Associate Medical Director

## Description

Eligibility for Public Student Loan Forgiveness

We are a FQHC, eligible for HRSA Loan Repayment

The Opportunity: We are seeking to hire a full-time/40 hour Associate Medical Director to join our Psychiatric Services Team. This individual provides psychiatric assessment and services to severely mentally ill adults at Community Support Services, Inc.  The Associate Medical Director functions as liaison between CSS, the medical community and the State facilities: assists other clinical staff in developing individualized service plans for individuals served by the agency.  This employee will provide consultation for development and growth of the Integrative Care Clinic at Community Support Services.

What Youll Do:

– Administer somatic therapies, including prescriptions and periodic review of medications, including drug interactions and medication side effects
– Monitor the physical health of agency clients using appropriate labs and evaluation of movement disorders.
– Perform assessments of mentally ill adults through reviewing clinical records and attaining collateral information.
– Provide psychiatric evaluations, medication evaluations, and program consultations.
– Supervise resident physicians and medical students and coordinates their rotation with CSS.
– Lead interdisciplinary treatment team(s) – CSS operates 4 ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) teams and 5 Regional treatment teams, among others.
– Provide clinical training for CSS staff.
– Provide clinical consultation to professional and paraprofessional staff.
– Assist in reviewing the effectiveness of adult programs.
– Provide liaison with medical community, CSS and State facilities.
– Provide guidance and support the development of the Integrative Primary Care Clinic within CSS.
– Maintain safety and security of clients, while ensuring the use of least restrictive methods.
– Determine the need for, and request referrals to obtain services of other medical specialists.
– Provide coordination of treatment for the physical health of clients for services being provided by CSS or in the community.
– Examine and certify patients requiring involuntary psychiatric evaluation pursuant to the provisions of the Mental Health Code.

What Were Looking For:

– Possession of an M.D. or D.O. degree and successful completion of an approved Board of Psychiatry Residency Program.
– A minimum of four years of post-academic experience providing adult psychiatric services preferred.
– Must be licensed to practice medicine in Ohio and must be Board eligible in psychiatry.
– Excellent organizational, attention to detail and communication skills.
– Ability to work in a team environment.
– Commitment to confidentiality, following rules of HIPAA.
– Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook.
– Skill in managing time and meeting deadlines.
– Crisis stabilization techniques.
– Ability to work non-judgmentally with individuals whose behavior and belief systems are incongruent with that of society and/or your personal beliefs.

About Us:  For over 35 years, Community Support Services has been making a difference in the lives of countless individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses. Our nearly 300 employees are