Part-time Medical Director (Psychiatrist)

Title: Medical Director, Psychiatrist 

Location: remote, but MUST reside in PA

This role is 5 hours per week, 20 hours per month

Clinical Summary: The Medical Director shall perform duties in conformance with federal, state and local laws and regulations, as well as in compliance with the policies of the Program, PMC and any applicable accrediting bodies including, but not limited to, The Joint Commission ("TJC"), The Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (“HFAP”), and DNV GL – Healthcare (“DNV”). Key clinical responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Monitor the coordination of physician coverage, so that the Program and its patients have adequate physician coverage always.
• Monitor the maintenance and enforcement of accurate, complete, and timely patient and other records regarding services rendered in the Program, in an adequate filing system. Such records shall be sufficient to enable Hospital to obtain appropriate payment, and to facilitate the delivery of quality patient care.
• Shall be available at reasonable times for consultations with individual members of the Program's professional and clinical staff (the "Clinical Staff") and administrative employees of PMC.
• Participates for reasonable periods of time in educational programs conducted by PMC and shall perform such other teaching functions within the Program as PMC may deem necessary
• The Medical Director shall partner with the Program Director and PMC to develop strategies and plans to educate the local physicians and community of these services.
• Provide input when applicable in the recommendation of space and other resources needed by the program.
• Assist in the orientation and continuing education of employees within the program.
• Work toward continually assessing and improving the quality of care and services provided.
• Medical Director must be enrolled as a participating provider with both Medicare and the applicable state Medicaid programs.

Qualifications:

• Valid License to practice medicine in Pennsylvania in which the Program is located without restriction or subject to any disciplinary or corrective action.
• Have all customary narcotics and controlled substances numbers and licenses.
• Board-certified or Board-eligible in the field of psychiatry.
• Status as a provider under any third-party payer program (including, without limitation, any HMO, PPO, IPA, private insurance program, Medicare, Medicaid or CHAMPUS) shall never have been involuntarily terminated, suspended, withdrawn, not renewed or otherwise restricted at any time for any reason, except as such has been disclosed in writing to PMC.
• Maintain clinical privileges at the hospital where the Program operates.