Medical Director

At McLean Hospital

McLean Hospital, America’s top ranked freestanding psychiatric hospital, is inviting applications for a Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist as Medical Director of McLean's Child Partial Hospital Program (CPHP), in Cambridge, MA --a unique program that provides evidence-based clinical care to children ages 7-13 years struggling with irritability, suicide, and self-injury.  The Medical Director will oversee and supervise the day-to-day clinical services and operations of the clinical program in conjunction with the Program Director.  The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, in-person.

This program is a collaboration between the best current clinical care and novel research.  The ideal candidate enjoys working with children and families struggling with mental illness/health, is a collaborative team leader, and is excited to learn with other professionals as part of the McLean/MGB environment.  

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Administrative and clinical oversight of the program to provide the highest quality of care utilizing state-of-the-art, evidence-based therapeutic models 
• Facilitates the integration of clinical services with the research, educational, fiscal, and operational   aspects of the program in keeping with the strategic goals, values, and policies of the hospital 
• Directs and oversees all psychiatric services and the medical management of patients, such as coordinating treatment and aftercare planning, and including the oversight of all program documentation and quality of services delivered, including written orders, progress notes, treatment plans, discharge summaries and regulatory compliance in accordance with hospital policies   
• Provides ongoing consultation and supervision for members of the clinical staff, including supervision of nurse practitioner.
• Provides clinical services and clinical interventions as appropriate.
• Responsible for 8-12 patients.
• Program-specific on-call coverage responsibilities
• Fosters the development and implementation of new clinical services/programs in conjunction with other program leadership
• Shares responsibility for risk management, utilization management, and quality assurance activities in conjunction with other program leadership
• Recruits and oversees the performance of professional staff
• Participates in appropriate standing hospital committees
• Provides training experiences for residents, medical students, fellow and others and provides supervision and teaching seminars as appropriate.
• Facilitates integration of program with other McLean and Partners HealthCare programs and services 
• Actively interested in teaching and research

Salary and recruitment package in accordance with Hospital policies, and a Harvard Medical School appointment at the academic rank of Lecturer, Instructor or Assistant Professor (full or part time) will be contingent on meeting the requirements for an HMS appointment and candidate qualifications including Massachusetts medical license and being board certified/board eligible.

Qualifications: M.D. Degree required. Licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Preferred: Board certified in general psychiatry and child/adolescent psychiatry.  One year of psychiatric experience in germane psychiatric subspecialty is preferred.  Content expertise and/or commitment to the particular sub-specialty program.  Knowledgeable about clinical and administrative aspects of hospital services. 

Applicants should submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae along with the names and addresses of three references by email to: Dr. Daniel Dickstein, Chief Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, McLean Hospital via email: DDickstein@mclean.harvard.edu and the Registrar and Professional Staff Office at rpsomclean@mgb.org

All McLean team members are expected to consistently demonstrate our values of integrity, compassion, respect, diversity, teamwork, excellence and innovation in their work activities and interactions.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

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