Community Health Resources

Key Responsibilities

• • Responsible for the oversight of all medical services within the Child & Family Services Division.
• • Participate in the development and implementation of all policies and procedures governing the provision of the Division’s medical services, assuring consistency with the agency mission, agency-wide policies and licensing and accreditation standards.
• • Coordinate and integrate medical services with treatment planning and delivery of care in close collaboration with the Medical Director and SVP for Child and Family services.
• • Provide clinical consultation and support to Outpatient, Crisis, Community Outreach, and Residential Teams and/or arrange oversight for their meetings.
• • Work with program managers to oversee client treatment plans.
• • Establish and maintain positive working relationships with community health organizations and outside medical services to ensure coordination of client care.
• • Provide clinical training, education, and mentorship to medical staff, therapists and multi-disciplinary team members to enhance knowledge, promote best practices, and support professional development across the organization.
• • Provide individual and group supervision of Division psychiatrists and APRN’s to ensure compliance with accepted practice guidelines.
• • Facilitate and/or participate in program meetings addressing risk.
• • Chair Outpatient Admission Review meetings to authorize treatment.
• • Manage performance of the Child and Family Psychiatrists and APRN’s to CHR expected standards.
• • Review the prescription practices of Division’s psychiatrists and APRN’s.
• • Review the practices of the nursing staff and medication certified residential staff to ensure adherence to appropriate medical practice.
• • Evaluate the quality and cost-effectiveness of agency Child and Family medical services through utilization of the agency’s Performance Improvement System and through direct supervision of medical staff.
• • Participate in agency-wide performance improvement initiatives to review and improve upon CHR standards of care for Child and Family Services.
• • Provide direct clinical services to clients, including psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, ongoing treatment, and medication reviews for clients referred from outpatient, crisis, community outreach and residential programs.
• • Provide 24-hour on-call availability, consultation, and support for the Division.
• • Conduct case conferences/consultations as required internally and participate in those initiated by payers.