Chief Medical Officer-Piedmont Geriatric Hospital

Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; Crewe (VA); On-site; USD 308,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is seeking a Chief Medical Officer for Piedmont Geriatric Hospital. The role is responsible for overseeing the medical staff and ensuring compliance with health care standards. Candidates must have a Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy degree and relevant experience in hospital psychiatry with a focus on treating older adults.

Benefits

Sign-on bonus of $15,000

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy degree required.
• Completion of accredited psychiatry residency training program.
• Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine in Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate all activities of the Medical Staff.
• Ensure compliance with health care activities and standards.
• Develop goals and evaluate program effectiveness.

Skills

Inpatient psychiatry

Management principles

Collaboration

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy

Completed accredited psychiatry residency

Job description

Chief Medical Officer-Piedmont Geriatric Hospital

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Title: Chief Medical Officer-Piedmont Geriatric Hospital

State Role Title: 49154

Hiring Range: $308,000.00 - $350,000.00 -Commensurate with Experience

Pay Band: 9

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Piedmont Geriatric Hospital

Agency Website: https://www.pgh.dbhds.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

This position will serve as Chief Medical Officer of Piedmont Geriatric Hospital (PGH), supervising and coordinating all activities of the Medical Staff of PGH. Ensure that policies, procedures, and outcomes of health care activities inclusive of departments supervised comply with regulatory, legal, and medical standards.

Piedmont Geriatric Hospital is located in Nottoway County in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is the only facility operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services solely dedicated to the Psychiatric evaluation and treatment of older adults (aged 65 and older). The mission of the facility is to provide recovery-based mental health services to enable patients to thrive in the community. Treatment focuses on assisting patients to improve and/or maintain their physical, mental, and social functioning so that they can be discharged to a less restrictive setting.

• Broad base of experience and comprehensive knowledge of inpatient psychiatry.
• Comprehensive knowledge of contemporary psychiatric treatment practices as well as management principles and practices.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise medical staff.
• Ability to develop goals and objectives, evaluate program effectiveness, and interpret governing directives.
• Working knowledge of performance improvement and utilization review functions.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with hospital leadership and function as part of interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to analyze a complex health care delivery system and provide general oversight to clinical outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to translate vision and mission into operating standards.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy degree and completion of an accredited psychiatry residency training program.
• Current, full, unrestricted license to practice medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• DEA Controlled Substance Registration Certificated.
• Initial Board Certification in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  
  

Additional Considerations

• Clinical experience in hospital psychiatry with some familiarity with forensic psychiatry.
• Past administrative experience in hospital psychiatry.
• Experience supervising non-clinical departments.
  
  

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

PGH is a facility operated by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS). PGH is a 123-bed psychiatric facility and the only facility that exclusively serves individuals over the age of 65.

PGH’s mission is to provide person-centered mental health services to enable the older adult to thrive in the community.

PGH’s vision is to be recognized as a leader in the mental health treatment of the older adult, as a model hospital, a teaching center, and a resource for other providers. PGH’s vision is further to be seen as an indispensable component of the state system of community-based services, and as the most efficient provider of geropsychiatric services.

PGH’s values are honesty, excellence, accountability, respect, and teamwork.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Applicants must list all relevant experience that you wish to be considered for this position. Applicants will be provided confirmation of receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position. A fingerprint-based criminal history check and reference checks are required for the selected candidate for this position. Under Virginia Code

• 37.2-314 and 37.2-408.1, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services is prohibited from employing or using as volunteers, persons who have been convicted of specific “barrier” crimes or persons who may be the subject of pending “barrier” charges.
  
  

DBHDS facilities are no longer required to ensure that all staff members are vaccinated against COVID-19. However, facilities encourage and educate staff on the benefits and continue to offer COVID-19 vaccination programs to staff, residents/clients. Employees may be required to disclose immunization status for purposes of infection prevention and/or management of outbreaks. If you have any questions, contact the Office of Human Resources.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview process per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact Human Resources at [phone] for assistance.

DBHDS is an equal Opportunity Employer. Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or disability. Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, Veterans, and people with National Service experience are encouraged to apply. EEO/AA/TTY.

Contact Information

Name: Tricia Wilson

Phone: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

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