Alameda Health System · 3 months ago
Chief/Chair, Psychiatry
San Leandro, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$142.34/hr - $237.23/hr
5+ years expAlameda Health System is a provider of high-quality, accessible care to the community's most vulnerable patients. They are currently seeking a Department Chair for Psychiatry to oversee psychiatric services across multiple sites, ensuring the delivery of safe and equitable care while balancing clinical and administrative responsibilities.
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Responsibilities
Provides minimum of 0.3 FTE clinical services
Exercises responsibility for Departmental Medical Staff duties including, but not limited to, making recommendations for the granting of Medical Staff privileges, and the appointment and reappointment of Medical Staff, as set forth in the Medical Staff Bylaws including, but not limited to, Joint Commission standards, e.g. OPPE, FPPE, and annual staff evaluations
Participates in Medical Staff peer review processes in alignment with Just Culture principles in accordance with Medical Staff Bylaws and applicable policies
Serves as a member of the Medical Executive Committee - gives guidance on the overall medical policies of the Medical Staff and makes specific recommendations regarding their department. Maintains quality patient care services by planning and developing programs to ensure compliance with established county, state and federally mandated policies and procedures, including licensing and accreditation programs, including graduate medical education
Serves as an internal and external champion of Alameda Health System and promotes an unwavering commitment to high quality care, excellent patient experiences, and an engagement and support of all staff across their department and the system overall
Partners with the Chief Medical Officer (CMO)/designee, Operational Dyad, and other stakeholders to develop and update a clinical scope of services for their department that outlines basic aspects of clinical service offerings and patient experience expectations; these offerings shall be informed by clinical needs, staffing expertise, resource availability/constraints, and a care delivery model that aligns with the overall strategic goals of Alameda Health System
Partners with their Operational Dyad to oversee patient care delivery with respect to patient safety, performance improvement (including pay for performance portfolios), clinical staffing, quality of care, informatics, budget and variance management, and departmental culture
Communicates regularly with the administrator, the director of nursing, provides leadership needed to achieve medical care goals
Guides and advises the facility’s committees related to quality assurance / performance improvement, pharmacy, infection control, safety, and medical care
Participates in licensure and compliance surveys and interacts with outside regulatory agencies
Participates in monitoring and improving the facility’s care through a quality assurance and performance improvement program that encourages self- evaluation, anticipates and plans for change, and meets regulatory requirements
Organizes and coordinates physician services and services provided by other professionals as they relate to patient care
Ensures adequate documentation of patient care and related information within physician services
Helps the facility arrange for the availability of qualified medical consultative staff and oversees their performance
Reviews complex cases as needed, providing guidance on out of the ordinary diagnostic decisions or treatment plans; coordinates care with Internal Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Security and all other services as indicated to optimize safety and quality of care; responsible for quality of care provided in the department and oversight of department’s Quality Review Committee
Participates in establishing policies and procedures for assuring that the rights of individuals (patients, staff members, and community members) are respected. The medical director helps the facility ensure that the ethical and legal rights of patients (including those who lack decision-making capacity, regardless of whether they have been deemed legally incompetent) are respected. This includes the right of patients to request practitioners to limit, withhold, or withdraw treatment(s)
Receives and reviews identified patient care concerns and ensures both resolution as well as appropriate, effective corrective actions are implemented
Oversees professional conduct and practices of all psychiatric staff
Participates with the health care facility in the development and implementation of mechanisms and measures to optimize the appropriate utilization of medical services, quality assurance and patient satisfaction at the health care facility
Uses administrative time to participate, as requested, in organizational committees, task forces, etc. subject to availability and agreement with CMO/designee
Qualification
Required
Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy
Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Current, valid and unrestricted license to practice Psychiatry in accordance with the laws of the State of California
Valid DEA registration
Good standing in the Medicare and Medicaid programs
Compliance with Specialty Board mandated education and training to maintain State licensure and board certification
Good standing with their health care facility's Medical Staff with appropriate privileges granted in accordance with the Medical Staff Bylaws
Three years of management and leadership experience in the field of Psychiatry
Five years' experience as a practicing clinician or clinical leader and substantial experience in an administrative capacity in an accredited hospital or medical center
Benefits
A generous comprehensive benefits program
Company
Alameda Health System
Alameda Health System is a public health care center.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Late StageTotal Funding
$77MKey Investors
Department of Health Care Services
2025-05-16Grant· $77M
2024-09-26Grant
Leadership Team
James Jackson
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Christine Yang, CHCIO
Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
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