What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Director position at Recovery Innovations?
RI International is the leader in Peer-Powered Support to those in crisis for mental health and substance use.
Our Mission is to empower people to recover, succeed in accomplishing their goals, find meaning and purpose in life, and reconnect with themselves and others.
Our Vision is to activate the next generation of frame-breaking healthcare innovation to support people beyond their behavioral health needs and succeed in the community where they live, work, and play.
Job Type : Part Time : Non - Exempt
Shift : Monday - Friday
Shift Hours : 15 hours a week
Work Setting : Crisis
Salary / Hourly Wage : $200 an hour
Our Position : The Medical Director is responsible for the oversight and provisions of psychiatric evaluations and follow-ups, medication and medical management and leadership for the treatment team. The Medical Director is also responsible for performance improvement activities.
Your Responsibilities :
- Provides overall clinical leadership and supervision of all medical / clinical aspects of service delivery.
- Ensures initial psychiatric assessment is completed and provides direct psychiatric services.
- Assures that all enrolled service individuals receive appropriate evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, medical screening and medical / psychiatric evaluation, whenever indicated.
- Communicates complaints and incidents to supervisory personnel as needed.
- Develops differential diagnostic assessments and obtains consent to treatment.
- Prescribes and administers medication.
- Ensures that risk assessments, education, progress towards treatment goals, including medical, psychological, social behavioral (biopsychosocial input) and developmental aspects of the individual's situation are documented by medical providers.
- Consults with primary healthcare providers on the clinical aspects of the individuals being served and the implications for those individual's physical healthcare needs.
- Initiates and / or ensures appropriate response to all medical emergencies.
- Completes clinical documentation as required.
- Understands and adheres to RI International compliance standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policies.
- Keeps abreast of all federal and state regulations and laws and all RI International policies as they presently exist and as they change or are modified.
- Performs other related duties assigned.
Our Requirements :
Driving Requirements :
Physical Demands :
May include work close to the eyes and substantial motions of the wrist, hands, and / or fingers. Frequent sitting, standing, walking, handling, finger dexterity; eye-hand-foot coordination, use of corrected vision; color vision; use of auditory senses. May be required to lift up to twenty (20) pounds.
Work Environment :
May work in an office environment or behavioral health facility. May have contact with individuals who are agitated and / or confused. Work may include travel throughout the geographic region.
RI International is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. RI International is a second chance employer and we consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and / or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.
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Salary : $200
