Medical Director Pt

Make a bigger difference
At The Jewish Board, we don't just make a difference - we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that's been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make.
Reasons you'll love working with us:

• If you have a particular age range or population you're interested in working with, you can find your niche here. Our clients and staff are as diverse as the city we work in, and include people of all cultures, religions, races, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.

• We're committed to supporting your career development by encouraging mobility and advancement across different program types and jobs.

• With 70 locations throughout the five boroughs, you can work close to where you live.

• Generous vacation time and 15 paid holidays will help you achieve a healthy work/life balance.

• We offer an excellent benefits package with affordable, high-quality health and dental insurance with low co-pays.

• You'll receive ongoing support through high-quality supervision, specialized trainings from our Continuing Education team, and an education benefit.

How you can make a bigger difference:
The Jewish Board's Community Behavioral Health treatment programs provide compassionate, high quality, evidence-based services to individuals and families in the communities we serve. Our staff use a culturally affirming, person-centered approach to help individuals and their families develop skills and resources to improve overall functioning, to instill hope, and to strengthen resiliency. Our programs work closely with community partners to address health disparities in our neighborhoods while also celebrating the strengths and resiliency of our communities.
The Medical Director for Mishkon provides leadership in the provision of medical care for individuals in the division's Intermediate Care Facilities and Individual Residential Alternatives, serving an administrative role in developing processes and procedures, and supporting clinical, nursing and program staff in addressing systemic issues related to health. The Medical Director works closely with program and nursing leadership to meet medical needs of this vulnerable population. Serving, when needed, as liaison to medical providers in the community who provide primary or specialized care will also be an important function of the role.
Some responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• 8 - 14 hours per week with a flexible hybrid schedule.

• Develop, oversee, and assist with implementation of medical policies and procedures throughout ICFs and IRAs.
• Participate in bi-annual interdisciplinary safety reviews of every individual in ICFs and IRAs to make and sign off on the determination if current level of care is appropriate.
• Attend quarterly Medication Efficacy Review meetings for individuals who take psychotropic medication with a focus on impact of medical conditions and medications on behaviors.
• Assist, as needed, with pharmacist's quarterly Medication Regimen Reviews.
• Collaborate closely with Executive Program Director, Senior Nursing Director, Clinical Directors and Residential Directors to maximize integration of medical care within disciplines.
• Partner with Chief Medical Officer and Chief Nursing Officer around vision for medical care in IDD settings.
• Support quality improvement projects in coordination with Senior Nursing Director.
• Participate in work rounds when onsite.
• Participate in environmental rounds in each apartment or residence.
• Be available to nurses for consultation regarding acute medical concerns among individuals.
• When necessary, provide collateral information and clinical impressions to local emergency room staff for individuals needing urgent evaluation.
• When indicated, consult with hospital and nursing home medical staff to obtain information, provide information, advocate for an individual's needs, or inform discharge planning.
• Engage in outreach to local medical providers to diversify individuals' options for primary care.
• When indicated, speak with primary care providers regarding individuals whose health is declining so that observations can be shared.
• Strengthen operational workings and communication lines among disciplines (nursing, program, clinical, medical providers) in a matrixed environment.
• Works with Compliance Department to prepare for audits and responds accordingly to results of audits.
• Stays current with emerging developments in the fields of concern related to emerging and best practices, evidenced-based practices in treating conditions that commonly impact people with developmental disabilities, and policy and workforce issues.

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
The Jewish Board is currently looking for talented individuals of all cultures, religions, races, and gender expressions with the following qualifications:

• Medical degree with a license to practice in the State of New York is required.
• Candidate must have completed a residency in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine, and be Board Certified.

• Two or more years of management experience including oversight of the delivery of clinical services
• Experience of clinical practice in community-based setting
• Verified verbal and written communication skills
• Proven effective collaboration skills

If you join us, you'll have these great benefits:

• Generous vacation time, in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days
• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Free continuing education opportunities
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation
• 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program
• Life and disability insurance
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee

Who we are:
The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.
More on Equal Opportunity:
We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.
Other details

• Job Family Clinical Staff [300s]
• Pay Type Salary
• Employment Indicator 8833 - Hospital - Professional Employees
• Max Hiring Rate $98,000.00

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