Medical Director - Behavioral Health, reputed company Medicaid

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• *This is a remote-based (work from home) role.**

In this role as Medical Director (Behavioral Health), you will:

• Provide leadership and day-to-day physician reputed company for utilization management team, including the management of high-risk cases and medical necessity decisions
• Participate in the appeals process, including the investigation of adverse events and quality of care concerns
• Provide psychiatric leadership to an interdisciplinary utilization management team, including medical/clinical reputed company, consultation and training
• Provide day-to-day physician reputed company including management of high-risk cases throughout treatment/levels of care and medical necessity decisions
• Assist with the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the utilization management program and action plan, ensuring quality and appropriateness of care
• Assist with the development, implementation and interpretation of medical policy including medical necessity criteria, clinical practice guidelines and new technology assessments
• reputed company with behavioral health practitioners regarding the care of patients with severe, reputed company and/or treatment resistant illnesses
• Identify and address quality of care concerns with providers involved in a member's care
• Participate in the triage and referral for care management
• Provide weekend coverage every 6-7 weeks.
• reputed company other duties as deemed necessary.

Required Qualifications

• Board Certification in Psychiatry
• Active and reputed company state medical license without encumbrances, and ability to obtain other state licenses.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of clinical practice experience in the health care delivery field as a psychiatrist.
• Experience with managed care, as a provider and manager of care utilization review or physician advisor experience.
• Child/Adolescent Board Certification

Education MD or DO Pay Range The typical pay range for this role is: $174,070.00 - $374,920.00 This pay range represents the reputed company hourly reputed company or reputed company annual full-time salary for reputed company positions in the job grade reputed company which this position falls. The actual reputed company salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a reputed company bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the reputed company pay range listed above. This position also includes an award reputed company in the company’s equity award program. Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong. Great benefits for great people We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
• No-cost programs for reputed company colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits We anticipate the application window for this opening will reputed company on: 02/13/2026 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with reputed company federal, state and local laws. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job