Psychiatrist - Regional Medical Director (MD/DO)

At LifeStance Health, we believe in a truly healthy society where mental and physical healthcare are unified to make lives better. Our mission is to help people lead healthier, more fulfilling lives by improving access to trusted, affordable, and personalized mental healthcare. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in behavioral health. 
Thank you for taking the time to explore a career with us. As the fastest growing behavioral health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our clinical team!

Lifestance Health is looking for a Board Certified Regional Medical Director with leadership experience in an outpatient setting for our practice locations in Virginia. This is an immediate need to start as soon as possible upon credentialing.
The Medical Director can work at any of our 26 outpatient locations in Virginia. This role will be posted in multiple locations for visibility, but there is only 1 position available. 
Please apply today or contact me directly:
Ashley TinsleyDirector, Practice DevelopmentLifeStance Health, Inc.(c) 469-471-1836(e) Ashley.Tinsley@LifeStance.com

ROLE OVERVIEW:

• The Regional Medical Director is responsible for the effective implementation of the organization’s clinical goals, procedures, protocols, and workflows in accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values for their designated region. The Regional Medical Director strives to enhance patient care through the effective and supportive management of LifeStance clinicians and collaboration to improve systems of care.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• CLINICAL OVERSIGHT
• Clinical Expertise: Offers clinical expertise to psychiatric clinicians and Regional APRN Director to enhance patient care.
• Clinical Standards and Policies: Implements and adheres to national clinical policies through local procedures/workflows; evaluates national policy against local/state regulations and escalates to National team for exception (includes collaboration w/CMO org on input for national P&P and regional implementation of finalized regional P&P ensuring compliance with Federal and State regulations, payor requirements (as understood via payor contract visibility), community practice standards and professional ethics; unable to develop clinical policies and standards.
• Quality Control, Risk Management, and Compliance: Conducts chart record reviews (at frequency set by national team) and provides coaching and education, as needed; Investigates adverse clinical events; Prompts investigation and resolution to manage patient complaints regarding clinical/clinician issues (excludes billing or financial complaints); Analyzes and identifies medical issues/risk and takes prompt measures toward rectification; flags and escalates potential legal issues to National Clinical Integrity team and/or Regulatory/Compliance team (refer to “Escalation Document”); responds to Critical Incidents as per Critical Incident Policy.
• Clinician training: trains clinicians and Regional APRN Director on updates to coding and compliance standards.
• Peer Consultation: enables weekly or as needed peer consultation forum of patient cases (Consult Lunches) to solicit input, support, and/or share learnings, led by RMD, all region psychiatric clinicians welcome; clinical multi-disciplinary lunches, as needed.


• CLINICAL DELIVERY - Approximately 90% percent of the role.
• Case load: Maintains a caseload in accordance to available non-admin time.
• Coverage: Coordinates coverage when a clinician is out for unexpected, extended absences—e.g., maternity leave, departures, sick.


• MANAGERIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE - Approximately 10% percent of the role.
• Performance Management: Provides general management and oversight of psychiatric clinicians and Regional APRN Director, inclusive of personnel actions; In conjunction with HRBP, establishes benchmarks and metrics to develop regular performance reviews, accurately evaluating provider performance and assessing clinical competency; may include verbal or written warnings, customized intervention, coaching, performance improvement plans, and termination.
• Regional APRN Director Span-of-Control: manages and ensures compliance of Regional APRN Director span-of-control, admin time & caseloads to standards and expectations set by National Clinician Leadership Team.
• Key contact and escalation education for clinicians: As coordinated/standardized with the Executive Leadership Team, educates psychiatric clinicians on whom to go to for what (including clinical and non-clinical issues including help desk/service desk), and escalation guidelines for when needed.
• Clinician Issue-Resolution & Retention: communicates weekly w/Operat