Emergency Services Medical Director-Psychiatry

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The Emergency Services Medical Director is a psychiatrist responsible for the clinical and medical oversight as well as the quality of care across all programming, including Behavioral Health Crisis Consultation and Consultation Liaison (CL) services for all BILH hospitals served. This position supports patient safety, improves medical outcomes, and assists interdisciplinary teams in managing behavioral health concerns that commonly arise in acute medical care.

The position emphasizes practical, high-impact psychiatric care, collaboration with frontline medical teams, and efficient consultation services across inpatient units. The Medical Director co-leads the Emergency Services Division with the VP of Emergency Services. The division includes Hospital Team North, Hospital Team South, CL Team, Central Triage, and Jail Diversion Programs. This position is hybrid with virtual and on site responsibilities.

The Medical Director supervises BILH BS CL psychiatrists, psychiatry-on-call providers, and BILH hospital-credentialed BILH BS clinicians. The Medical Director also provides consultation as part of BILH BS CL services for designated BILH hospitals and drives key strategic changes in partnership with leaders within BILH BS and the broader BILH system.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities Representsand oversees all aspects of clinical and medical operations of the Emergency Services Division in conjunction with the VP of Emergency Services.

Responsible for planning, building, and implementing a Consultation Liaison (CL) service structure forselectBILH hospitals.

Provides supervision to all Emergency Services Divisionmedical staff, including psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and psychiatric nurse clinical specialists in the CL and Psychiatry On-Call groups.

Provides CL services to BILH hospitals on both scheduled and as-needed bases and completes required documentation concurrently.

Attends regularly scheduled meetings with key stakeholders, including daily hospital huddles, system huddles, system meetings, and staff meetings.

Reviews and discusses clinical case escalations andprovidesclinical guidance to address barriers to admission or diversion.

Ensures escalation protocols are followed and conducts patient reviews with inpatient psychiatric units as needed.

Attends all Emergency Services Divisionquarterly staff meetings and rotates attendance at individual program monthly staff meetings.

Provides academic enrichment through live, virtual, or recordedtrainingson relevant clinical topics and competencies.

Provides medical leadershipregardingpolicies and regulations and recommends enhancements as needed.

Participates in quality improvement, patient safety, and risk-reduction initiatives related to behavioral health.

Supports regulatory and accreditation requirements related to behavioral health, including Joint Commission standards.

Adheres to HIPAA and all applicable federal and state regulations and laws.

Provides on-call telephone coverage for clinical and medical consultation to Emergency Services staff and BILH system hospitals.

Oversees clinical quality for all services provided by the Emergency Services Division.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Supervision Supervises all psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse clinical specialists performing functions within the Emergency Services Division.

Assists with onboarding and training ofnew staffand ensures all providersmaintain credentialing at all BILH hospitals served.

• MD or DO degree from an accredited medical school
  
  Completion of an ACGME-accredited Psychiatry Residency Fellowship…