Behavioral Health & Recovery Services Medical Director

Merced County; Merced (CA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading county government in California is seeking a Medical Director for its Behavioral Health & Recovery Services. This role involves providing comprehensive medical oversight, guiding psychiatric services, and leading a team of health professionals in delivering high-quality care to the community. The ideal candidate will possess a valid medical license and significant experience in psychiatry, along with the vision to enhance mental health services.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Retirement plan

Employee Assistant Program (EAP)

Paid Holidays

Vacation leave

Sick leave

Expense allowance

Qualifications

• Five years of responsible experience in psychiatry.
• Experience supervising medical and clinical staff.
• Ability to consult and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train psychiatric staff.
• Provide medical oversight for clinical services.
• Consult on legislative impacts on mental health services.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Medical evaluations

Staff training

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Valid license to practice medicine issued by the California Medical Board

Board certified or Board eligible in Psychiatric Medicine

Job description

Behavioral Health & Recovery Services Medical Director

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Examples of Duties

To view the brochure for differential for this position go to the following link:

https://www.countyofmerced.com/DocumentCenter/View/47351/BHRS-Medical-Director

Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Consults, advises, and makes recommendations to the Director of Behavioral Health & Recovery Services regarding the scope and quality of psychiatric, medical and other professional services provided.
• Supervises, assigns, trains, and evaluates psychiatric and clinical staff including independent contract status physicians and other positions.
• Coordinates the planning and implementation of medical training and education for physicians.
• Assists with the recruitment of physicians for the departments.
• Provides medical oversight for medical/clinical services of the Mental Health Plan.
• Assures appropriate medical and psychiatric consultation and liaison with primary health care providers and physicians.
• Makes appropriate business decisions in overseeing, directing, and managing assigned activities.
• Provides strategic leadership through communication, demonstration, and accomplishment of the organizational mission, vision, and values.
• Analyzes legislation and regulations for impact on mental health and substance abuse services.
• Implements appropriate departmental compliance procedures.
• Provides psychiatric, diagnostic, and therapeutic services including continuing patient care; jail-based psychiatric care; acute psychiatric care; emergency on-call consultation; conservatorship evaluation and court testimony.
• Consults with other medical and substance abuse practitioners.
• Directs nursing follow-up care.
• Completes medical records and court reports to mandated standards.
• Evaluates social support/rehabilitation needs. Also educates patient/families/staff and oversees intake and treatment plans.
• Establish, implement, and achieve goals and objectives.
  
  

License

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a valid license to practice medicine issued by the California Medical Board.

Experience

Five (5) years progressively responsible experience in the practice of medicine in psychiatry.

Certification

Board certified or Board eligible in Psychiatric Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Essential Functions

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Operate a personal computer and other office equipment.
• Communicate effectively with others in person and over the telephone.
• Provide psychiatric, medical and medication evaluations and crisis intervention.
• Provide psychiatric consultations to primary care physicians treating mental health or substance abuse illnesses.
• Provide medical direction and oversight of County-operated Psychiatric Health Facility.
• Analyze data, interpret policies, procedures and regulations, develop appropriate conclusions, and prepare reports.
• Meet deadlines under stressful conditions.
• Develop, interpret and enforce policies, procedures and processes regarding medical/psychiatric services.
• Plan and ensure adequate medical staffing.
• Supervise, train, direct and evaluate medical and clinical staff.
• Resolve conflicts and respond appropriately to complaints.
• Complete multiple priority projects with conflicting deadlines.
• Maintain confidential information in accordance with legal standards and/or County regulations.
• Frequent use of depth perception, peripheral vision and color perception.
• Sit, stand, or walk for extended periods.
• Frequently lift, carry, reach, push, pull, twist and manipulate large and small objects.
• Kneel, bend, twist, squat, balance and crawl.
• Frequent use of hand-eye coordination.
• Frequent use of data entry device including repetitive hand and arm motion.
• Occasionally lift and carry up to 40 pounds.
• Normal dexterity, frequent holding and grasping.
• Represents the department with other government jurisdictions and community partners.
• Regular attendance is an essential function.
  
