Seeking a Full-Time, Board Certified, Virginia and Tennessee Licensed Psychiatrist for a Regional Medical Director opportunity. (Tennessee licensed psychiatrists are welcome to apply but will need to pursue a Virginia license prior to a start date.) A freestanding 28-bed adult psychiatric unit, is located minutes from hospital, provides inpatient psychiatric services to communities in both Southwestern Virginia and Northeast Tennessee.

In additional to daily treatment responsibilities the Regional Medical Director will provide physician leadership for the Region’s Psychiatry team, including 3-4 staff Psychiatrists and 7-8 Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. Working alongside this team, the Regional Medical Director will work with the Behavioral Health Service Line leadership to optimize quality and operations across the 3 units (58 beds) and robust consult-liaison service that provides inpatient psychiatric services throughout the system footprint. This leadership position requires an enthusiastic, motivated individual who is constantly striving to improve processes. The appropriate candidate will have the ability to develop camaraderie with multiple teams, excellent communication skills and the ability to envision, as well as produce, change with a focus on innovating care to be more patient-centered and to meet the changing needs of an ever-evolving healthcare landscape.

Schedule:

• Weekdays: MONDAY - FRIDAY (8 HOUR DAYS)
• CALL: 1-in-6 (Regional Call Model)
• Weekends: 1 Weekend Per Month of on-site rounding
  

Compensation Package:

• Competitive Compensation
• To Include:
  • Competitive call pay
  • Weekend shift pay
  • Sign On Bonus
  • Relocation Assistance
  • PTO
  • CME
  • FULL Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)

Practice Details:

The facility accommodates twenty-eight patients and contains a large multi-purpose treatment room, a group therapy room, a recreational therapy room, a kitchen, laundry room, offices and work area. The Center provides a wide range of therapeutic modalities to its patients, including:

• Daily rounds by the Psychiatry Team including 1 Psychiatrist and 1 Psychiatric Advanced Practitioner
• Daily therapeutic services lead by licensed therapists and counselors including:
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Group psychotherapy
• On-Site Case Management and Utilization Review
• Recreational activities
• Pharmacology
• Family therapy
• On-Site Court
• Educational services