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SalaryPathways Vermont Medical Director
Pathways Vermont is committed to a diverse workplace that reflects the communities we serve, and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people including people with military experience, individuals with disabilities, and people of color. It is the policy of Pathways Vermont that all employees and applicants shall receive equal consideration and treatment in employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identification, or disability.
The Company: Pathways Vermont is a dynamic nonprofit agency that ends homelessness and provides alternative mental health services. Housing first, service-recipient choice, harm reduction, non-coercion, flexibility and service-recipient directed services are core elements of our practice. Pathways offers a great benefit package including dental and health insurance, generous paid-time-off and paid holidays.
The Role: The Medical Director is an integral part of the Pathways Vermont leadership team. The Medical Director is primarily responsible for oversight and successful delivery of services in the Housing First Permanent Supportive Housing Program. The Medical Director works as part of a statewide modified Assertive Community Treatment team. The Medical Director provides clinical supervision, reviews service plans and service course delivery, and consults with the team and outside providers as needed to ensure high quality and values aligned support for participants in the program. The Medical Director also provides diagnostic evaluation and direct psychiatry services including medication consultation and management to service recipients in several Pathways programs including Housing First, Soteria House, and the Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Team.
Service Area: Statewide, ability to be in person for staff and/or participant facing work as needed
Time Commitment: 10-20 hours per week, contract or direct employment agreements considered
Medical Director
- Participate in administrative decision making; recommend and approve policies and procedures
- Ensure appropriateness and quality of services provided
- Participate in quality assurance efforts of agency including Incident Review Committee, Utilization Reviews, Minimum Standards, Clinical Supervision
- Support and promote person-centered and trauma-informed care and a harm reduction approach
- Provide in-services and trainings for staff as appropriate
- Act as primary point of contact for administrative concerns with partner pharmacies
- Provide and/or coordinate psychiatric coverage amongst/between sites during scheduled vacations, sick time, training, etc.
- Provide supervision and oversight for other psychiatric and clinical staff
- Provide oversight for medicaid billed service delivery of non-clinical staff members of the Housing First Permanent Supportive Housing Team
- Be available to on-call staff members and/or agency leadership for urgent after hours issues as needed
Psychiatry
- Complete an Initial and Annual Clinical Assessment and Mental Status Exam for all clients
- Ongoing psychiatric services and/or medication consultation and management for all interested clients
- Timely and accurate documentation in accordance with Medicaid standards in electronic medical record
- Work closely with the team in developing, implementing, amending and approving service plans
- Participate in weekly team meetings and case reviews, provide consultations and make home visits with team members as needed
- Collaborate with nursing staff to coordinate prescriptions and orders, and to oversee the overall health of clients
- Establish a work schedule, in collaboration with the team, that ensures ongoing psychiatric visits for all participating clients on a biweekly, monthly or quarterly schedule
- Provide coverage for other agency medical staff during vacation/sick time
- Engage identified clients in psychiatric services, virtually, onsite and/or in the community
- Participate in facilitating appropriate hospitalizations, crisis interventions and referrals
- Communicate with hospital staff to ensure optimal treatment and discharge planning
Qualifications:
- Licensed Psychiatrist (Can be MD or DO)
- Board Certification
- Licensed to practice Psychiatry in Vermont
- Co-Occurring disorders competent
- Ability to work within a Housing First, person-centered, harm reduction framework
- Patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion, and sensitivity to persons with disabilities and other minority populations
- Commitment to Pathways mission of ending homelessness and providing excellent mental health alternatives
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Comfort with rapid growth, thinking out of the box and organizational change
- Excellent interpersonal skills - the ability to network with area service providers, funders, and community stakeholders.
- Excellent organizational skills
- Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to the mission
- Ability to travel statewide
- Personal experience of homelessness, mental health challenges, incarceration, substance use or other life challenges considered an asset
Physical Requirements:
- Occasional driving to visit teams or participants throughout Vermont; visual acuity to operate a motor vehicle required.
- Extending and/or grasping with hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction at times when collecting paperwork, assisting with applications, completing hand-written forms, etc.
- Ability to ascend and descend stairs occasionally required (in instances when businesses and/or meeting places do not have an elevator)
- Regular operation of a laptop computer and other office machinery including frequent typing and extensive reading.
- Frequent oral communication through spoken word for sharing of ideas and giving or receiving detailed information.
Employment Terms:
- Contract or part-time staff member
- Average 10-20 hours per week
