Emergency Services Medical Director

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Massachusetts; Hybrid; USD 370,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking an Emergency Services Medical Director, a psychiatrist who provides clinical and medical oversight across all programming, including Behavioral Health Crisis Consultation and CL services.

The role blends leadership with hands-on clinical duties, supervising division staff, coordinating with hospital teams, and ensuring HIPAA compliance and quality standards. This is a hybrid position with both virtual and on-site responsibilities.

Qualifications

• MD/DO from an accredited medical school.
• Completion of an ACGME-accredited Psychiatry Residency.
• Fellowship in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry / Psychosomatic Medicine.
• Board Certified in Adult Psychiatry; Board Certified or Eligible in CL Psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Oversees all clinical and medical operations of the Emergency Services Division; plans, builds, and implements a CL service structure for select BILH hospitals.
• Provides scheduled and on-call CL services; offers on-call medical consultation to staff and system hospitals.
• Directs and supervises division medical staff, including psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse clinical specialists.
• Attends daily hospital/system huddles and regular stakeholder meetings; leads monthly program meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Operations management

Clinical leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Quality & compliance

Academic training

Education

MD/DO

ACGME Psychiatry Residency

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Fellowship

Board Certification in Adult Psychiatry

Job description

The Emergency Services Medical Director is a psychiatrist providing clinical and medical oversight across all programming, including Behavioral Health Crisis Consultation and Consultation Liaison (CL) services for served BILH hospitals.

• Leadership: Co-leads the Emergency Services Division alongside the VP of Emergency Services.
• Work Model: Hybrid (virtual and on-site responsibilities).
• Division Scope: Hospital Team North, Hospital Team South, CL Team, Central Triage, and Jail Diversion Programs.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Operations & Leadership: Oversees all clinical and medical operations of the Emergency Services Division; plans, builds, and implements a CL service structure for select BILH hospitals.
• Clinical Care & On-Call: Provides scheduled and as-needed CL services; offers on-call phone coverage for medical consultation to staff and system hospitals.
• Staff Supervision: Directs and supervises division medical staff, including psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and psychiatric nurse clinical specialists in the CL and On-Call groups.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Attends daily hospital/system huddles, regular stakeholder meetings, quarterly division meetings, and monthly program meetings.
• Case Escalation & Safety: Reviews clinical escalations to address admission/diversion barriers; ensures escalation protocol compliance and conducts inpatient psychiatric reviews.
• Quality & Compliance: Drives quality improvement, patient safety, HIPAA compliance, and regulatory standards (e.g., Joint Commission); provides medical leadership on policies.
• Academic Enrichment: Delivers live, virtual, or recorded training on relevant clinical topics and competencies.

Supervision Supervises all psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse clinical specialists in the division. Manages onboarding, training, and credentialing maintenance across all served BILH hospitals.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: MD or DO from an accredited medical school.
• Residency: Completion of an ACGME-accredited Psychiatry Residency.
• Fellowship: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry / Psychosomatic Medicine.
• Board Certification: Board Certified in Adult Psychiatry; Board Certified or Eligible in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.
• Experience:
  • Minimum 5 years of C-L Psychiatry experience in a hospital setting.
  • Minimum 2 years of formal leadership experience.
  • Strong background in medically complex psychiatric care within academic medical centers or large hospital systems.

Pay Range: $370,000.00 USD - $400,000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation may be determined based on several factors, that may include education, training, relevant experience, specialty, geography of work location, productivity, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentive compensation, which may include productivity and quality bonuses.