Medical Director

Job Description

Job Description

An Opportunity to have a leadership role over our clinic, serving as the clinic expert!!!

• Paid CME’s (called CME’s- continuing medical education for a medical provider)
• Paid licensure renewal
• Paid controlled substances registration (DEA)
• Paid Mal-practice Insurance
• Paid American Psychological Association Membership

Organization Overview :

Sound Community Services, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating, assisting, and supporting individuals with persistent mental illness and substance use disorders. We work tirelessly to create a culture and environment in which recovery and wellness are possible.

Position Overview : Full and Part Time Hours

Serves as the Medical Director for the agency. Oversees entire Medical Department and is responsible for quality of care, the enhancement of services, identifies growth opportunities, medical policy development, collaboration across all departments, and research to institute best practices.

Essential Functions :

NOTE : Part-time

Physical Requirements :

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and climb stairs. The employee frequently is required to walk, talk and / or hear. Speaking and hearing ability sufficient to communicate effectively by phone or in person at normal volumes. Vision adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc. The employee is occasionally required to stand and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications :

Graduation from an accredited medical school or osteopathic medical school with an MD or DO degree; Board Certified in psychiatry required; active (or pending) license to practice in the State of Connecticut required; must be able to obtain a minimal malpractice insurance policy of $1,000,000 / $3,000,000 ; experience and interest in community psychiatry and crisis intervention; 1-2 years medical management experience and / or evidence of post Doctorate Masters level training and education (MPH, MBA or equivalent); CPR / First Aid certified or eligible.

Sound Community Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin / ancestry, physical / mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law. EOE, M / F / D / V