Medical Director, IP

University of Colorado – School of Medicine

Medical Director, IP

The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine (SOM), The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Children’s Hospital Colorado invites applications for the position of Medical Director of the Pediatric Mental Health Institute’s (PMHI) Intensive Division comprised of our General Psychiatric Inpatient Service, stepdown component of our Partial Hospitalization Program, Eating Disorders Unit, and Neuropsychiatric Special Care Unit. 

Job Responsibilities:  Reporting to the Pediatric Mental Health Institute’s Medical Director, the Division Medical Director is responsible for and collaborates with other leaders in clinical care, clinic operations, and Quality and Regulatory efforts, to optimize our mental health system by striving to improve our performance on the quadruple aim.  The Medical Director is also responsible for supporting training and research within the Institute and Division.  The Division Medical Director is responsible for the Associate Medical Directors, Division Psychiatrists, Division APPs.

Clinical Administrative Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with the Patient care service director Program Manager, Division Clinical Director, Associate Clinical Managers, and Associate Medical and Clinical Directors to guide clinical operations within the Division.
• Responsible for setting and maintaining clinical and productivity standards for psychiatric/APP practice within the Division.
• Authority to resolve disagreements regarding clinical practice
• Working with the PMHI Medical Director, responsible for monitoring the practice of psychiatrists and APPs within the Division in regard to Hospital Medical Staff Office, University and CU Medicine, and regulatory (e.g. ongoing trainings, meeting OPPE standards) requirements

 Quality and Regulatory Responsibilities

• Supports the Intensive Division’s Nursing Manager, Ambulatory, or Consultation Division Program Manager, as appropriate for their Division, in cross-disciplinary quality improvement activities within the Division.
• Responsible for guiding quality improvement activities specific to clinical practice.
• Responsibility for guiding quality improvement activities specific to the clinical teams and relate quality indicators, such as follow-up with community providers. 

Other Responsibilities/All Faculty Requirements

• All faculty are expected to support the fiscal and operational goals of their Divisions and PMHI as a whole.  Faculty members may be asked to support and provide assistance, as needed to set and measure outcomes of goals within their Division in collaboration with the business leaders.
• Works collaboratively with other Division leadership, Training Directors, and in their efforts to provide high-quality clinical training opportunities on clinical services within the Division, with primary responsibility for psychiatry and APP training.
• Supports the conduct of high-quality research within the Division.
• All faculty are asked to support the design, assessment, and implementation of innovative clinical services within their Divisions and PMHI as a whole.
• Contributes the Department’s teaching and scholarship in ways consistent with the expectations of senior University faculty, advancing the standing of the Department.
• Maintains eligibility for SOM faculty appointment.
• Provides career development mentorship to junior and senior faculty.
• Other duties as assigned

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provides direct clinical services in Department programs as determined through consultation with Department Leadership and as needed.
• Participates in on call duties

Required Qualifications:  Applicants must possess a Colorado Medical License, DEA Certificate, Board Certified in Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry.  Must obtain Medical staff privileges within Children’s Hospital Colorado and/or University Health. 

Preferred Qualifications:  Minimum of three years, five years preferred, of experience in clinical administration in a child and adolescent psychiatric setting. Eligible for appointment at the Assistant Professor level (eligibility for appointment at the Associate or Full Professor level preferred).

Salary and Benefits:  Salary is commensurate with skills and experience. The University of Colorado offers a full benefits package. Information on University benefits programs, including eligibility, is located at http://www.cu.edu/employee-services.

Please apply online at http://www,cu.edu/cu-careers Anschutz Medical Campus tab, search Job# 14002.