Associate Medical Director; Part Time

Position: Associate Medical Director (Part Time)
Be Well is located on the Be Well Orange County campus, which brings together mental health care services uniting public, private, academic, and faith-based organizations in a cooperative partnership that helps facilitate communication, bridge gaps, and eliminate barriers to care. The result is a more compassionate system of care that works better for everyone in the community. The 24/7/365 residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment program provides 3.1, 3.3, and 3.5 ASAM levels of care for males and females, as well as 3.2 withdrawal management.

There are 15 beds allocated for 3.1/3.5, 15 beds for 3.3and 12 beds for 3.2, for a total of 42 beds.
The part-time (20 hours a week) Associate Medical Director is primarily responsible for the oversight and delivery of care. This is accomplished through the monitoring of clinical skills of providers and patient access to care, participation in the performance improvement process, assisting in the development of policies and procedures used to ensure quality patient care and the orientation of new providers.

The Associate Medical Director is a member of the program leadership team and fosters teamwork, collaboration, and integration of all service areas.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Responsibilities include oversight and delivery of care for patients suffering from substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatry disease including withdrawal management. Other duties include:

In conjunction with program leadership, creates, contributes to and implements policies pertaining to the HR360 behavioral and medical care.
In collaboration with Nurse Manager, program leadership, regional leadership, and Medical Director works to ensure quality, efficient patient care.
Provides full supervision in addition to clinical supervision and oversight for Advanced Practice

Providers including entering into Collaborative Agreements with the Advanced Practice Provider, providing supervision and having input in the clinical review, performance appraisal, peer review and hiring and termination providers and clinical support staff.

Provides supervision and oversight of quality of care among providers and ancillary staff in clinical areas. This includes being available for consultations.
Supervises advanced practice providers:

Participate in regular supervision meetings with medical providers.
Be available for consultations when difficult or complex patients arise.
Review a set number of charts for each provider; this number will vary based one experience and credentials of the provider and will be determined by the Medical Director.
When certain forms or documents require a physician signature, review said forms with provider and execute signature if care is appropriate.

Strategize how best to allocate resources to support expanded services.
Ensures that appropriate care is delivered to all patients; from withdrawal management and Residential Treatment Center (RTC) to Intensive Out Patient (IOP) and other outpatient services.
Fosters integration of services at the programs.
Champions Quality Improvement efforts.
Ensures patient access to care by monitoring provider productivity targets. In conjunction with the Medical Director supports providers in attaining goals through practice management or other support.
Work with Nurse Manager to ensure adequate productivity of nursing staff as set forth by the organization.
Work with Medical Director to ensure adequate productivity of providers (MD/DO/NP/PA) as set forth by the organization.
Is an active member of the program leadership team. Actively fosters collaboration and furthers integration efforts among service areas.

Clinical Staff Direction Responsibilities:

Reviews employee performance provides feedback and makes recommendations for individual performance improvement and development for medical providers and other staff.
Performs annual performance appraisal of providers.
Orients new physicians and advanced practice providers; monitors performance during initial employment and thereafter through peer review, chart audits, utilization review and other processes.
Responds to patient requests for information and assistance (e.g., form…