Geri Psych Medical Director - BMC South

Job Summary

The inpatient medical director specializes in evaluating, diagnosing and treating mental, emotional and behavioral disorders through medication, psychotherapy and other interventions on a geriatric psychiatry unit while providing administrative oversight to manage and improve psychiatric inpatient services at BMC South.

The role includes monitoring and arranging on-call coverage rotations, providing coverage in the ED and medical floors as needed, covering a minimum of three holiday shifts annually and one weekend per month, and opportunities to teach and supervise residents and students from BMC training programs.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Provide direct psychiatric services through comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment of patients on the Geriatric psychiatry unit.
• Make final decisions regarding admissions and discharges of patients in accordance with medical standards.
• Prescribe and monitor psychotropic medications, adjusting dosages as necessary to ensure efficacy and minimize side effects.
• Supervise and evaluate advanced practice providers and faculty.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives, ensure regulatory and accreditation compliance, and maintain departmental standards.
• Act as liaison with department administration and other hospital platforms to promote innovative care, teaching, and research in clinical departments.
• Attend faculty related meetings pertaining to safety, quality, utilization management, and other departmental committee meetings.
• Oversee credentialing, privileging, performance metrics, and staff engagement processes.
• Participate and arrange psychiatric coverage for hospital-based services after business hours and during weekends and holidays through the on-call system.
• Be a member in good standing of the Medical Staff at BMC South and abide by the Medical Staff Bylaws and the Rules and Regulations pertaining to the Department of Psychiatry.
• Maintain relationships with colleagues in other specialties and service lines to ensure coordination of care post discharge.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals, including primary care physicians, nurses, psychologists, and social workers, to coordinate comprehensive care.
• Respond to psychiatric emergencies and provide crisis interventions when needed during times of coverage.
• Maintain accurate patient records, documenting treatment plans, progress, and outcomes in compliance with legal and ethical standards.
• Remain current with advances in psychiatry through continuing education, professional networks, and research.

Required Education and Experience

• MD Board certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry from an accredited school of medicine.
• BC/BE in Geriatric Psychiatry is preferred.
• Completed residency training in an accredited program within Psychiatry.
• Experience in working with multidisciplinary teams of clinicians who provide psychopharmacology and psychotherapy.

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations Required

• BLS.
• Current Massachusetts License to practice as an MD.
• Current Federal DEA and State Controlled Substances Certificates.
• Current Malpractice insurance.
• Must successfully pass a CORI check.

Additional Employment Requirements

• Background check required via Electronic Employment Verification Program (E-Verify).
• Vaccination against COVID-19 and influenza, and receipt of a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Boston Medical Center is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. We ensure equal employment opportunities for all, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression or any other non-job-related characteristic.