• Assume responsibility for the overall safety of patients with a BH diagnosis, with a special focus on safe prescribing • Serve as the clinical lead in developing and implementing evidenced based clinical policies and practices • Participate in regulatory/accreditation reviews • Assume key role in quality improvement initiatives, case management activities and member safety activities (i.e. incident management) • BH coverage determination for utilization management to ensure members receive appropriate and medically necessary care in the most cost-effective setting • Oversight and quality improvement activities associated with case management activities • Provide guidance to BH orientation and network development/ recruitment in conjunction with provider relations, value-based contracting, support of episodes of care and full integration of BH services • Assist in the review of utilization data to identify variances in patterns, and provide feedback and education to MCP staff and providers as appropriate • Represent CareSource as the primary clinical liaison to members, providers and State agencies • Support of regulatory and accreditation functions (e.g. CMS, State, NCQA and URAC) and compliance for all programs • Participate in the development, implementation and revision of the clinical care standards and practice guidelines ensuring compliance with nationally accepted quality standards • Participate in the development, implementation and revision of the Quality Improvement Plan and corporate level quality initiatives • Collaborate with market/product leaders to help define market strategy • Community collaborative participation • Participate in the evaluation and investigations of cases suspected of fraud, abuse, and quality of care concerns • Provide cross-coverage for other Medical Directors and/or markets, as needed • Support staff by providing training, clinical consultation, and clinical case review for members including Medical Advisement meetings • Perform any other job duties as requested