Family Service League Inc. is hiring: PART TIME MEDICAL DIRECTOR in Huntington

Established in 1926, Family Service League is a social services agency who provides comprehensive services to individuals, children, and families to improve the quality of their lives at home, in the workplace, and in the community. With more than 60 social service and mental health programs in over 20 locations, Family Service League is committed to serving Long Island’s most vulnerable citizens.

SCHEDULE

21 – 28 hours per week

SUMMARY

Family Service League is seeking a part-time salaried Medical Director. The Medical Director provides medical supervision and direction to all prescribers, oversees mental health and substance abuse services, and collaborates with administrative staff in the Agency’s programs to ensure that optimal care is being provided and delivered in a manner that is clinically effective and efficient. The Medical Director sees clients and acts as a prescriber when necessary.

We offer a generous benefits package including the following:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (min 28hrs/week)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Retirement Savings Plan with a 5% employer contribution
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Generous PTO (paid time off)
• Up to 11 paid Holidays
• Paid Sick Leave
• Student Tuition Remission Program
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Discounts and more!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Medical Director will recruit, hire, train, manage, develop, and conduct supervisions with all Agency prescribers, including Doctors and Nurse Practitioners.
• Regularly evaluate and monitor clinical performance of medical staff. Conduct performance reviews at least annually.
• Assist direct reports in evaluating their staff on a regular basis, and as needed.
• Plan, organize and supervise the medical component of services offered by the Agency.
• Formulate, implement and evaluate treatment methods and procedures.
• The Medical Director will plan, develop and implement medical policies and procedures.
• Determine clinical needs of behavioral health programs.
• Draft, monitor and enforce psychiatric medical standards and practices.
• Provide psychiatric consultation, where appropriate.
• Be a collaborating physician to the Agency’s nurse practitioners, as necessary.
• The Medical Director will assess and prescribe medication for individuals served when needed. Provide medical back-up for other medical staff.
• Serve on/chair Client Incident Review and other related committees to ensure compliance with program and licensing standards and quality goals.
• Participate in and/or provide in-service training for staff development.
• Stay abreast of current developments in the field of psychiatry, including the concepts of recovery and resilience, telehealth and use of electronic applications.
• Guide programs and staff in providing excellent care to all individual service recipients.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and collaborative working relationships with external stakeholders.
• All other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

An MD or DO degree, along with a licensure to practice medicine in NY State, is required. Completion of accredited psychiatric residency program required. Board eligibility is required. A Board certification is preferred.

Five years’ of progressively responsible experience working as a doctor in a public/private clinical facility required.

Five years of prior leadership and clinical supervision experience is required.

Familiarity with community mental health and substance abuse systems and practices, as well as principles and practices of general and preventative psychiatry, is required.

Demonstrated knowledge of the methods and procedures used in diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders, psychiatric medications and their interactions with other prescription drugs, and general medicine and its relationship to behavioral health, is required.

Previous experience with quality assurance, utilization review, clinical management and medication monitoring systems, procedures and practices is strongly preferred.

Knowledge of budgeting and cost control is strongly preferred.

Proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office and EHR, are required.

Excellent interpersonal, organizational, presentation, and verbal and written communication skills are required.

Strong ethics, judgement and problem-solving skills are required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

This position requires sitting for long periods of time and driving to all applicable locations required.

Family Service League is committed to the belief that all individuals deserve uncompromising respect. Through our recruitment efforts, we continually strive to attain and maintain a diverse and inclusive workforce that meets the needs of our clients and reflects the communities we serve. Family Service League strongly encourages candidates from all backgrounds and experiences to apply for any positions for which they feel potentially qualified.