Behavioral Health Medical Director

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Position Purpose:

The Behavioral Health Medical Director provides medical leadership to specific health plan or LOB to include overseeing physician review, utilization review/quality assurance, directing case management, developing and implementing medical policies and standards, evaluating new technologies and treatments. In this role, you will identify trends in medical management and proactively aid in setting direction to improve these.

The Behavior Health Medical Director that we seek will have extensive experience in the following areas:

STRATEGIC AND CLINICAL LEADERSHIP

The Medical Director provides clinical oversight for all behavioral health activities across utilization management, care coordination, quality, and population health for South Carolina Medicaid. The role ensures Healthy Blue’s BH strategy aligns with SCDHHS priorities, providing clinical authority to direct program strategy, oversee clinical policies, and support statewide goals such as improved transitions of care and reduced emergency department dependence.

UTILIZATION AND COST MANAGEMENT

The Behavioral Health Medical Director ensures defensible, evidence‑based utilization decisions; provides clinical review for complex and high‑cost cases; and partners with internal program integrity teams to identify inappropriate utilization patterns. This role directly impacts Healthy Blue’s cost‑of‑care performance while maintaining member safety and compliance with SCDHHS expectations for medically necessary, least‑restrictive care.

MEMBER SAFETY, INTEGRATED CARE, AND HEALTH EQUITY

This position provides clinical leadership for integrated BH/medical models, supports suicide prevention and crisis response initiatives, and oversees transitions-of-care strategies to reduce readmissions and adverse events. The role advances health equity by promoting culturally responsive care and addressing disparities across South Carolina’s rural and urban regions.