MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Responsibilities

Skywood Recovery Center is a residential treatment facility offering integrated treatment for addiction and mental health conditions. Skywood Recovery provides individual and group therapy, experiential therapy, equine and art therapy, and yoga. Located in Augusta, MI, a convenient drive from Kalamazoo and Lansing, MI, the campus offers a restorative environment with opportunity to enjoy the outdoors.

For more information, please visit: www.skywoodrecovery.com

Skywood is part of one the nation's largest and most respected hospital management companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. UHS is o ne of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World's Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America's Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

For additional information on the Company, visit our web site: http://www.uhsinc.com.

Qualifications

Position Summary

Provides Addiction Medicine expertise and oversight to patients, the Medical Department and Skywood Treatment Team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs routine and emergent comprehensive clinical/psychiatric evaluations and psychopharmacologic treatment of patients at admission and ongoing, completing documentation of all evaluations and treatment visits on the day of the session and according to FRN documentation requirements.
• Participates in treatment planning team meetings and after-care planning.
• Ensures timely meetings with clients and attendant timely documentation of related notes.
• Ensures delivery of emergency medical care when the patient's attending practitioner is unavailable.
• Monitors lab levels and specialty tests.
• Supervises medication monitoring practices.
• Supervises medicated withdrawal procedures, as appropriate, for patient population.
• Practices according to industry standards for psychopharmacologic treatment.
• Communicates with other facility providers regarding status and treatment of patients.
• Reviews reports of accidents or unusual incidents and makes recommendations for program modifications.
• Provides consultation on matters regarding medical care, standards of care, surveillance, and infection control.
• Supervises medical treatment planning processes for patients.
• Provides input into nursing staffing.
• Provides ongoing training for medical and other staff.
• Performs all other duties as required or assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to inspire client confidence in the FRN Staff and the FRN Model of Treatment.
• Ability to consistently demonstrate through conduct and communications the stability required to effectively assist patients and their family members through the FRN Model of Treatment.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Must have high level of interpersonal skills. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, professionalism, tact and diplomacy.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Knowledge of philosophies, practices, policies and outcomes of models of treatment, recovery, relapse prevention, and continuing care for dually diagnosed populations.
• Understanding of diagnostic criteria for dual disorders and ability to conceptualize modalities and placement criteria within the continuum of care.
• Must have knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations (MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Demonstrates ability to manage people which includes planning, decision making and facilitating process improvements; takes responsibility for subordinates' activities; makes self available to staff and provides regular performance feedback.
• Understands need for and maintains appropriate confidentiality at all times when interacting with patients, residents, families, visitors, referral sources and all other contacts.
• Exhibits excellent customer relation skills as evidenced by supportive and constructive communication with all contacts including coworkers, patients, residents, visitors, families and referral sources.

Education and Experience

• Medical degree and license to practice in state of Michigan required.

Must be board-certified.

• Must have certificate in addiction from the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
• Must have expertise and experience treating patients with mental illness and addictive disorders.
• Supervisory and training experience a plus.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

• Sits, stands, bends, lifts and moves intermittently during work hours.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Ability to be physically mobile, climb stairs, traverse the campus on uneven, hilly terrain.
• Position requires work on the computer requiring manual dexterity and visual acuity.
• A current, valid driver's license and a clean driving record is required for use of company vehicles and possible business travel between locations.
• Due to the 24/7 operational demands, must be available after normal working hours and on holidays to manage emergencies that may arise.

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