Director of Medicine, Community Mental Health

Job description

Location: Oakland,California,United States About BACS: Bay Area Community Services (BACS) is a $100M government-contracted nonprofit providing housing, crisis stabilization, and behavioral health services to unhoused adults living with severe mental illness. With more than 50 programs and a clinical workforce that includes 30+ nurses and multiple psychiatric prescribers, BACS delivers innovative, community-based care across the Bay Area. We are seeking a Director of Medicine to provide strategic leadership of psychiatric, medical, and nursing practice across the agency. This is a rare opportunity to shape care at scale within one of California’s most impactful behavioral health systems. Position Overview: The Director of Medicine serves as BACS’s senior medical leader, responsible for defining and advancing the agency’s approach to psychiatric and medical care. This role is primarily strategic, administrative, and system-focused—not a direct patient care position. The Director of Medicine oversees the professional standards, workflows, policies, and quality of psychiatric and medical services across more than 50 programs. Approximately 80% of this role focuses on psychiatric and me...