Carrus Health
Medical Director
This role provides psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, medication management, and treatment planning for children and adolescents while establishing and maintaining clinical practice standards. It also includes medical oversight, quality improvement, compliance, staff education, and collaboration with clinical and administrative teams.
Key Responsibilities
- • Provide psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, medication management, and treatment planning for children and adolescents.
- • Establish and maintain clinical practice standards based on current evidence and accepted psychiatric guidelines.
- • Develop and implement clinical protocols, policies, and procedures.
- • Supervise psychiatric providers, including psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, as applicable.
- • Serve as a clinical consultant for complex patient cases.
- • Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings.
- • Ensure medical services comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- • Oversee prescribing practices and medication safety initiatives.
- • Monitor quality indicators and clinical outcomes.
- • Review and address adverse events, medication incidents, and patient safety concerns.
- • Support infection prevention and patient safety initiatives as applicable.
- • Lead medical quality improvement initiatives.
- • Participate in peer review and credentialing activities.
- • Ensure compliance with:
- • Participate in utilization review and performance improvement committees.
- • Assist with accreditation surveys and regulatory inspections.
- • Collaborate with executive leadership regarding strategic planning and program development.
- • Assist with recruitment, onboarding, and mentoring of psychiatric providers.
- • Review and approve clinical policies and medical protocols.
- • Participate in budget planning related to medical services.
- • Support community outreach and physician relations.
- • Provide ongoing education to clinical staff regarding psychiatric treatment, medication management, and best practices.
- • Promote trauma-informed and evidence-based care.
- • Participate in continuing education activities.
- • Work closely with: Clinical Director, Director of Nursing (if applicable), Therapists, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, Case Managers, Intake Staff, School systems, Primary Care Providers, Community agencies.
- • The Medical Director is responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable regulations including:
Required
- • Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- • Current unrestricted Texas medical license
- • Board Certified (or Board Eligible) in Psychiatry
- • Current DEA registration
- • Current Controlled Substance Registration (if required by state)
- • State behavioral health licensing requirements
- • Child and adolescent psychiatric standards of care
- • HIPAA
- • OSHA
- • DEA prescribing regulations
- • CMS requirements (when applicable)
- • Joint Commission standards (if accredited)
Preferred
- • Fellowship training or Board Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry strongly preferred
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Clinical Leadership
The Medical Director is responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable regulations including:
Education
Clinical Leadership
- Provide psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, medication management, and treatment planning for children and adolescents.
- Establish and maintain clinical practice standards based on current evidence and accepted psychiatric guidelines.
- Develop and implement clinical protocols, policies, and procedures.
- Supervise psychiatric providers, including psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, as applicable.
- Serve as a clinical consultant for complex patient cases.
- Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings.
- Ensure medical services comply with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Oversee prescribing practices and medication safety initiatives.
- Monitor quality indicators and clinical outcomes.
- Review and address adverse events, medication incidents, and patient safety concerns.
- Support infection prevention and patient safety initiatives as applicable.
- Lead medical quality improvement initiatives.
- Participate in peer review and credentialing activities.
- Ensure compliance with:
- CMS Conditions of Participation (if applicable)
- State behavioral health regulations
- Joint Commission standards (if accredited)
- HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
- DEA regulations
- State prescribing requirements
- Participate in utilization review and performance improvement committees.
- Assist with accreditation surveys and regulatory inspections.
- Collaborate with executive leadership regarding strategic planning and program development.
- Assist with recruitment, onboarding, and mentoring of psychiatric providers.
- Review and approve clinical policies and medical protocols.
- Participate in budget planning related to medical services.
- Support community outreach and physician relations.
- Provide ongoing education to clinical staff regarding psychiatric treatment, medication management, and best practices.
- Promote trauma-informed and evidence-based care.
- Participate in continuing education activities.
- Work closely with:
- Clinical Director
- Director of Nursing (if applicable)
- Therapists
- Licensed Clinical Social Workers
- Licensed Professional Counselors
- Case Managers
- Intake Staff
- School systems
- Primary Care Providers
- Community agencies
The Medical Director is responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable regulations including:
- State behavioral health licensing requirements
- Child and adolescent psychiatric standards of care
- HIPAA
- OSHA
- DEA prescribing regulations
- CMS requirements (when applicable)
- Joint Commission standards (if accredited)
Education
- Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- Current unrestricted Texas medical license
- Board Certified (or Board Eligible) in Psychiatry
- Fellowship training or Board Certification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry strongly preferred
- Current DEA registration
- Current Controlled Substance Registration (if required by state)
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