Medical Director - Family/ Addiction
About The Position
Wilmington Treatment Center is a behavioral health facility in Wilmington, North Carolina, that provides inpatient and outpatient treatment for adolescents and adults who are struggling with substance use disorders, mental health concerns, or co-occurring (dual diagnosis) conditions. We are looking for an accomplished Full-Time Medical Director- Family/ Addiction to lead our team at Wilmington Treatment Center, a leading provider of addiction and behavioral healthcare services. For more information, please contact Jaylen H at [email protected]. Responsible for leadership, quality assurance, supervision, and overall medical management of the facility within the boundaries of state and federal regulations and accreditation standards.
Requirements
- Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
- Board certified in Psychiatry required.
- Current, unrestricted license to practice medicine by the state in which the facility operates.
- Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience as a Medical Director preferred.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the quality, efficiency and management of delivering services within a facility.
- Define protocols and assist in decision making pertaining to the medical and clinical care of patients.
- Provide direct patient care and assist other departments with direct interactions with physician's staff.
- Directly supervise other professional clinical staff, as well as administrative or support staff.
- Serve as a liaison between the medical staff and other staff within the facility, division or corporate staff, and organizational leadership.
- Monitor and supervise assigned staff to adherence to established medical and clinical policy.
- Provide back up call coverage.
- Serve in a teaching capacity for the training and development of other personnel.
- Secure physical exam and history from the patients.
- Request appropriate diagnostic testing, clinical evaluation, and prescribe medications and treatments.
- Assist in the management of behavioral or mental health problems of patients and maintain current clinical medical records in accordance with federal or state regulation and industry practice, as well as facility, clinic or corporate policies and procedures.
- Manage the finances and revenue of the facility including budgets, billing and spending.
- Develop organizational goals and objectives and devise strategies and policies to meet those goals.
- Develop, approve, implement and update the general policies, protocols and procedures of the facility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
