extent of mental disorders, and formulating a treatment program utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic methods and medications.
• Providing direct patient care to individuals with mental health as their primary diagnosis, as well as individuals suffering from a secondary mental health disturbance or illness.
• This role requires understanding of medications and interactions with mental health symptoms, as well as impacts to overall physical health implications of drugs and drug interactions and collaborating with, educating, and instructing on the physical health issues that might affect the mental health of their patients, such as drug interactions.
• Collaborate in Child and Family Therapy (CFTs) and other discussions with local hospitals about step up or step down care.
• Build your team and be part of and helping to train and lead RN, LPT and Nurse Practitioner.
• Assist agency in developing Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP) or Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) work with local hospitals.
• The ideal candidate would embrace our vision of opening CCBHC sites having integrated care for behavioral and physical healthcare. 

Minimum Qualifications

• MD or equivalent degree
• Completion of medical residency program in Psychiatry
• Ideal candidate would be Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology
• If Board Eligible, must be certified within 4 years of employment start date
• Current license to practice medicine in the State of California.
• Minimum on-site a minimum of 3 days per week.
• Fluency in Spanish is preferred, not required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to drive a motor vehicle without restrictions, often in heavy traffic and frequently long distances (one hour or more).
• Senses of vision, hearing and smell sufficient to regularly operate a motor vehicle, to visualize threats in the environment and operate safely. 
• Required to occasionally lift and carry 10-20 pounds.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, climb stairs (1 or more flights) and walk. 
• Regularly required to sit and use computer in office settings.

EOE, INCLUDING DISABILITY/VETS

We are an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under California law.

Please Note: Offers of employment are conditional and contingent upon successful clearance of all background checks and pre-employment requirements.