Medical Director - Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

OVERVIEW

Do you want to feel good about the work you do? Providing compassion and care isn’t just our profession at PHRI, it’s our passion…and culture. We care for the clients that we serve. We listen to them and provide the support that they need to enable them to live comfortable and fulfilling lives. We live our values of integrity, leadership, tenacity, customer care, teamwork and fun to restore hope and healing to the community. We are looking for mission driven professionals who believe in our values, want to join a transformational company with a big heart and make a difference in the community.

Currently serving over 1,500 patients in two different states and looking to grow to over 10,000 patients in 5 states, over the next 3-5 years. Our focus is advocating and implementing an integrated care model approach to underserved populations undergoing behavioral health related issues.

SUMMARY

The Medical Director (Nurse Practitioner) provides leadership and clinical direction to the healthcare provider team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care for clients. This role includes overseeing the clinical aspects of patient care, performing comprehensive psychiatric assessments, managing treatment plans, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes. The Medical Director is responsible for guiding and mentoring clinical staff, facilitating communication among providers, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides the day to day organizational and clinical direction and leadership of the healthcare provider team.
• Performs comprehensive psychiatric assessments for clients admitted / scheduled to service / practice setting.
• Orders, obtains, and interprets appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Establishes psychiatric diagnoses based on history, assessment, and diagnostic findings.
• Designs, orders and documents appropriate treatment plans / plans of care including prescriptions of medications based on a comprehensive review of health information and diagnostic results.
• Initiates protocols / clinical pathways and evaluates the plan of care ensuring timely intervention.
• Collaborates with clinical providers and leadership regarding admission, discharge, and transfer decisions.
• Communicates plan of care with appropriate providers including the collaborative physician, the primary care provider, the referring provider, the nursing staff, case management, and clinical team.
• Presents clients to clinical team for case consultation meetings.
• Communicates plan of care with the client and family members. Provides client and family instruction related to the plan of care, disease process, new treatment plans, and medication regimens.
• Counsels and educates patients and family members in disease process, health maintenance and health promotion activities. Provides primary, secondary, and tertiary preventive care services.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and specialty consultations or other agency involvement as needed.
• Facilitates patient flow. Collaborates with the multidisciplinary team including case management ensuring appropriate and timely discharge.
• Advocates for patients ensuring client / family participation in care, knowledge of treatment options, and understanding of patient rights.
• Considers the holistic needs of clients and orchestrates resources (i.e. pain service, palliative care)
• Performs bi-Annual Psychoeducational activities to clients, clinical staff and the community as needed.
• Records all services performed for accurate billing for services provided in compliance with all local, state and federal laws, as well as payor rules and regulations. Submits billing documents in a timely fashion.
• Other duties as assigned.

EXPRIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

COMPETENCIES

AAP / EEO STATEMENT

It is the policy of Prestige Healthcare Resources, Inc. to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Prestige Healthcare Resources, Inc. will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.