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Requisition No: 874759 

Agency: Children and Families

Working Title: MEDICAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - 60073385

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 60073385 

Salary:  $8,927.45 Bi-weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 06/30/2026 

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The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida’s social services agency. The agency oversees services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and public assistance. The agency’s mission is to work in partnership with local communities to protect the vulnerable, promote strong and economically self-sufficient families, and advance personal and family recovery and resiliency.

Within DCF, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health (SAMH) Program office is recognized as the single state authority for substance abuse and mental health services. The Office of SAMH is statutorily responsible for the planning, evaluation, and implementation of a comprehensive statewide system of care for the prevention, treatment, and recovery of children and adults with serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders.

Northeast Florida State Hospital (NEFSH) is a 706-bed, licensed mental health treatment facility that provides person-centered services to adults suffering from severe and persistent mental illness. The hospital, located in Macclenny, was established in 1959 and is the largest state operated civil treatment facility. 

NORTHEAST FLORIDA STATE HOSPITAL IS A TOBACCO FREE FACILITY.

TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION RESPONSES TO THE QUALIFYING QUESTIONS ARE REQUIRED AND MUST BE VERIFIABLE BASED ON YOUR SUBMITTED APPLICATION.

This is a highly responsible and professional position serving as the Medical Executive Director at the Northeast Florida State Hospital. This position will collaborate with each section within the state facilities and be required to use independent judgement, take initiative in carrying out duties and responsibilities and should be extraordinarily detail oriented. 

This is professional work supervising and directing employees; including but not limited to communicating with, motivating, training and evaluating employees, planning and directing their work; and having the authority to effectively recommend actions such as: hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, promote, discharge, assign, and reward or discipline direct reports. Evaluates employees against established standards and takes appropriate actions when necessary (i.e. recognition, reward, corrective action, etc.).

This is a professional position in a large mental health facility that functions as the Medical Executive Director (MED). The incumbent is expected to maintain a positive and professional attitude and manner at all times ensuring individuals receive comprehensive medical and mental health services in a cost effective, customer-oriented manner. Follows medical ethics and standards in an outcome-oriented management system, while maintaining sensitivity to the constitutional rights of patients.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Ensures that all Psychiatric and Primary Care treatment at NEFSH are administered in accordance with policies and procedures, rules and regulations, and State and Federal Statutes. 
• Through the Associate Medical Executive Director (MED), employs and directs all Senior Physicians. 
• Administers effectively, directs and assumes operational responsibility for all physician-based services at Northeast Florida State Hospital. 
• Researches, designs and writes policies and operating procedures which relate to clinical services and which are used by all levels of clinical staff. 
• Administers clinical personnel matters in compliance with applicable Personnel Rules & Regulations, and in compliance with applicable collective bargaining agreements.
• Develops recognized programs of resident care, which lead to customer satisfaction.
• Assists in developing the hospital’s budget, costing out programs, establishing expenditure priorities, and administering expenditures so that budget integrity is maintained while controlling expenditures. 
• Serves as a consultant in matters relating to psychiatry, general medicine and clinical administration. 
• Recruits medical staff, privileges and credentials all members of the professional clinical staff at NEFSH, on a bi-annual basis. 
• Reviews and monitors daily reports of activities and incidents. 
• Seeks, compiles and provides information, advisories and reports that assure the clinical staff is kept informed of current developments.
• As part of the hospital’s Executive Leadership Team (ELT), participates in and chairs meetings, as requested, relating to clinical service delivery and hospital management as it relates to aspects of resident care. 
• Acts as a liaison between the hospital and academic institutions/other hospitals, which may entail traveling to such institutions and hospitals. 
• Participates in administrative matters that bear on clinical issues called for by the Department and/or hospital policy and procedures. 
• Maintains membership to the Department of Children and Families Clinical Advisory Committee.
• As Director of the Medical Staff, conducts monthly meetings with physicians and is responsible for assuring implementation of the Medical Staff by-laws, Rules and Regulations. 
• In conjunction with the Associate MED, participates in a wide variety of tasks relating to recruitment, credentialing, committee staff work, maintenance of medical standards and executive committee work which includes administrative actions and recommendations to the Hospital’s Governing Body. 
• Ensures through the Medical Staff that standards of medical care strive for the treatment excellence and efficiency. 
• Conducts monthly Department Head Meetings with all Direct Reports.
• Writes and reviews correspondence, reports, opinions on matters relating to clinical practice as assigned by the Hospital Administrator and/or the Program Office.
• Assists in interviewing, selecting and training new employees. 
• Approve submitted timesheets and leave requests on the Kronos and People First systems for all direct reports. 
• Supervises all direct reports ensuring that they meet individual performance standards that have been negotiated, adhere to standards for professional practice for their specific discipline, receive quarterly coaching and ensure that they follow an approved Employee Development Plan.
• Coordinates, facilitates, and supervises the system of obtaining consultant services for patients with special problems for all external procedures.
• Participates as a consultant in departmental in-servicing meetings and programs. 
• Reviews records of problem cases and sets up case conferences on topics of interest for Continuing Medical Education (CME), in association with the University of Florida, Department of Psychiatry. 
• Establishes selected cases for consultation to validate treatment excellency and efficiency.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required for the position:

