Outpatient Psychiatrist / Medical Director - 1427 Vine Street

Job Summary
The role of the Outpatient Psychiatrist/Medical Director is to provide medical leadership, supervision, and planning for the 1427 Vine Psychiatry Clinic which is a state licensed outpatient program in Philadelphia. This Clinic has been serving patients with mental illness from Philadelphia and its surrounding areas for more than three decades at its current location, 1427 Vine Street, Philadelphia.
This Clinic has also been a key rotation site for Psychiatry Residency Programs at Drexel and now Tower Health. Strong academic emphasis is a critical component of the clinic.
The Outpatient Psychiatrist/Medical Director will provide vision and direction to the Clinic, with a focus on meeting the goals of Department and Tower Health Medical Group (THMG) in patient care, education, and research. Providing excellence clinical care and address the mental health needs in our community is one of the top priorities for this position. The Outpatient Psychiatrist/Medical Director will be responsible for the development of and providing clinical oversight of a robust ambulatory and community psychiatry service.
The successful candidate will be appointed to the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in the Department of Psychiatry Drexel University College of Medicine commensurate with their qualifications and experience.
REPORT TO:
The Outpatient Psychiatrist/Medical Director will report to the Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs, Chief Academic Officer, Designated Institutional Official Tower Health Service Line Medical Director, Behavioral Health, Tower Health Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Drexel University College of Medicine.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Administration and Clinical Service

• Provides leadership, supervision, and direction of ambulatory and community psychiatric services.
• Collaborates with THMG leadership, community mental health partners, to set the standards and optimize behavioral health and psychiatric services.
• Works with all stakeholders to ensure continuous quality improvement and patient safety standards.
• Ensures clinical services and programing meet the standards of regulatory agencies.
• Collaborates with all stakeholders to develop and implement behavioral health policies and procedures in clinical care, quality improvement, and patient safety.
• Works closely with the Psychiatry Residency Program Director to ensure the training experience and clinical learning environment meeting the ACGME accreditation standards and clinical caseload for residents
• Serves as a role model of collaboration, professionalism, dedication, and work-life balance.
• Carries an adequate caseload and provides direct patient care.
• May provide supervision of a team of psychiatrists and nurse practitioners.
• Guides the delivery of services to assure the highest standard of patient care.
• Work closely with the clinic operation leaders to set, monitor, and maintain the productivity target for each clinical provider.
• Develops methods to document and benchmark the quality of care delivered.
• Develops, implements, and documents ongoing quality improvement and utilization management programs emphasizing principles of evidence-based medicine. Assures that the quality and cost effectiveness of patient care is evaluated.
• Be accountable for all professional and administrative activities within the clinic.
• Maintains continuing review of the professional performance of all practitioners and report as necessary to the Chair, Department of Psychiatry.
• Be responsible for enforcement of the Medical Staff Bylaws and Rules and Regulation
• Supports the Chair, Department of Psychiatry, and Operation Leadership in strategic planning for the clinic on program development and innovations

Fiscal

• Works with the Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Medical Staff, and Administration in the cost-effective utilization of resources.
• Coordinates program development and facility planning and efficacy in program delivery.

Scholarly Activities

• Oversees, in coordination with the Residency Program Director and Department Chair, the outpatient and community psychiatry experience for the psychiatry residents.
• Participates in the teaching of residents, medical students, and other trainees.
• Supports the development of research in the outpatient setting.
• Collaborates with the Chair, Department of Psychiatry to encourage, support, and grow research endeavors within the Department.

The Benefits We Offer:

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan with employer automatic contribution and employer match.
• Malpractice insurance & Tail Coverage
• Educational Loan Assistance
• Residency/Fellowship Stipend
• Generous paid time-off allowance
• CME time and money
• Relocation assistance
• H1B & Green Card Support
• Spousal/Domestic Partner Job Search Support
• Supportive health system to advance goals

The Community:
Philadelphia located between New York and Washington D.C, is considered to be the birthplace of the United States. The Constitution was debated here in Philadelphia in what is now the Independence Hall. The nearby Liberty Bell Center is home to the famous two-thousand-pound bell which became a symbol of freedom. The National Constitution Center also tells the story of 1920s prohibition. Learn more about Al Capone and other famous former inmates at the Eastern State Penitentiary. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, one of the country's largest museums, is not to be missed. At Fairmount Park, discover outdoor art on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, as well as the Smith Memorial Arch dedicated to Civil War heroes. Attractions for kids include Philadelphia Zoo, the oldest zoo in America. Meet more animals at the Academy of Natural Sciences or enjoy fun and educational interactive displays at the Please Touch Museum.
Videos:
A Virtual Tour of Phoenixville Hospital: General Psychiatry
What Our General Psychiatry Residents are Saying
Virtual Tour of Philadelphia
Drexel School of Medicine Class 2025
Websites:
Psychiatry Residency - Phoenixville Hospital
City of Philadelphia
Contact Name: Christopher David
Contact Email: Christopher.David@towerhealth.org
Contact Phone: 570-401-4510
Qualifications

• MD, DO, or equivalent foreign degree
• Completion of ACMGE accredited psychiatry residency or fellowship program
• Licensed for the practice of medicine in the State of Pennsylvania
• Board certification/eligibility in psychiatry is required with certification within 3 years of hire
• Academic psychiatry experience preferred
• Outpatient psychiatry preferred

Overview
Tower Health is a regional integrated healthcare system that offers compassionate, high-quality, leading-edge healthcare and wellness services to communities in Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. With approximately 11,500 employees, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Tower Health has partnered with Drexel University College of Medicine to open a new medical school one-half mile walking distance from Reading Hospital, a regional medical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health. The school opened in 2021 and is currently accepting enrollment applications for the second class in 2024. In addition, Reading Hospital is the main training hospital for the medical school and supports ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs. For more information, visit towerhealth.org