Psychiatrist, Medical Director, Crisis & Urgent Care Services

Make a Difference in Someone's Life!

At Monarch, we work together to provide life-changing care in communities across North Carolina and Rhode Island. As a team, we provide hope, promote wellness, and empower individuals and families impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain injury.

You Belong at Monarch

You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment - a place where you can do your best work and grow as a professional. That is just what you'll find at Monarch. Here, we care for people, including our team members. We offer a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that supports full-time and part-time team members and their families. More than just a job, this opportunity with Monarch will give you room to spread your wings and grow because we believe in promoting from within and developing future leaders.

Job Highlights:

The Medical Director, Crisis Services should have one of the following minimum qualifications:

• Doctorate of Medicine (M.D.)
• Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Additional preferred qualifications:

• American Board of Preventative Medicine, Addiction Medicine
• American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

This Opportunity:
Monarch is searching for a BE/BC Psychiatrist, Medical Director for our new facility opening in June 2026 in Concord, NC, just north of Charlotte, in Cabarrus County. The ideal candidate will be a Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist, or a General Psychiatrist with additional experience treating children/adolescents. Anyone with additional training and experience in Addiction Medicine is a plus. The Stephen M. Morris Behavioral Health Center is a 70,000 sf, 72 patient 24-hour Tier 4 facility, with a Pharmacy, and a Learning Kitchen for the PRTF. The new facility will be comprised of 24 PRTF beds for Adolescents, a FBC with 16 Crisis Adolescent SUD Beds, and a Behavioral Health Urgent Care offering services for both Adolescents and Adults. There is a strong preference for someone who can work onsite until the program is up and running efficiently, then a hybrid model of both onsite and remote can be considered.

The Psychiatrist, Medical Director will be responsible for oversight (including the planning, developing, and implementation) of the delivery of medical services provided by the Stephen M Morris Behavioral Health Center. This includes ensuring quality of providers and quality of services delivered. The Medical Director will work closely with the medical leadership team, and other clinical leaders, on the clinical initiatives of the group. The Medical Director will ensure that structures for clinical operations are developed that promote companywide consistency and integrity of clinical treatment. This is a clinical position requiring 40% time for direct patient care and 60% time for administrative duties. Additional advanced practice provider (APP) clinical oversight will be expected and considered within the clinical duties.

What You'll Do:

Direct Patient Care Services

• Review medical history, social history, evaluations, and other relevant information to inform the development of a treatment plan and to establish an appropriate current diagnosis.
• Assess individuals for mental health or substance use disorders and make appropriate ICD-10 diagnoses in all pertinent operations.
• Document treatment activity and code treatment event.
• Provide education to patients to aid in understanding their diagnoses and recommended treatment.
• Prescribe medication when appropriate.
• Request diagnostic lab work when appropriate.
• Review health indicators such as blood pressure, weight, etc.
• Involve/Educate family members and other collaterals in treatment when appropriate and in accordance with patient consent.
• Provide clinical support and oversight to assigned APPs through a collaborative physician agreement.

Stephen M Morris Behavioral Health Center

• Develop and/or optimize care models for all program operations.
• Ensure providers are delivering safe and effective care for all patients receiving care in the Stephen M Morris Behavioral Health Center.
• Create and implement virtual/hybrid care pathways to help guide the care delivered.
• Ensure a superior patient journey within and throughout Monarch as it relates to medical care delivery. Ensure that medical services of providers in these operations are delivered in a clinically appropriate manner and care provided follows NC Medical Board guidelines.
• Participate in managing the performance of providers for these operations based on the Monarch Provider Performance Scorecard and Plan; and develop strategies to address poor performance.
• Approves all scheduling of providers in collaboration with the VP of Medical Services.
• Determine companywide annual goals, clinical studies, and improvement goals for the respective operations. Collaborates with external entities such as community stakeholders, MCOs, etc. as a representative of Monarch's medical leadership team.
• Maintain trainings as required and requested.
• Demonstrate knowledge of emergency procedures and assist in crisis situations.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and comply with all agency policies and procedures.
• Complete all other relevant responsibilities assigned by the supervisor.
• Driving and travel may be required.

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Education We're Looking For:
Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) (Required)

Certifications We're Looking For:
Addiction Medicine - American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM), Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), Completed a training program in Psychiatry at an accredited sponsoring institution - Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), State License - Psychiatry - Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) - State Medical Board

Experience We're Looking For:
Post-Residency Mental Health Clinical Experience | 5 Years | RequiredPost-Residency Mental Health Clinical Management Experience | 2 Years | RequiredPrevious experience in the treatment of children and adolescents with mental illness | 3 Years | Required

Schedule:

Target Weekly Hours:
40

Monarch is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Monarch offers opportunities as diverse as the people we support and the communities we serve. Monarch is an equal opportunity employer and we are firmly committed to supporting and celebrating all forms of diversity.

Monarch does not accept paper applications. Any person with a disability who needs any reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to apply for a position or otherwise to participate in Monarch job search or selection process, should contact HR@MonarchNC.org or call (704) 986-1550.

This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed. You will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties and responsibilities upon the request of a supervisor. This job description is subject to revision at the discretion of Monarch.