Leadership Opportunity | Medical Director in Outpatient Pediatric Psychiatry | Henry Ford Health | Midwest Living

Accountable for:

• Managing the clinical quality of OP Pediatric Psychiatry & psychotherapy services
• Budgetary responsibility
• Strategic planning for OP BHS

Ownership of:

• Quality of Pediatric Clinical Service & Development of Pediatric Clinical Programming
• Responsible for determining when/where/provider type to recruit, departmental right-sizing, and/or service offerings by site
• Development of rational, cost-effective staffing model to support high-quality care and service
• Recruitment, retention, and management of provider leader direct reports (performance reviews, performance issues, staff files, staff schedules, etc.)
• Determines minimum requirements for hire; enforces policies & validates licensure
• Metrics management: analyzing data provided & developing effective action plans to improve performance
• Identifying cross-site trends and opportunities; developing & implementing departmental standards
• Development and management of effective continuing education requirements and service/performance expectations for OP BHS providers
• Resolution of patient complaints/clinical service recovery
• Employee engagement
• Partners with other team members to foster and champion an inclusive workplace culture
• Development of rational, cost-effective staffing model to support high-quality care and service
• Determines departmental standards such as closing/opening to new patients; clinical contact hours requirements, access expectations, vacation/out-of-office procedures, etc.

Must be board certified in Psychiatry

Demonstrates a strong commitment to JEDI principles. HFMG centers social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) as core values essential to achieving excellence in our clinical, education, and research missions. As such, we value individuals with multidimensional diverse identities, experiences, and perspectives that contribute to the cognitive diversity and energetic culture that enriches our organization.

About Henry Ford Health System

Henry Ford Health System is committed to improving the health and well-being of our diverse Michigan community.

Founded in 1915 by auto pioneer Henry Ford and now one of the nation's leading health care providers, Henry Ford Health System is a not-for-profit corporation managed by Chief Executive Officer Wright L. Lassiter, III and governed by a 17-member Board of Trustees, with volunteer-led advisory and affiliate boards providing additional leadership.

It is comprised of hospitals, medical centers and one of the nation's largest group practices, the Henry Ford Medical Group, which includes more than 1,900 physicians practicing in over 40 specialties. The System's flagship, Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, is a Level 1 Trauma Center recognized for clinical excellence in cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, sports medicine, multi-organ transplants and cancer treatment.

With more than 30,000 employees, Henry Ford Health System is the fifth-largest employer in metro Detroit, and among the most diverse.