What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Director, Inpatient Psychiatry position at Geisinger?
Medical Director, Inpatient Psychiatry
- Functions as the Medical Director of Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast.
- Provides leadership, planning, organization, staffing, coordination and evaluation for area of supervision.
- Work collaboratively with the clinical, administrative and finance leaders to establish appropriate budgets for staffing and delivering all components of the clinical, research and education programs within the division.
- Act as liaison with department administration and other hospital platforms to promote innovative care, teaching, and research in clinical departments.
- Supervise and evaluate all division physicians and advanced practice providers in clinical and assigned administrative duties.
- Responsible for all quality improvement efforts in the division.
- May oversee one or more residency or fellowship programs or rotations.
- Responsible for all relevant department and accrediting and regulatory agency standards, policies and procedures.
- Facility-related meetings (committees, advisory boards, governing board).
- Departmental meetings.
- Medical provider governance (Bylaws, Medical Executive Committee).
- Credentialing and privileging functions.
- Performance management (productivity, OPPE, etc.).
- Recruitment and retention and staff engagement process and flow (schedule, call, walk-ins, etc.).
- Collaboration with other divisions and units.
- Accountability to Chief, Inpatient Psychiatry.
- Contracts with providers and community relations.
- Attends facility related meetings pertaining to safety, quality, utilization management, and other departmental and committee meetings.
Work is typically performed in a clinical and office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.
