William Starks

My experience as a locum tenens physician is diverse, encompassing ER shifts near Jonesboro, Arkansas, and work in multiple urgent care facilities. Working with various medical professionals in this collaborative environment has significantly enhanced my adaptability and teamwork skills. Beyond urgent care, my experience also includes telemedicine and concierge medicine. My enthusiasm for geriatrics and sports medicine inspired me to develop two Pilates machines and a gentle exercise program for older adults. Besides my clinical work, I illustrate medical textbooks. I am writing a journal article and a monograph on metabolic syndrome. My commitment to ongoing professional development in evidence-based medicine and CME shows my dedication.

• As the Regional Medical Director, I provided recommendations on assessing, diagnosing, and treating individuals with mental disorders, demonstrating my expertise in mental health care.
• RMDs are responsible for examining, evaluating, and diagnosing drug abuse disorders in patients acquiring treatment for substances such as alcohol, benzodiazepines, and opiates, including buprenorphine therapy.
• The position directs the management, investigation, and identification of acute and chronic medical diseases.
• Psychiatric diagnoses, medical conditions, social difficulties, and substance use disorders (opioids, benzodiazepines, alcohol, or stimulants, for illustration) addictions can all be treated with medicines prescribed by RMDs.
• An RMD provides psychotherapy services to the patients at this facility.
• RMDs are the medical professionals accountable for developing biopsychosocial prescriptions and therapy.
• Adhering to the most advanced standards of Care, RMDs effectively perform their duties.
• As part of their education, psychiatric nurse practitioners are guided in therapy by regional medical directors, with the opportunity to work on complicated and advanced/consolidated addictive and psychiatric cases alongside the RMDs in a corroborative association.
• As an RMD, I manage daily patients, fostering a collaborative work environment. I work closely with a care group that includes therapists, psychologists, patient care advocates, psychiatrists, and other consultants.

• Directed team of up to 8 nurses, three primary care providers (NP/physician), 3 dental staff members, and three psychiatric staff members; performed all management duties for dental, psychiatric, and neuropsychiatric health centers.
• Provided quality long-term care, cultivated collaborative work environments, promoted open-door management policy, and championed professional development initiatives for staff members.
• Ensured employee's expectations and responsibilities aligned with the clinic's strategic vision and mission. Transformed communication/collaboration between consultants, neurological service, pharmacy, and psychiatry teams; eliminated communication gaps and ensured ongoing partnership throughout units. Achieved 70% improvement in QC/compliance after implementing a peer-review process for documentation.
• Consistently ranked as a top performer during weekly/monthly quality control checks and reviews due to operational enhancements that resulted in the exceptional quality of clinical Care, demonstrating the significant impact of my work.

• Spearheaded day-to-day operations, provided oversight and direction to ensure consistency, safety, and quality of patient care; continuously identified innovative integration initiatives to benefit employee health/well-being.
• Led team of providers/staff, implemented/executed quality control measures, and fostered positive relationships with hospitals/consultants.
• Maintained awareness of medical advances, computerized diagnostic/treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options.
• Consulted with medical, business, and community groups to discuss service problems, respond to community needs, enhance public relations, coordinate activities and plans, and promote health programs.
• My commitment to delivering top-notch primary Care to every patient is unwavering. This dedication has resulted in an exemplary 4.6/5.0 average satisfaction score, reflecting the high quality of Care I provide.
• Direct, supervise, and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel.
• Relied upon to handle billing reimbursements, ensure payroll accuracy, maintain supply inventory, and manage overall ongoing business operation expenses.
• Implemented an active patient panel and created clearly defined protocols for the organization. Successfully founded practice, handled budget-balancing/AR duties, and trained/coached all staff members.

• Provided full-spectrum family medicine services and delivered assistance, targeted interventions, screening, and referrals consistent with the organizational framework, operational guidelines, and best practices.
• Guided staff during daily operations, maintained feedback communication throughout the facility, and improved communication within a medical team while managing the healthcare budget.
• Established quality care-focused procedures and deployed active patient panels while maintaining above-average patient satisfaction survey scores.