Geri Psych Medical Director - BMC South
Core
Inpatient medical director specializing in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders through medication and psychotherapy on a geriatric psychiatry unit while providing administrative oversight.
Role type
Senior IC medical director (geriatric psychiatry)
Builds
Psychiatric inpatient services, quality improvement initiatives, and regulatory compliance programs
Domain
Healthcare / Geriatric Psychiatry
Required skills
Psychiatric evaluation and diagnosis, psychopharmacology management, psychotherapy, treatment planning, admissions and discharge decision-making, quality improvement leadership, regulatory compliance, staff supervision, crisis intervention, multidisciplinary care coordination
Preferred skills
Board certification in Geriatric Psychiatry, experience with multidisciplinary clinician teams
Technologies
Electronic health records, on-call scheduling systems
Responsibilities
Provide direct psychiatric services including comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment planning; make final decisions regarding patient admissions and discharges; prescribe and monitor psychotropic medications; supervise advanced practice providers and faculty; lead quality improvement initiatives and ensure regulatory compliance; act as liaison with hospital administration; oversee credentialing, privileging, and performance metrics; arrange psychiatric coverage for after-hours, weekends, and holidays; respond to psychiatric emergencies and provide crisis interventions; maintain accurate patient records; remain current with advances in psychiatry through continuing education
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with administrative oversight