We’re not just behavioral health people—we’re crisis people.
Connections has built a model that combines medical and recovery-oriented treatment that gets people connected to community-based resources and back to their lives faster. Our aim is for solutions, not just stop-gaps. Real support, not restriction. We have proven that our model improves access, creates hope and makes the behavioral health crisis system work better, and we’re finding better ways to do it every day.
Our story
Originally founded by two emergency room psychiatrists, Dr. Chris Carson and Dr. Robert Williamson, Connections Health Solutions brings 30 years of experience serving individuals in crisis and operates two of the nation’s largest and most studied crisis response centers and is currently expanding to more states. Since opening our doors, we have provided care and treatment for hundreds of thousands of individuals in crisis.
Responsibilities
What You'll Do:
The
Medical Director performs administrative functions and serves as a key leader for the Phoenix facility. Directs care through identification and implementation of treatment approaches and guidelines for the facility. Leads, coordinates, and provides medical/clinical services to specified individuals within the facility.
- Performs medical review of all clinical practices, including safety protocols.
- Functions as representative/clinical leader for Phoenix regarding clinical care and practices for regulatory agencies, facility and external stakeholders.
- Facilitates direct clinical care for at least 5 0% of the work week. Acts as a point of clinical contact and supervisory role in-person or by telecommunication at all hours of the day/week (PTO excluded). Serves as an Administrator on Call for the Leadership Team .
- Provides clinical guidance to clinical services staff for escalated clinical cases. Serves as a point of contact at all hours of the day/week.
- Supports, supervises and innovates within our leadership structure, ensuring midlevel medical practitioners are adequately prepared to provide high quality care under appropriate physician supervision .
- Ensures professional conduct and manages conflict resolution of Clinical Services staff . Reviews, participates in, and engages in corrective actions as indicated .
- Responsible for hiring and termination of Medical Services staff.
- Responsible for overseeing onboarding and training process for new Medical Services staff.
- Participates in the f acility’s Leadership Team, specifically as the M edical counterpart to the O perations leader (s) , working in a dyad structure, to oversee the facility’s clinical operations and develop and implement proce dures that support the strategic mission of the company.
- Serves as subject matter expert in local involuntary treatment process and statutes . Works with the community to review involuntary petitions, assess involuntary patients, and coordinate with the legal system to follow established guidelines for Court Ordered Evaluation and Treatment.
- Serves on the Medical Executive Committee as well as other committees when clinical expertise is required.
- May serve as the attending psychiatrist to specified patient s .
- Completes initial psychiatric assessments, crisis interventions, family interventions, focused crisis diagnostic assessments, assessments of capacity for consent to treatment, risk assessments, patient education, progress towards treatment goals, and discharge planning including medical, psychological, social, behavioral and developmental aspects of the patient's care, treatment, and services.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary staff members to ensure that each treatment modality is appropriate for the patient in addition to working with outside psychiatric providers in outpatient and inpatient services.
Qualifications
What You'll Bring:
- Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathic Medicine
- Completion of ACGME accredited psychiatric residency training programs, in the delivery of mental health treatment of children, adolescents, and/or adults
- 3 years of post-residency psychiatric care experience
- Licensed by the State of Arizona
- Board Eligibility in Adult Psychiatry
- Unrestricted DEA license
- The Company has a mandatory vaccination policy. All successful applicants must be fully vaccinated, including showing proper documentation, or otherwise be exempt pursuant to the Company’s exemption process prior to their start date as a condition of employment
It would be great if you had:
- Board Certification in Adult Psychiatry
- Prior administrative experience
- Prior post-residency clinical work with the SMI population
- Prior post-residency clinical work involving involuntary treatment
- Prior post-residency clinical work in emergency psychiatry
What We Offer:
Full-time only:
- Employees (and their families) are offered comprehensive health insurance, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
- CHS pays for Basic Life, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Life insurance option for employees and their families
- Health Savings Accounts (with $1,000 to $2,000 employer contribution depending on plan)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)
- 401k company match after 6 months (50% of deferrals up to 6% of compensation)
- Generous PTO starting at 160 hours accrued annually and 12 recognized company holidays
All employees (Pool, Part-time and Full-time):
- Employee Assistance Program to help with confidential emotional support, work life solutions, financial solutions, legal assistance, or online support
- Online Subscription to Headspace, a digital mindfulness and meditation platform
- After 90 days, you are auto enrolled in the 401k Plan
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EEO Statement
Connections Health Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees and applicants.
