Ensure that patients have appropriate physician/medical coverage and ensure the provision of physician and mid-level clinician services

Help the CMO with a process to evaluate and review physician and mid-level clinician competencies

Provide day to day specific guidance for physician and mid-level performance expectations within their setting

Ensure that a system is in place for monitoring the performance of all care practitioners

Give feedback to clinicians/ physicians and other health care practitioners on their clinical performance and skills

Lead the clinical staff in the development and implementation of biopsychosocial interventions to treat behavioral health patients

Patient Care - Clinical Leadership

Participate in regular leadership meetings contributing to the development of policies and procedures related to patient care

Help develop, approve, and implement specific clinical practices for the facility to incorporate into its care-related policies and procedures, including areas required licensing and accreditation agencies

Maintain an “on-call” procedure for site physicians that meets the needs of the clinicians and patients at that facility. This may include procedures to address admission/discharge issues, self-harm risks, adverse medical events, or hospitalization issues

Review, respond to and participate in federal, state, local and other external surveys and inspections

Help review policies and procedures regarding the adequate protection of patients' rights and other ethical issues.

See patients regularly to evaluate and treat their problem list

Quality of Care

Establish systems and methods for reviewing the quality and appropriateness of clinical care and other health-related services

Participate in the quality improvement process which may include participation in one or more of the PI subcommittees

Work with the clinical team to maintain “Best Practices” in all areas

Advise on infection control issues and approve specific infection control policies to be incorporated into facility policies and procedures

Help provide a safe and caring environment; promote employee health and safety

Learning and Education

Promote a learning culture by educating, informing, and communicating with physician and clinical staff about important timely clinical issues

Provide information to provide care consistent with current standards of practice (defined as "approaches to care, procedures, techniques and treatments that are based on research and /or expert consensus and that are contained in current manuals textbooks and or publications, or that are accepted, adopted or promulgated by recognized organizations or national bodies.")

Develop medical information and communication systems with staff, patients, and families and others

Represent the professional and lay community on medical and patient care issues

Maintain knowledge of the changing social, regulatory, political, and economic factors that affect medical and health services of long term care patients; and from time to time provide internal and external training or educational presentations on clinical issues important to the field.

Maintain knowledge in current and emerging medical practice in the behavioral health field and evaluate for possible use.

Maintain good standing membership in professional communities such as AACAP and ASAM to represent Rosecrance well.

Administration

Provide leadership and oversight with other physicians regarding timely completion of clinical documents necessary for good clinical care and reimbursement

Provide necessary information for projects related to obtaining or application of grants and contracts

Be available to the media on occasion when an expert in your particular field is needed

Monitor, review and revise medical and treatment procedures as appropriate for continued compliance with SUPR, TJC and Medicaid/Medicare regulations and generally accepted medical practice.