Medical Director (10877)

## Description

# **Medical Director – Behavioral Health Crisis Services**

📍 **Baltimore, Maryland**

💰 **$150,000 to $180,000**

🕒 **Full-Time | Leadership Role | On-Call Responsibilities as Needed**

Leading Clinical Excellence. Advancing Crisis Care. Transforming Lives.

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## **About Us**

CarePoint Response, Inc. (CPR) is a nationally recognized nonprofit and Baltimore’s only comprehensive behavioral health crisis response system. Since 1992, CPR has delivered timely, community-based services to individuals experiencing mental health and substance use crises.

Our integrated continuum includes **Mobile Crisis Teams, Residential Crisis Services, Crisis Stabilization Centers, detoxification and withdrawal management, and outpatient treatment programs**—serving children, adolescents, and adults across Baltimore City.

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## **The Opportunity**

CPR is seeking a strategic and mission-driven **Medical Director** to provide executive clinical and administrative leadership across our behavioral health crisis continuum.

In this role, you will oversee psychiatric and medical services across multiple programs, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based care while maintaining compliance with **CARF standards and Maryland COMAR regulations**. As a key member of the leadership team, you will guide clinical strategy, strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, and advance innovative approaches to crisis response and recovery.

This is an opportunity to lead system-level change while directly impacting care for individuals in crisis.

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## **What You’ll Do**

### **Executive Clinical Leadership**

• Provide psychiatric and medical oversight across crisis and outpatient programs
• Supervise psychiatrists, nurse practitioners (CRNPs), and physician assistants (PAs)
• Ensure implementation of evidence-based practices including crisis stabilization, suicide risk assessment, trauma-informed care, harm reduction, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT)
• Oversee withdrawal management and emergency petition protocols

### **Program & Team Leadership**

• Lead multidisciplinary teams including medical, clinical, nursing, peer, and residential staff
• Ensure 24/7 coverage and compliance with staffing requirements
• Manage program operations across residential and community-based settings
• Lead sentinel event reviews and corrective action planning
• Promote a collaborative, equity-driven leadership culture

### **Regulatory Compliance & Accreditation**

• Ensure compliance with **Maryland COMAR 10.63 regulations** and related standards
• Lead and support **CARF accreditation readiness and ongoing compliance**
• Oversee quality control processes and continuous improvement initiatives

### **Community & System Engagement**

• Represent CPR in behavioral health workgroups, task forces, and community forums
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with hospitals, emergency departments, and community providers
• Support system-wide crisis planning and coordination efforts

## Qualifications
## **Qualifications**
### **Required**

• MD or DO, Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry
• Active Maryland medical license and DEA registration
• Minimum **5 years post-residency experience**
• **3–5 years leadership experience** managing multidisciplinary teams
• Experience in **crisis psychiatry, substance use treatment, and/or residential or stabilization programs**

### **Preferred**

• Fellowship in Addiction Psychiatry or Community Psychiatry
• Experience with **CARF accreditation** and Maryland COMAR regulations
• Demonstrated success building hospital and system-level partnerships

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## **Why Join CPR**
🏥 Mission-driven organization leading crisis care in Baltimore
👩‍⚕️ Opportunity to shape clinical strategy across a full continuum of care
🤝 Collaborative executive leadership environment
📈 Influence system-wide behavioral health outcomes
💙 Make a lasting impact on individuals, families, and communities
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### **Lead With Purpose. Transform Crisis Care.**
This is more than a leadership role — it’s an opportunity to guide clinical excellence and expand access to life-saving behavioral health services.
👉 **Apply today to join CarePoint Response, Inc.**