Assistant Medical Director

Title: Assistant Medical Director

State Role Title: 49152

Hiring Range: $262,824 - $362,696 ; Salary to commensurate with relevant years of xperience

Pay Band: 8

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central State Hospital

Agency Website: csh.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

- Ensures that medications prescribed conform to the standard of care for the diagnoses given and exceptions are cleared with the Hospital Medical Director prior to implementation.
- Secures and documents informed consent for treatment from the patient or AR or obtains judicial authorization for treatment in a timely manner.
- Regularly assesses and addresses medication side effects and reports adverse drug reactions.
- Monitors patients' progress and revises treatment plan accordingly.
- Encourages involvement of the CSB and the family in the patient's discharge planning, whenever possible.
- Ensures that the patient progresses to discharge status as quickly as is reasonably possible.
- Arranges coverage for patients when taking time off and completes required documentation prior to time off.
- Participates in the MOD on-call coverage when required, providing timely examination, treatment and documentation.
- Ensures that documentation regarding all job elements, especially seclusion/restraint and suicidal precaution orders, is timely, legible and complete.
- Ensures that the medical and psychiatric history, physical examination and mental status examination are complete, legible and timely.
- Ensures that treatment plans are completed in a timely and relevant manner as required by hospital policies, procedures and in accordance with federal and state regulations and guidelines.
- As Head of the Treatment Team, provides effective leadership in developing and maintaining the therapeutic process through collaborative efforts between physicians, nursing staff, psychologists, social workers, rehab staff and patients.

Minimum Qualifications

Must possess good evaluation/examination, documentation and diagnostic skills for the treatment and management of mental and medical illnesses. Must have basic knowledge of current psychiatric or medical treatment modalities. Must possess effective communication skills, both oral and written, in order to succinctly document in the medical record and for articulating and interacting with patients and others. Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams.

- Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy degree in completion of an accredited/approved psychiatry residency training program
- Current license to practice Medicine in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- DEA Registration

Additional Considerations

- Board certification in Psychiatry or meet eligibility requirements for certification in general psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

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.

Central State Hospital only accepts online applications via RMS. Resumes and other documents may accompany the application but will not serve as a substitute for an application. Faxed, e-mailed or mailed applications will not be accepted. Please refer to your RMS account for the status of your application and this position. This posting will remain open for a minimum of five (5) business days.

An extensive criminal history background investigation, not limited to employment references, drug testing and E-Verify will be conducted.

Central State Hospital offers a comprehensive benefit package to include your choice of four health insurance plans, paid life insurance and retirement plans, 12 paid holidays, annual and sick leave.

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,