Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services

1 day ago
United StatesFull TimeGeneral Medicine
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Sparrow as a Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • 80% clinical, 20% administration · Clinical oversight of all behavior health services
  • Sparrow mission, vision, values and policies · Implements and promotes UMH
  • Sparrow clinical care quality initiatives, and process improvement activities · Participates with UMH
  • employed and offers: · Excellent compensation and

Requirements

  • Sparrow is seeking a full
  • time, dynamic, board
  • certified Psychiatrist to serve as the Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services. University of Michigan Health
  • Sparrow is committed to improving access to medical care across the Mid

Benefits & Compensation

  • Sparrow barbara. hilborn@uofmhealth. org UMH
  • Sparrow is an

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Sparrow as a Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services.

Key Skills

PsychiatryClinical oversightStrategic planningBudgetingPeer reviewPerformance evaluationLeadershipInpatient treatmentOutpatient careChemical dependency treatmentProcess improvementEPIC EMR
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services position at Sparrow includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

General Medicine — Physician Career Context

This General Medicine position at Sparrow is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Psychiatry, Clinical oversight, Strategic planning, Budgeting, Peer review, Performance evaluation, Leadership, Inpatient treatment. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this General Medicine role.

Core responsibilities: The Medical Director will provide clinical oversight for behavioral health services, including inpatient and outpatient programs. They will also lead strategic planning, budgeting, and performance evaluations for the clinical team.

Benefits package: Vacation, Holiday time off, Medical coverage, Dental coverage, Vision coverage, Relocation assistance, 401(k) with matching funds, CME benefits. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Sparrow

Hospitals and Health Care
Lansing, Michigan
5-10

Benefits & Perks

Vacation
Holiday time off
Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Relocation assistance
401(k) with matching funds
CME benefits

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

yesterday

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