Intention Behavioral Health Associate Medical Director

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.

Job Summary

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

Clinical Leadership

• 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
• Family caregivers
• Provide education and guidance to interdisciplinary teams on behavioral health topics

Qualifications

• Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic (DO) degree from an accredited United States medical school
• Successful completion of residency in internal medicine or family medicine at an accredited healthcare institution
• Current Massachusetts license and prescriptive authority
• Board Certification in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
• Geriatrics training or palliative care experience is preferred but not required
• Minimum of 5-7 years of clinical experience, preferably in home-based care, primary care, geriatrics, internal medicine or complex disease management
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Proficiency with EMR/EHR systems and documentation standards

• Compensation: All-in compensation: $250-350K comprised of base and performance incentives
• Potential to purchase shares in company available for tenured providers

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.