• The position requires certification in CPR, MANDT, Infection Control, Customer Service, and obtains all OSHA requirements annually. 
• Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. with use of Safety-T-Belt
• Prolonged sitting/standing, bending, reaching, and stooping may be required. 
• Ability to walk extended distances across campus. 
• Intervention with combative individuals may be required. 
• Some driving may be required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Licensure as a physician pursuant to Chapter 458, Florida Statutes, and two years of post-licensure professional experience in the practice of medicine; or
• Licensure as an osteopathic physician pursuant to Chapter 459, Florida Statutes, and two years of post-licensure professional experience in the practice of osteopathic medicine.
• Certification by a recognized board in a medical specialty area (psychiatry) can substitute for the required experience.

Preference will be given to applicants who have:

• Board-certified applicants with a minimum of five years’ experience in a mental health setting or previous experience as an MED in a mental health setting.

Candidate Profile (application) Requirements:

Candidate Profile (application) must be complete in its entirety.

• Work History - entered with the most recent/current listed first:
• Any and all State of Florida jobs
• Any and all Florida University jobs
• All periods of employment
• Periods of unemployment
• Gaps 3 months or more*
• Education
• Volunteer Experience
• Include supervisor names and phone numbers including current place of employment.
• *Gaps 3 months or more must be addressed – you will need to account for and explain any gaps in employment including unemployment. You can either list these in your application under Period of Employment or attach a word document listing your gaps.
• Experience, education, training, knowledge, skills and/or abilities as well as responses to pre-qualifying questions must be verifiable to meet the minimum qualifications.
• If claiming Right to First Interview, candidate MUST attach a copy of your official layoff letter when applying. This only applies to employees laid off from Career Service positions.

If you experience problems applying online, please call the People First Service Center at (877) 562-7287.

Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

• Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits.
• For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

DCF EMPLOYMENT DISCLOSURES

US CITIZEN REQUIREMENT Only US citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers will be hired.

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM REGISTRATION All selected male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion into an authorized position unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS).  Verification of Selective Service registration will be conducted prior to hire.  For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov.

RETIREE NOTICE If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be suspended or voided, and you required to repay all benefits received depending upon the date of your retirement.

BACKGROUND SCREENING It is the policy of the Florida Department of Children and Families that any applicant being considered for employment must successfully complete a State and National criminal history check as a condition of employment before beginning employment, and, if applicable, also be screened in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 435, F.S., and Chapter 408, F.S.  No applicant may begin employment until the background screening results are received, reviewed for any disqualifying offenses, and approved by the Agency.  Background screening shall include, but not be limited to, fingerprinting for State and Federal criminal records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and may include local criminal history checks through local law enforcement agencies.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.