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Louisville KY | Chief Medical Officer | Clinical Psychiatry

HealthcareIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Clinical Medical Director | Louisville, KY

Position Details

  • Clinical Medical Director role: 80% clinical/20% administrative
  • Full Time, Employed/W2
  • On-site service | Monday-Friday work schedule (8:30AM-5:00PM)
  • Adult caseload | In-Patient Setting
  • Treatment of Acute Mental Health & Dual Diagnosis

Duties include: Maintain a daily caseload, active participation in Medical Executive Committee monthly, Daily Treatment Team participation, Credentialing Committee, P&T monthly, Physician Dashboard meetings monthly, daily Morning Flash Meeting, Performance Improvement Meeting monthly, Joint Survey Prep, participation in call rotation.

Based at The Brook - Dupont location

Compensation/Benefits

  • Competitive Compensation Package
  • Signing bonus
  • Relocation allowance, if moving
  • Medical Education Loan Repayment Assistance, if needed
  • Yearly CME Allowance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision insurance plans
  • Matching 401k
  • Paid Malpractice Insurance coverage
  • Website: thebrookhospitals.com

Since 1985, The Brook Hospitals have provided quality mental health and addiction treatment services. The Brook Hospitals have two outstanding facilities located in Louisville, Kentucky:

The Brook – KMI is a 110-bed hospital offering a full continuum of inpatient, extended care, residential, partial hospitalization and outpatient services for children, adolescents, and adults.

The Brook – Dupont is an 88-bed hospital offering a full continuum of inpatient, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient for adults.

The Brook Hospitals prides itself upon the fact that our patients are referred directly to us by local professionals and organizations: physicians, psychologists, social workers, employee assistance professionals, community mental health centers, hospitals, schools, courts, social service agencies and managed care organizations. These direct referrals and our high patient and family satisfaction rates are a reflection of our effectiveness in treating mental illness and addictions.

Contact Me for More Details, or to Apply!

  • Avis Corbett | In-house Physician Recruiter
  • Universal Health Services | Hartgrove Hospital
  • M: (615) 714-8985 avis.corbett@uhsinc.com
  • Connect with me on LinkedIn

Key Responsibilities

The Clinical Medical Director will manage an adult inpatient caseload while providing 80% clinical care and 20% administrative oversight. Responsibilities include active participation in medical committees, treatment team meetings, and performance improvement initiatives.

Requirements

The role requires a qualified psychiatrist to provide acute mental health and dual diagnosis treatment in an inpatient setting. Candidates must be available for on-site work and participate in the facility's call rotation.

Qualifications

Experience
10+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical psychiatryInpatient careAcute mental health treatmentMedical executive committee participationTreatment team leadershipPhysician dashboard managementClinical leadership

Healthcare Professional Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

healthcare pay on WeekdayDoc is down 18.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

What does the healthcare market look like in Kentucky?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
healthcare listings in Kentucky10 active2,088 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
healthcare pay trend−18.5% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Louisville KY | Chief Medical Officer | Clinical Psychiatry at Uhs a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Work-life snapshot

6.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No weekends
  • Includes call
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About Uhs

Mental Health Care
Louisville, Kentucky
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Signing bonus
Relocation allowance
Medical Education Loan Repayment Assistance
Yearly CME Allowance
Paid Time Off
Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
Matching 401k
Paid Malpractice Insurance

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$276k
Typical market rent
$1,330/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.