Medical Director Behavioral Health

Medical Director, Behavioral Health

Location: Dade City, FL

Make a Difference. Build Healthier Futures. Grow With Premier.

At Premier Community HealthCare, behavioral health leaders help change the way patients experience care. As the only FQHC serving Pasco and Hernando Counties, we expand access to compassionate mental health care for adults, children, and families who count on us. In this role, your leadership will strengthen integrated care, support behavioral health providers, improve outcomes, and help shape the future of whole-person community health. Premier is proud to be a 2026 Top Workplaces Award recipient and honored with the 2025 Kudos Award, reflecting our supportive, mission-driven culture.

We are seeking a Medical Director, Behavioral Health who wants to:

✅ Lead with compassion, purpose, and clinical excellence
✅ Support providers through trust, mentoring, and teamwork
✅ Expand access to high-quality behavioral health care
✅ Create lasting impact for patients, families, and communities

If you’re passionate about leading mental health care that changes lives, we would love to connect with you.

What You’ll Do

▶ Provide psychiatric care for adults and children
▶ Lead, mentor, and support behavioral health providers
▶ Partner with the CMO and clinical leaders
▶ Strengthen integrated care, quality, and access
▶ Guide best practices and process improvement
▶ Support provider onboarding, retention, and growth
▶ Represent Premier’s mission in the community

What’s In It for You

▶ A mission-driven FQHC leadership role
▶ A recognized, award-winning workplace culture
▶ Purposeful work serving patients with real need
▶ Supportive partnership with senior clinical leaders
▶ Opportunity to shape behavioral health services
▶ Eligible clinicians may explore NHSC/HRSA loan repayment resources

Qualifications

▶ MD or DO from an accredited medical school
▶ Licensed to practice medicine in Florida
▶ Board eligible or board certified
▶ Completed psychiatry residency
▶ 10 years of successful clinical practice experience
▶ Behavioral health leadership experience

Bonus Skills

▶ EHR or Epic experience
▶ Multi-provider practice experience
▶ FQHC or community health experience
▶ Eligible for hospital privileges

Join Premier: Where Your Purpose Takes Root

At Premier, your leadership will help patients access care during some of life’s most difficult moments. You will guide providers, strengthen behavioral health services, and help families feel seen, supported, and cared for.

We can’t wait to welcome you to our Care Team.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift 20 lbs. regularly and 30–50 lbs. occasionally
• Ability to sit for long periods of time
• Travel to PCHG sites and occasional conferences
• Direct exposure to computer screens
• May be exposed to contagious or infectious diseases

Background Screening Requirement:

This position requires a Level 2 background screening through the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Applicants may review information regarding the background screening process, disqualifying offenses, and applicant rights by visiting the AHCA Background Screening Education and Awareness webpage:

https://info.flclearinghouse.com