Behavioral Health Assistant Medical Director

Job Description:

Behavioral Health Assistant Medical Director

Description

Introduction

Under the direction of the BHS Medical Director and the Behavioral Health Director, the Behavioral Health Assistant Medical Director assists with the administration of the medical services of San Joaquin County's Behavioral Health Services (BHS) and shares responsibility for the direction and management of the departments’ psychiatric and medical staff operations.

The BHS Assistant Medical Director may draft, develop, interpret and enforce policies, procedures and processes regarding the provision of psychiatric medical services. The BHS Assistant Medical Director will assist in the selection, supervision, assignment, training and evaluation of psychiatric and medical staff of BHS. The BHS Assistant Medical Director will monitor the quality of care for mental health and substance use disorder clients, including those with co-occurring disorders, in multiple treatment sites for all clients including children, adults and older adults, and may have oversight of residential detox programs.

The BHS Assistant Medical Director will assist the Medical Director to coordinate with medical staff from other departments and within the Health Care Services Agency including San Joaquin General Hospital and Public Health Services and Correctional Health. The BHS Assistant Medical Director will also analyze regulations and legislation for impacts on mental health and substance use disorder services and implement appropriate compliance procedures.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon passing a DOJ Live Scan, background check and a drug screening test.

NOTE: All correspondences relating to this recruitment will be delivered via e-mail. The e-mail account used will be the one provided on your employment application during time of submittal. Please be sure to check your e-mail often for updates. If you do not have an e-mail account on file, Human Resources will send you correspondences via US Mail.

TYPICAL DUTIES

The BHS Assistant Director will provide general psychiatric services to BHS at sites and programs to be determined by the Medical Director and the Behavioral Health Director. The BHS Assistant Medical Director must adhere to and follow all Federal and State regulations and guidelines for the provision of and billing reimbursement on behalf of the County by Medi-Cal/Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatments (EPDST)/Medicaid, Medi-Care, Healthy Connections, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), Drug Medi-Cal and Private Insurance as appropriate, and will participate in Peer Reviews of medical practice and records, as assigned. The BHS Assistant Medical Director will check and respond to voice mails and e-mails daily to ensure optimal communication and will process all grievances and change of provider requests within regulatory timelines.

BHS Compliance Plan and Documentation Procedures must be followed, including but not limited to: progress notes, and completion of all documentation per regulations. In addition, all Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations will be followed including any and all County Security and Privacy Policies. BHS psychiatrists will comply with Exhibit B for Medi-Cal providers. The Assistant Medical Director will serve as the back-up credentialling committee member, substituting for the Medical Director as necessary.

Medical Practices include: evaluation and treatment of persons with or suspected of having mental and/or emotional problems; consultation with professional, para-professional and technical associates relative to mental health problems of such persons and/or their families; consultation with community-based groups or individuals relative to mental health and problems; other duties typically associated with the practice of psychiatry. As a member of the Clinical Multidisciplinary Team, attendance at Team meetings will occur as determined by the BHS Medical Director, in addition, collaboration and communication with team members will occur outside of Team Meetings as appropriate.

The BHS Assistant Medical Director will follow the Medi-Cal Medication Formulary and Black Box warning procedures, adhering to Community Standards of Practice for the prescribing of psychotropic medications and will adhere to use of BHS Formulary and Department of Health Care Services Treatment Authorization Request Procedures. To ensure that BHS is reimbursed for paid services, the Assistant Medical Director will be responsible for overseeing the psychiatric medical staff in maximizing billing potential. All services will be documented using the guidelines outlined in the Medi-Cal billing manuals.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The BHS Assistant Medical Director is required to possess and maintain all medical licenses to practice medicine by the Medical Board of California and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as well as required CMEs in addiction medicine.

Board Certification in Psychiatry is strongly preferred.

Board Certification or training in Addiction Medicine and/or Child Psychiatry is desirable.

Equal Opportunity Employer

San Joaquin County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and is committed to providing equal employment to all without regard to age, ancestry, color, creed, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation or belief, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. For more information go to Equal Employment Opportunity Division (sjgov.org).

Accommodations for those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):

San Joaquin County complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and, upon request, will consider reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

BENEFITS

Benefits website

San Joaquin County Employees' Retirement Association website

HOW TO APPLY

Please be advised that Human Resources will only be accepting Online Application submittals for this recruitment. Paper application submittals will not be considered or accepted.

Apply Online:

www.sjgov.org/department/hr

Office hours:
Monday - Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; excluding holidays.

Phone: (209) 468-3370


Click on a link below to apply for this position:
Fill out the Supplemental Questionnaire and Application NOW using the Internet. Apply Online View and print the Supplemental Questionnaire. This recruitment requires completion of a supplemental questionnaire. You may view and print the supplemental questionnaire here. View and print the official application form as an Acrobat pdf file. A San Joaquin County application form is required for this recruitment. You may print this Acrobat PDF document and then fill it in. Contact us via conventional means. You may contact us by phone at (209) 468-3370, or by email, or apply for a job in person at the San Joaquin County Human Resources Division.

Closing Date/Time: 2/14/2025 11:59:00 PM

Salary:

$406,239 approximate annual base salary + competitive benefits package