  

Knowledge Of

• General psychiatric medicine and forensic psychiatry.
• Psychosocial rehabilitation.
• Laws, legislation and regulations impacting mental health and substance abuse services.
• Community support systems.
• Fundamental of staff supervision, training and development.
  
  

Ability To

• Work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Supervise and direct medical and clinical staff.
• Conduct and coordinate training.
• Manage patient flow efficiently.
• Consult/collaborate with multiple systems.
• Work with seriously mentally ill and their families.
  
  

ALLOWANCES

EXPENSE ALLOWANCE

$100 per month expense allowance.

HOLIDAYS & LEAVES

MANAGEMENT LEAVE

96 hours per Fiscal Year.

VACATION

10 days the first 5 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 160 hours), 15 days in the second 5 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 240 hours), and 20 days after 10 years of continuous employment (limited to a maximum of 320 hours). Optional annual sell back of a portion of accumulated vacation leave hours (maximum - 40 hours).

SICK LEAVE

0.0625 hours sick leave for each paid regularly scheduled work hour. 16 days (130 hours per year) with unlimited accumulation. Optional annual buy back of a portion of accumulated sick leave hours upon meeting certain criteria.

HOLIDAYS

Twelve paid holidays annually plus two optional holidays.

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE

Five (5) regularly scheduled workdays.

INSURANCE

HEALTH INSURANCE

Medical Insurance - Merced County offers multiple Medical Plans and contributes towards employee and dependent premiums. Medical plan availability varies based on bargaining units.

• Anthem 500 EPO
• Anthem 1500 EPO
• Anthem HDHP (High Deductible Medical Plan) with Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Anthem HDHP (High Deductible Medical Plan) without Health Savings Account (HSA)
  
  

Dental Insurance - Delta Dental

• County pays 100% of the premium for employees and 50% for dependent(s)
  
  

Vision Insurance - VSP

• County pays 100% of the premium for employees and 50% for dependent(s)
  
  

DISABILITY INSURANCE

Management Disability Insurance – Unrepresented Management Levels A-E - 100% premium paid by employer

LIFE INSURANCE

County-paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance

• Unit 20 Unrepresented Management:
• Level A & B $85,000
• Level C $55,000
• Level D & E $35,000
  
  

Voluntary Term and Whole Life Insurance are available - premium paid by employee

RETIREMENT

Deferred Compensation

The County offers a 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. Employees choose their investment funds and can make pretax contributions to the plan up to the maximum allowable.

Extra Help Employees Do Not Qualify For County Benefits.

MERCED COUNTY EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION

The retirement plan is a defined benefit plan administered pursuant to the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 and other provisions of the California Government Code. MCERA members also pay into Social Security. The applicable benefit formula is dependent upon your hire date with an MCERA employer; your pension amount will be determined by your age, years of service and final compensation amount.

EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)

Anthem EAP services provide up to five face-to-face counseling sessions per incident and provides a toll-free "800" hotline available 24/7 for emergencies and crisis intervention. EAP services include counseling services, legal services, financial services and work-life resource services.

EMPLOYEE TICKETS, COUPONS, and DISCOUNTS

The County of Merced has partnered with Employee Savings Tickets to provide discounted coupons and tickets for all county employees to attractions throughout the state and out-of-state. The discounts and coupons are available for shopping, movies, sporting events, theme parks, zoos and aquariums and much more.

THIS BULLETIN IS NOT A CONTRACT AND DOES NOT CREATE CONTRACTUAL OR LEGAL RIGHTS ON BEHALF OF ANY EMPLOYEE. THIS BULLETIN IS SUBJECT OF BEING SUPPLEMENTED, MODIFIED, WITHDRAWN OR OTHERWISE CHANGED PENDING LABOR AGREEMENTS AND/OR AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR AS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DEEM NECESSARY.

For answers to specific questions regarding employee benefits, please call Human Resources at 209.385.7682

01

Do you possess a valid license to practice medicine issued by the California Medical Board?

• Yes
• No
  
  

02

Are you Board certified, or Board eligible in Psychiatric Medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology?

• Yes
• No
• Required Question

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Government Administration

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