Medical Director - Full-time

Pathways Vermont Medical Director

The Company: Pathways Vermont is a dynamic nonprofit agency committed to permanently ending homelessness and offering innovative mental health services through ongoing supportive social work.

The Role: The Medical Director is an integral part of the Pathways Vermont leadership team. The Medical Director is primarily responsible for oversight and successful delivery of services in the Housing First Permanent Supportive Housing Program. The Medical Director works as part of a statewide modified Assertive Community Treatment team. The Medical Director provides clinical supervision, reviews service plans and service course delivery, and consults with the team and outside providers as needed to ensure high quality and values aligned support for participants in the program. The Medical Director also provides diagnostic evaluation and direct psychiatry services including medication consultation and management to service recipients in several Pathways programs including Housing First, Soteria House, and the Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Team.

Available Positions: 1

Location: Remote with ability to be in person for staff and/or participant facing work as needed

Schedule: 10-20 hours per week, contract or direct employment agreements considered

Application Requirements:

A Cover Letter and Resume are required with your application.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in administrative decision making; recommend and approve policies and procedures
• Support and promote person-centered and trauma-informed care and a harm reduction approach
• Provide supervision and oversight for other psychiatric and clinical staff
• Facilitate billing for Medicaid services of non-clinical staff members of the Housing First Permanent Supportive Housing Team
• Complete an Initial and Annual Clinical Assessment and Mental Status Exam for all clients
• Participate in weekly team meetings and case reviews, provide consultations
• Collaborate with nursing staff to coordinate prescriptions and orders, and to oversee the overall health of clients
• Establish a work schedule, in collaboration with the team, that ensures ongoing psychiatric visits for all participating clients on a biweekly, monthly or quarterly schedule
• Other Duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Licensed Psychiatrist or Advanced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
• Board Certification
• Licensed to practice Psychiatry in Vermont
• Co-Occurring disorders competent
• Ability to work within a Housing First, person-centered, harm reduction framework
• Commitment to Pathways mission of ending homelessness and providing excellent mental health alternatives

Compensation:

• contract or direct employment agreements considered

It is the policy of Pathways Vermont that all employees and applicants shall receive equal consideration and treatment in employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, veteran status, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identification, or disability. Pathways Vermont is committed to a diverse workplace that reflects the communities we serve, and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people including people with military experience, individuals with disabilities, and people of color.