Director of Medical Services; Psychiatry​/Medical

Overview

Your Story. Our Mission. A Perfect Match!

You have a place here at Ohio Guidestone, the state’s leader in community behavioral health care serving around 26,000 Ohioans each year. We focus on the needs of the whole person by providing telehealth and in-person prevention services, as well as mental health and substance use treatment. As we help people navigate the most difficult times in their lives—with compassion and respect—we ultimately empower them to take steps towards a healthier future.

• Demonstrate the values and guiding principles of Ohio Guidestone, performing with the highest standards of excellence, integrity and ethics.
• Provide system-wide executive clinical leadership and oversight of psychiatric, addiction medicine, and medical services to children, adolescents, and adults across programs and locations.
• Maintain approximately 0.4 FTE direct patient care to support access to services, model evidence-based practice, and remain clinically engaged.
• Establish and oversee medical and psychiatric policies, clinical standards, and models of care that ensure safe, effective, compliant, and integrated service delivery.
• Advance integrated, team-based care through cross-disciplinary collaboration among psychiatry, addiction medicine, medical, behavioral health, primary care, and care coordination services.
• Ensure organizational compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations and accreditation requirements, including COA, HRSA, and Pharmacy Board standards.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives, peer review, provider performance evaluation, and clinical risk management activities related to psychiatric and medical services.
• Provide operational and financial leadership in collaboration with administrative partners, including oversight of productivity, workflows, documentation standards, billing integrity, and resource stewardship.
• Recruit, supervise, mentor, and evaluate medical and psychiatric providers, exercising independent judgment in personnel, performance, and professional development decisions.
• Identify and address system-level gaps in quality, access, and outcomes, representing Ohio Guidestone with internal leaders, community partners, payers, and external stakeholders.
• Foster a team-based culture of collaboration between prescribers, counselors, and case managers to ensure continuity and coordination of care.
• Assure fiscal accountability for assigned programs and services, collaborating with Finance to ensure accurate documentation, billing compliance, and budget performance.
• Present the Agency in the most positive light with all internal and external partners, payers, and community stakeholders.
• Demonstrate positive leadership, promote a team-based work environment and a culture of belonging.
• Exhibit positivity, flexibility and a willingness to take on new responsibilities as requested or required.

• MD or DO with an active and unrestricted Ohio medical license (or eligibility to obtain).
• Board certification in specialty that supports leadership in integrated, whole-person care, including Psychiatry, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Internal Medicine-Pediatrics (Med-Peds).
• Physicians from other primary specialties may be considered if they demonstrate substantial experience in behavioral health, substance use treatment, and integrated care leadership.
• 5+ years of clinical experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership, supervisory or program management role.
• Experience overseeing multi-site or multi-program clinical services strongly preferred.
• State DEA registration or BLS certification required.

• Mission driven; strong desire to make an impact through integrated, whole-person care.
• Familiarity with nonprofit, behavioral health, and/or medical care settings serving diverse populations.
• Demonstrated ability to provide system-level, cross-disciplinary leadership that strengthens collaboration among psychiatry, addiction medicine, medical, and clinical providers.
• Experience with or interest in budgeting, productivity management, and performance improvement in clinical settings.
• Strong communication skills across clinical, operational, and administrative teams.
• Ability to customarily and regularly exercise sound professional judgment and discretion.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and complex systems of care.
• Effective computer literacy skills, including electronic health records and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work at least part time on site at one of Ohio Guidestone’s Ohio-based locations, with remaining responsibilities supported through a hybrid work model.
• Possession of a valid Ohio Driver’s License with a safe driving record and valid insurance.
• Successful completion of all required pre-employment screenings, including background checks, drug testing, and other required assessments, such as physical examination and TB test.
• Clinical credibility and ability to apply…