Chief​/Chair, Psychiatry

John George Psychiatric Pavilion, part of Alameda Health System, is the county psychiatric hospital and Psychiatric Emergency Services for Alameda County and serves a diverse patient population in California’s East Bay Area. The Department of Psychiatry additionally includes consultservices at Highland Hospital, two Intensive Outpatient Programs, and is set to expand with state funds to a Medical-Psych Unit and a Geri-Psych Unit.

As a provider of care to all patients, Alameda Health System provides high quality, accessible care to our community's most vulnerable patients. Our providers and staff are dedicated to our patients and would love to welcome others who share our mission.

We are currently recruiting for a Department Chair to join our team. The position is based at John George but will oversee psychiatric services to the county at multiple sites. It would allow for clinical time as well as collaborating with our provider and leadership team across the system.

This role willbe 0.3 Clinical and 0.7 Administrative.

Applicantshould be Board Certified General and Adult Psychiatry, medical license and DEA license in California. If you are interested in this opportunity, we encourage you to apply!

SUMMARY:
The Chair of Psychiatry is identified as the clinical and operational leader of the Department of Psychiatry to ensure the delivery of safe, timely, high-value, equitable care to our patients and the fulfillment of all relevant clinical services within the department. The Chair has multi-site responsibility for oversight of departmental services, including acute inpatient psychiatry at John George Psychiatric Hospital, Psychiatric Emergency Services, Consult-liaison services in the ER, acute care hospital setting (Alameda, San Leandro, Highland) and SNF (Fairmont), partial hospitalization program, outpatient clinics and other programs that may be developed.

The Chair oversees quality improvement activities within the department and ensures all facilities meet established goals; oversees the providers and clinical personnel who report up to them and is accountable for all clinical and operational processes and outcomes within the department; invests in faculty development. In partnership with their nursing and operational partners, responsible for meeting all goals that are in service to the AHS mission and patients we serve.
The Chair of Psychiatry reports to the AHS Chief Medical Officer or their designee.

DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: NOTE:
Following are the duties performed by employees in this classification. However, employees may perform other related duties at an equivalent level. Not all duties listed are necessarily performed by each individual in the classification.

1. Provides minimum of 0.3 FTE clinical services

2. Exercises responsibility for Departmental Medical Staff duties including, but not limited to, making recommendations for the granting of Medical Staff privileges, and the appointment and reappointment of Medical Staff, as set forth in the Medical Staff Bylaws including, but not limited to, Joint Commission standards, e.g. OPPE, FPPE, and annual staff evaluations.

3. Participates in Medical Staff peer review processes in alignment with Just Culture principles in accordance with Medical Staff Bylaws and applicable policies.

4. Serves as a member of the Medical Executive Committee - gives guidance on the overall medical policies of the Medical Staff and makes specific recommendations regarding their department. Maintains quality patient care services by planning and developing programs to ensure compliance with established county, state and federally mandated policies and procedures, including licensing and accreditation programs, including graduate medical education.

5. Serves as an internal and external champion of Alameda Health System and promotes an unwavering commitment to high quality care, excellent patient experiences, and an engagement and support of all staff across their department and the system overall.

6. Partners with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO)/designee, Operational Dyad, and other stakeholders to develop and update a clinical scope of services for their…