Medical Director Health Services - Seymour, IN, United States - Acadia Healthcare

Description

Part-time - Medical Director, Addictions - 6am - 2pm = 24 hours per week

Seymour Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC) offers outpatient treatment for adults age 18 and older of all genders who are struggling with opioid use disorder.

The Medical Director is responsible for leadership, quality assurance, oversight and overall medical management of the clinic within the boundaries of state and federal regulations and accreditation standards.

Responsibilities include planning, organizing medical and clinical practices; providing direct patient care and assisting other departments with direct interactions with physicians or medical staff.

Oversees and is responsible for the quality, efficiency and management of delivering medical services within the clinic;
Defines protocols and assists in decision making pertaining to the medical care of patients that is consistent with current medical practice and CTC policies and procedures;
Provides oversight to other professional medical staff, as well as administrative or support staff, as designated;
Serves as a liaison between the medical staff, other clinic staff, division or corporate staff, and organizational leadership;
Monitors assigned staff to adherence to established medical and clinic policy;
Serves in a teaching capacity for the training and development of other personnel;
Responsible for securing physical exam and history from the patient, reviewing medical records, making medical evaluations, request appropriate diagnostic testing, prescribes medications and treatments, assists in the management of behavioral or mental health problems of patients, maintains current medical records in accordance with federal or state regulation, and clinic or corporate policies and procedures; Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO)
Prefer previous experience in behavioral health or substance abuse treatment
Current license to practice medicine by the state in which the facility or clinic(s) operates
Board certification or certificate of admissibility for board certification by American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), or other certification within their discipline
Additional specific DEA credentials may be required, per state and clinic regulations or policy

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