Psychiatric Medical Director Opportunity Just NE of Knoxville, TN
Company: Britt Medical Search
Location: Knoxville
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
Psychiatric-Mental Health opening in Knoxville, Tennessee. This
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Currently seeking a Full-Time, Board Certified, Virginia and
Tennessee Licensed Psychiatrist for a Regional Medical Director
opportunity in Virginia. (Tennessee licensed psychiatrists are
welcome to apply but will need to pursue a Virginia license prior
to a start date.) A freestanding 28-bed adult psychiatric unit, is
located minutes from our Regional Medical Center, provides
inpatient psychiatric services to communities in both Southwestern
Virginia and Northeast Tennessee.
In additional to daily treatment responsibilities, the Regional
Medical Director will provide physician leadership for the Region's
Psychiatry team, including 3-4 staff Psychiatrists and 7-8
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants.
Collaborating with this team, the Regional Medical Director will
work with the Behavioral Health Service Line leadership to optimize
quality and operations across the 3 units (58 beds) and robust
consult-liaison service that provides inpatient psychiatric
services. This leadership position requires an enthusiastic,
motivated individual who is constantly striving to improve
processes. The appropriate candidate will have the ability to
develop camaraderie with multiple teams, excellent communication
skills and the ability to envision, as well as produce, change with
a focus on innovating care to be more patient-centered and to meet
the changing needs of an ever-evolving healthcare landscape.
Schedule:
Compensation Package:
The free-standing psychiatric unit accommodates twenty-eight
patients and contains a large multi-purpose treatment room, a group
therapy room, a recreational therapy room, a kitchen, laundry room,
offices, and work area. The Center provides a wide range of
therapeutic modalities to its patients, including:
The unit is designed to provide short-term stabilization and
treatment for adults whose treatment needs mandate an inpatient
stabilization and treatment. The unit's goal is to return patients
to a level of acuity in which comprehensive outpatient care can
continue to improve the quality of life for the patient. A busy
unit, accepting referrals and admissions 24-hours-a-day, 365 days
per year. Most referrals come through the many Community Service
Boards (CSBs) throughout the state of Virginia, and their Mandatory
Screeners assess patients during psychiatric crisis. The unit also
accepts voluntary admissions from the Regional Medical Center, a
tertiary care center located just across the state line in
Tennessee. To promote successful reintegration back into the
community, family members, local CSBs and/or the court systems work
with the unit's team during the treatment and discharge process to
ensure smooth transitions back into the patients' communities.
The practice is based in a small family friendly town straddling
the Virginia: Tennessee border with a quirky arts scene, great live
music, and phenomenal restaurants. The Birthplace of Country Music
Museum cements the pivotal role the area has with country music.
Rhythm and Roots Reunion the annual festival held down-town brings
together several genres of music. The area is also known for its
natural beauty and access to outdoor activities. Close to the
Tri-Cities airport (20 mins) which in one stop will get you to main
European destinations and beyond. Charlotte is a 3-hr. drive and a
hub for several airlines. City shopping and other activities are
available in Johnston City (35 min). Knoxville (1 hr. 40min) or
Asheville (90mins). The city is a safe and family friendly
community to grow your family, raise your kids or plan to
retire.
The Medical Center is a 312-bed hospital and Level II Trauma Center
that serves Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Out Medical
Center is home to leading-edge medical technology, such as
stereotactic radiosurgery with TrueBeam STx with Brainlab,
multidimensional cardiac catheterization laboratories and surgical
robotics, including single-site surgery. Additional services
include the distinctive Advanced Certified Total Hip and Total Knee
joint replacement center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center, the
Birthing Center, the Breast Center, the Family Pediatric Emergency
Department, diabetes treatment center and palliative care. We are
recognized as a High-Performing Hospital for 2019-20 by U.S. News &
World Report, ranking No. 7 in Tennessee and earning "High
Performing" ratings for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
colon cancer surgery, heart failure and knee replacement, and it is
a recipient of the 2020 Chest Pain - MI Registry Gold Performance
Achievement Award, the Gold NSTEMI recognition in the Mission:
Lifeline® program and STEMI Gold Receiving recognition in the
Mission: Lifeline® program.
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