Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services

Positions Location: Lansing, MI

University of Michigan Health-Sparrow is seeking a full-time, dynamic, board-certified Psychiatrist to serve as the Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services. University of Michigan Health- UMH-Sparrow is committed to improving access to medical care across the Mid-Michigan region.

University of Michigan Health-Sparrow provides the only adult inpatient psychiatric care in Greater Lansing, with established adult and geriatric inpatient programs. These services are supported by partial hospitalization, day treatment, and outpatient behavioral health care across the region.

Administrative responsibilities:

* Protected administration time-80% clinical, 20% administration

* Clinical oversight of all behavior health services- inpatient treatment for adult and geriatric populations, outpatient partial hospitalization, day treatment, and outpatient chemical dependency

* Provides physician leadership and assures delivery of clinical care UMH-Sparrow mission, vision, values and policies

* Implements and promotes UMH-Sparrow clinical care quality initiatives, and process improvement activities

* Participates with UMH-Sparrow administration in strategic planning and budgeting

* Assists with peer review function

* Performs annual evaluations of practice/group physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants and recommends performance improvement plans as needed

* Serves as liaison between practice/group physicians and associates

General Information:

* Call 1 in 4 weekends and some weekdays as negotiated

* Inpatient psychiatry census averages 26 patients on the adult unit and 17 patients on the geriatric unit

* EPIC EMR

* Big Ten University city

Position is hospital-employed and offers:

* Excellent compensation and benefits including vacation, holiday time off, medical, dental and vision coverage

* Relocation assistance, 401(k) with matching funds, generous CME benefits

* Malpractice insurance

Qualifications:

* At least five years of experience as a psychiatrist

* Leadership experience preferred

* Eligible to be licensed in the State of Michigan

* Board Certified

Learn more about this position by contacting:

Barbara Hilborn, MSA, CMSR

Regional Director, Physician and APP Recruitment

University of Michigan Health-Sparrow

barbara.hilborn@uofmhealth.org

UMH-Sparrow is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

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