Medical Director ? Atlanta, GA Suburban area!
Medical Director Position - Private behavioral health hospital in suburban Atlanta.
The Medical Director Position is a highly visible and important position at Summit Ridge Hospital. The position duties include administrative clinical management of the hospital and direct clinical care of patients in hospital based services of inpatient and partial programs. The Medical Director will work closely with staff on quality improvement initiatives and risk management, providing clinical administrative supervision to other physicians and clinical staff. Program development and liaison activities with community referral sources and managed care companies are critical components in the position. Direct clinical care duties include initial evaluations and assessments, treatment team leadership and management of a limited patient caseload.
This is a full-time position with a reasonable call schedule. A competitive salary and benefits package will be offered. Ideal candidates will be board certified / eligible in General Psychiatry and or any sub specialty and have some previous clinical/administrative experience.
Summit Ridge Hospital is a 76-bed free standing private behavioral health treatment center specializing in psychiatric and substance abuse treatment for adolescents, adults and older adults. Multidisciplinary treatment teams deliver caring services in diverse treatment settings of inpatient, partial hospitalization and outpatient programs. The patient care and work environment is professional, caring and collegial.
Located in Lawrenceville, GA a suburban area of Atlanta off I-85 and Highway 316 Summit Ridge Hospital is easily accessible from major highways and areas of Atlanta and suburbs off.
Summit Ridge Hospital Is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) one of the nation?s leading healthcare management companies. The website is and there are direct links to Summit Ridge from the interactive map and listings.
Staff Psychiatrist position caring for patients in inpatient, partial and outpatient programs for patients with psychiatric and dual diagnoses. Caseload will be adolescents, adults and older adults depending on the specialty training. Duties will include admission evaluations; treatment planning and treatment team leadership; daily care of assigned patients; and administrative activities related to patient care.
This is a full-time position with a reasonable call schedule. There are other physicians on staff that share call. Salary and benefits package will be offered. Ideal candidates will be board eligible/certified in Child/General and/or Geriatric Psychiatry. The patient care and work environment is professional, caring and collegial.
Summit Ridge Hospital is a 76-bed free standing private behavioral health treatment center specializing in psychiatric and substance abuse treatment for adolescents, adults and older adults. Multidisciplinary treatment teams deliver caring services in diverse treatment settings of inpatient, partial hospitalization and outpatient programs.
Located in Lawrenceville, GA a suburb area of Atlanta Summit Ridge is easily accessible from many major highways and areas of Atlanta and suburbs.
Summit Ridge Hospital Is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) one of the nation?s leading healthcare management companies. The website is and there are direct links to Summit Ridge from the interactive map and listings.
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