Medical Director

Willow Creek Behavioral Health

. Carry a clinical panel across crisis stabilization and bridge services, including initial psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and crisis psychotherapy encounters .

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $300,000 - $350,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in crisis stabilization and psychiatric evaluations, with a strong focus on medication management and telehealth practices. Capable of leading clinical operations, supervising nurse practitioners, and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.

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MD Or DO With Completed ACGME-Accredited Psychiatry ResidencyBoard Certified In Psychiatry By The ABPNActive, Unrestricted Medical Licenses In New York And North CarolinaMinimum Three Years Of Post-Residency Clinical PracticeDirect Experience With Acute Or Crisis Psychiatry

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Hard Skills

Crisis PsychotherapyMedication ManagementClinical OversightStructured Risk AssessmentsTelehealth PrescribingClinical Protocols MaintenancePerformance InputClinical Quality ReviewsCrisis PsychiatrySupervision Of Nurse Practitioners

Soft Skills

Decisiveness Under AcuityDirect CommunicationLeadershipCollaborationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

Clinical Oversight DashboardsDocumentation TemplatesTelehealth Platforms

Certifications & Qualifications

Board Certification In PsychiatryActive DEA Registration

Industry Keywords

Crisis StabilizationBehavioral Health DeliverySubstance Use DisordersEmergency PsychiatryConsult-Liaison PsychiatryInpatient PsychiatryPartial HospitalizationACTMobile CrisisMedicaid

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Carry a clinical panel across crisis stabilization and bridge services, including initial psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and crisis psychotherapy encounters
Serve as physician of record for high-acuity and diagnostically complex patients, including co-occurring substance use disorders
Provide same-day and urgent assessments and determine when patients need transfer to a higher level of care
Document to clinical and billing standards, including structured risk assessments and crisis psychotherapy coding requirements
Supervise or collaborate with psychiatric nurse practitioners in accordance with New York and North Carolina requirements
Provide real-time clinical backup and consultation during clinical hours
Run individual/group supervision and group case conferences
Complete NP competency assessments, onboarding sign-off, and performance input
Own daily clinical operations, including huddles, escalation pathways, after-hours protocols, and on-call/coverage standards
Triage and resolve clinical escalations as final clinical decision-maker within the CMO-defined scope
Partner with clinical operations on capacity, scheduling, coverage, caseload ranges, acuity mix, supervision ratios, and prescriber availability
Review panel distribution and acuity; escalate unresolved safety and capacity conflicts to the CMO
Ensure continuity across intake, programs, step-down, discharge, and community providers
Lead clinical quality and safety reviews, including adverse events, near misses, root cause analysis, and corrective action
Use clinical oversight dashboards to direct interventions and provide clinical input to the CMO
Attend clinical quality committee and contribute to peer review
Maintain and update clinical protocols, standing orders, and documentation templates
Support state regulatory and licensure requirements
Ensure telehealth prescribing, including controlled substances, meets federal and state requirements
Interview, select, and onboard psychiatric prescribers
Contribute clinical design to new tracks, populations, and market launches
Represent Willow clinically to hospital partners, referral sources, and payers

Requirements

What you’ll need

MD or DO with completed ACGME-accredited psychiatry residency
Board certified in psychiatry by the ABPN
Active, unrestricted medical licenses in New York and North Carolina, or the ability to obtain the second license within 90 days
Active DEA registration
Minimum three years of post-residency clinical practice
Demonstrated experience supervising or collaborating with nurse practitioners
Direct experience with acute or crisis psychiatry — emergency psychiatry, consult-liaison, inpatient, partial hospitalization, ACT or mobile crisis
Comfort practicing and leading in a telehealth environment
Preferred: Board certification or substantive experience in addiction psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry
Preferred: Prior medical director or clinical leadership role, ideally in a growth-stage or startup setting
Preferred: Familiarity with Medicaid behavioral health delivery in New York or North Carolina
Willingness to be decisive under acuity, direct with colleagues, and build and enforce clinical standards

Benefits

Comp & perks

PTO includes sick leave, certain federal holidays, and vacation
Continuing education time and stipend
401K
Health insurance
Malpractice liability insurance
Multidisciplinary team collaboration