MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS: Valid physicians license to practice medicine in the State of California; Board-Certified in Psychiatry
REPORTS TO: CEO
DEGREE OF SUPERVISION: Quarterly
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Meet with clients individually for initial psychiatric assessment and evaluation
Weekly follow up with clients (or more frequently as needed)
Lead medical quality assurance component of weekly treatment team meeting
Participate in weekly clinical meetings
Complete documentation in a timely and efficient manner including notes from individual sessions with residents or family members
Assist/provide direction in the development of Muir Wood clinical program, provide intelligence and interpretation on recent data points and studies, best practices and adolescent residential clinical program design
Participation in weekly treatment team meeting to remain updated on developments with residents’ treatment planning goals and medical/treatment concerns
Liaison to the treatment community as professional representative of Muir Wood and attendance at professional conferences such as the AACAP and other industry driven events
Development of PPT presentations and other presentation for Muir Wood sponsored community lecture events
Assist in the review of Muir Wood Policy and Procedures/Program Statement; Medical Records and Assessments
Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director
NOTES:
Additional Salary Information: Health benefits, matching 401K, PTO
Internal Number: 1733
About Muir Wood Adolescent and Family Services
Muir Wood Adolescent & Family Services (Muir Wood), is a Joint Commission accredited, residential treatment program for adolescents with substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health issues. Located on a total of 25 acres in Sonoma County, CA, Muir Wood’s treatment team includes full-time, board-certified psychiatrists, medical and nursing staff, psychologists, and six full-time Masters-level, licensed therapists. Our individual and family therapists carry a maximum caseload of six clients. In addition, the Muir Wood Learning Center, located and integrated on campus, is a Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accredited supplemental academic program led by Masters-level, State-credentialed teachers. Our gender-separate clinical setting is highly individualized, with tailored programming specific for teens and their families. Muir Wood promotes sustainable, life-long connections by providing teens and their parents an idyllic location coupled with caring, dedicated and highly qualified professionals who partner with families to find more effective ways to communicate and begin the process of healing. David Smith, MD, FASAM, immediate past Medical Director for th...e State of California, and past president for the American Society of Addiction Medicine, says of Muir Wood, “its’ highly individualized, credentialed, and gender-separate program that focuses squarely on the family system, and is the model for adolescent care. Muir Wood provides a unique setting that allows boys to feel valued and engaged. It is a place of light and hope for teens and their families in need of high-quality care.” Muir Wood is an in-network provider with Anthem, Aetna, Cigna, Humana, MHN and Kaiser Permanente.
