Addiction Physician - Inpatient Detox

The Recovery Village•Salem, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is for an Addiction Physician at an Inpatient Detox facility. The physician will provide administrative oversight of the facility's medical services, leading the medical staff, dietitians, and physician services coordinator. While administrative duties are a part of the role, the physician will also spend significant time performing the duties of a psychiatrist or addiction medicine physician. The position involves providing excellent medical care in line with the ARS philosophy, including expertise in detoxification protocols, medication assessment, withdrawal management, and Medication Assisted Therapy. The physician must understand and apply ASAM criteria and Medical Needs Criteria, assist in developing and maintaining medical policies and procedures, and collaborate on budgeting for medical services. Support for medical staff in achieving department metrics related to expense management, compliance, treatment stay completion, and readmission rates is also expected. The role requires proficiency in using the electronic health record for all required documentation, ensuring compliance with company policies, state regulations, Joint Commission standards, and Medical Needs Criteria. This includes completing various electronic record documents such as psychiatric evaluations, admission history and physicals, progress notes, discharge summaries, medication orders, and allergy documentation in a timely manner. The physician will screen for substance use disorders, pain, and understand pain treatment strategies. They will also review off-site medical screening results for pre-admission and other medical concerns to ensure client needs are addressed in the treatment plan. Performance Improvement plans will be developed and implemented as needed. The physician must understand and communicate on-call responsibilities, being responsive and available as backup, and must be within one hour of the facility when on call. Collaboration with the Corporate Human Resources department for recruitment and hiring, ensuring effective onboarding, and maintaining efficient daily staffing and on-call schedules within budgetary constraints are also key responsibilities. Medical staff competency will be evaluated initially and annually. Weekly collaboration with attending physicians to discuss patient care and treatment is required, along with reviewing and auditing charts prior to insurance audits. Other assigned tasks will also be performed.

Requirements

Graduated from an accredited medical school.
Must have experience in addiction medicine.
A minimum of 3 years in a supervisory position.
Familiarity with JCAHO and other indicated healthcare standards are necessary.
Familiarity with ASAM/ ASAM Criteria and other indicated healthcare standards are necessary.
Communication skills to relate to all levels of facility staff.
Self-motivated and confident.
Application of Continuous Quality Improvement and Performance Improvement Team philosophy and ability to develop and apply organizational strategies.
Licensed to practice medicine, e.g. Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) in the appropriate state, as applicable, required.
Board Certification in Primary Specialty required.
ABPM Addiction Medicine or AOA Board Certification in Addiction Medicine is required if not a psychiatrist.
Must have a DEA to prescribe Controlled medications and have had training on Buprenorphine Prescribing.

Responsibilities

Provides administrative oversight of the facility's medical services.
Oversees and leads the medical staff, dietitians, and physician services coordinator.
Builds a collaborative team with nursing and clinical departments.
Provides excellent medical care with the ARS philosophy, including knowledge of detoxification protocols, assessment for medication, withdrawal assessment and management of complications, and Medication Assisted Therapy.
Understands ASAM criteria and Medical Needs Criteria and documents decision making accordingly.
Assists in the development and maintenance of written objectives, policies, a procedure manual, an organization plan and a quality assurance program for medical services.
Reviews all medical policies and procedures at least annually.
Plans and budgets for medical services in conjunction with the CMO, Executive Director and the governing authority.
Supports medical staff for success with medical department metrics including Expense Management, Compliance Quantity, Compliance Quality, Completion % treatment stay, and Outcomes/ Readmission rates.
Completes and is proficient using the electronic health record with all required documentation, ensuring compliance with all company policies and procedures, state regulation, Joint Commission standards and Medical Needs Criteria.
Screens for Substance Use Disorders (SUD) including psychoactive substance toxicity, intoxication, and withdrawal symptoms.
Screens for pain and understands treatment strategies for pain including pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches.
Reviews any physical examination reports and medical screening results conducted off-site of a client for the pre-admissions process or for other medical concerns.
Develops and Implements plans for Performance Improvement as need.
Understands and communicates the On-Call responsibilities; will provide contact and back-up numbers, being responsive and available not only when assigned on-call duties, but as backup when medical provider/Medical Director on-call is unavailable.
Works closely with the Corporate Human Resources department to recruit, interview, and hire new employees.
Ensures onboarding of new employees is complete and effective.
Maintains an effective and efficient daily staffing pattern / coverage and on call scheduled within budgetary constraints.
Evaluates medical staff competency initially and then annually based on specified performance standards, on a timely basis.
Collaborate with attending physicians at least weekly to discuss patient care and evaluate the treatment provided for all patients.
Review and audit all charts in their entirety prior to submitting for insurance audits.
Performs other tasks and duties as assigned.

Benefits

Scheduling flexible
Required to be onsite
Some on-call
Competitive & negotiable salary starting at $350k + annual bonus and monthly incentives
$5,000 per year reimbursement for CME
Free liability protection, the PLI policy also covers you if you leave the company should it be needed for the time period of your employment
6 weeks of paid time off per year
401K + match
Health, Vision, Dental, Life & Telehealth access
Matching HSA -up to $1500 a year contribution from the company to your HSA