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Job description
Overview
Essen’s Intention Healthcare is a home-based medical care organization delivering high-quality primary and specialty care directly to patients where they live. Our mission is to improve health outcomes for medically complex and vulnerable patients by providing coordinated, patient-centered care in the home and assisted living communities. Our patients often face a combination of medical, behavioral health, and cognitive challenges, and we believe that integrating behavioral health into primary care and long-term care settings is essential to delivering truly comprehensive care.
We are seeking a Behavioral Health Associate Medical Director to lead the development and clinical oversight of behavioral health services across our patient population of patients living at home as well as those residing in assisted living facilities. This individual will work in close collaboration with the enterprise Behavioral Health Medical Director. The Behavioral Health Associate Medical Director will serve as the clinical leader for behavioral health services at Intention Healthcare. This role combines direct patient care, clinical supervision, and program development. The Associate Medical Director will work closely with primary care providers, care management teams, and executive leadership to build and scale a comprehensive behavioral health program serving:
Homebound patients
Assisted living residents
Patients with dementia and cognitive impairment
Patients with complex psychiatric and medical comorbidities
This role is ideal for a physician who enjoys building programs, improving systems of care, and mentoring clinicians, while maintaining meaningful clinical engagement.
Responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership for behavioral health services across Intention Healthcare’s home-based and facility-based programs
Develop and implement evidence-based behavioral health care models integrated with primary care and long-term care
Establish clinical protocols and treatment pathways for psychiatric and behavioral conditions common in medically complex populations
Collaborate with medical leadership and facility partners to improve behavioral health outcomes
Ensure quality, safety, and regulatory compliance across behavioral health services
Clinical Supervision
Provide clinical supervision and mentorship for Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioners and other behavioral health providers
Review complex cases and support treatment planning
Lead regular case review meetings and interdisciplinary discussions
Ensure providers are practicing according to evidence-based behavioral health standards
Program Development
Design and scale a comprehensive behavioral health program supporting both home-based and facility-based patients
Develop care models addressing: Depression and anxiety
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia
Serious mental illness
Substance use disorders
Caregiver stress and behavioral health needs
Support implementation of programs such as Collaborative Care Model (CoCM), Behavioral health integration, tele-behavioral health services
Work with operations and technology teams to develop scalable workflows and documentation processes
Direct Patient Care
Provide psychiatric evaluation and treatment for patients through telehealth, in-home visits, and facility-based care
Manage complex psychiatric cases in collaboration with primary care providers and facility staff
Prescribe and manage psychiatric medications as appropriate
Collaboration
Work closely with primary care providers, behavioral health clinicians, care management teams, social workers, and family caregivers
Provide education and guidance to interdisciplinary teams on behavioral health topics
Qualifications
Required
MD or DO with Board Certification in Psychiatry
Active medical license (or ability to obtain licensure in relevant states)
Experience treating adults with complex psychiatric and medical conditions
Experience supervising behavioral health clinicians (e.g., NPs, PAs, etc.)
Familiarity with documentation and billing requirements for behavioral health services, including psychiatric evaluation and management services, psychotherapy codes, and behavioral health integration models
Understanding of regulatory and compliance considerations for behavioral health services in outpatient, home-based, and long-term care settings
Strong interest in integrated care models that combine behavioral health with primary care
Preferred
Experience in geriatric psychiatry or long-term care psychiatry
Experience with Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) or Behavioral Health Integration
Experience with home-based care or telehealth
Leadership or program development experience
Familiarity with value-based care models
Essen Health care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.
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Worksite address
new york, NY, 10261, US
Who can apply
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