Regional Medical Director

At LifeStance Health, we strive to help individuals, families, and communities with their mental health needs. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in mental healthcare.

Thank you for taking the time to explore a career with us. As the fastest growing mental health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our team!

LifeStance Health Values

• Belonging: We cultivate a space where everyone can show up as their authentic self.

• Empathy: We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgment.

• Courage: We are all accountable for doing the right thing - even when it's hard - because we know it's worth it.

• One Team: We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose.

Job Summary: 

The Regional Medical Director will provide oversight and support for psychiatric clinicians, engaging through coaching and education of new and tenured clinicians and enhancing ongoing clinician professional growth and development. The Regional Medical Director will work in a dyad partnership with VP of Operations to enhance, plan for and implement clinical strategy and related operations, including recruitment, interviewing and hiring. The Regional Medical Director ensures clinical integrity and compliance through monitoring and risk management.    

COMPENSATION: $275,000 - $325,000/annually

Duties/Responsibilities: 

Clinician Education & Engagement: 

• Partners with Operations Leadership and other team leaders to support new clinicians through provision of clinically focused regional onboarding training, promoting caseload ramp, and engaging in new employee orientation. 

• Provides, ensures and advocates for the training, education and supervision of clinical staff based upon regional needs to uphold clinical best practices, updated policies and regulations and coding quality assurance.  

• Facilitates training, coaching and education as part of strengthening best practices and fostering professional growth.  

• Enables regular peer consultation forums for clinicians to review patient cases and to solicit input and support from colleagues. 

• Meets regularly with strong performers to solicit feedback, mentor, engage, and encourage continued professional development (e.g., educate on career progression paths, offer informational interviews) 

• Leads efforts to foster a positive culture to continually engage and empower clinicians in partnership with the rest of the state leadership team.  

Clinical Strategy & Operations: 

• Provides clinical support and oversight of psychiatric clinicians in assigned region and manages APRN Directors. 

• Manages and ensures compliance of APRN Director span-of-control administrative time and patient caseloads to expected standards.  

• Reports Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) regularly to regional leadership in accordance with the company’s strategies and processes. 

• Evaluates quality metrics to best address and identify center-level trends and creates associated clinician-focused strategic solutions to enhance behavioral health service delivery.  

• Provides onsite clinical consultation, expertise and support regarding clinical concerns. 

• Demonstrates knowledge of state-specific supervisory protocol requirements. 

• Implements national clinical policies and any state specific addendums through regional procedures and workflows. 

• Partners with operations leaders regarding personnel actions.