Medical Director

Addiction Recovery Medical Services•Statesville, NC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Director will assume responsibility for monitoring the clinical aspects of patient care. This role requires the Medical Director to be onsite a minimum of eight hours per week. The Medical Director will develop medical policies regarding patient care with the technical support of the appropriate clinical staff. This position involves assuming full responsibility for physical examinations and monitoring patient progress through a clinical review process. Additionally, the Medical Director is responsible for monitoring the continuing education of the staff. The Medical Director will evaluate the medical follow-up of clinic caseloads through periodic medical audits and will work in assessing individual patient's special medical, pharmaceutical, and other treatment needs. The Medical Director will assess individual patient's special psychiatric needs and recommend psychotropic medications through contracted medical services, patient's primary care physician, a psychiatrist, or mental health clinic. This role also provides in-house clinical training to nursing and counseling staff on an "as needed" basis. The Medical Director assumes primary responsibility for determining/verifying a patient’s history of opiate dependence and current physical dependence, when required and in accordance with appropriate federal and state guidelines. The decision to admit a patient into treatment and determine their initial dosage will be made by the physician in accordance with regulatory guidelines. The Medical Director will interface with administration regarding legal, financial, regulatory, and management activities as they pertain to the functioning of the Corporation. This role will supervise all staff in the medical department and provide in-service for nursing staff on a regular basis. The Medical Director will meet with the treatment team on a PRN basis to discuss difficult cases.

Requirements

Licensed to practice medicine in NC and maintain licenses in good standing.
Three years documented experience in the provision of services to persons who are addicted to alcohol or other drugs, including at least one year of experience in the treatment of narcotic addiction with a narcotic drug; OR Board eligibility in psychiatry and two years of documented experience in the treatment of persons who are addicted to alcohol or other drugs; OR Certification as an addiction medicine specialist by the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Current registration issued by the States of NC.
Current Drug Enforcement Administration registration number.

Responsibilities

Monitoring the clinical aspects of patient care.
Developing medical policies regarding patient care.
Assuming full responsibility for physical examinations and monitoring patient progress.
Monitoring the continuing education of the staff.
Evaluating the medical follow-up of clinic caseloads through periodic medical audits.
Assessing individual patient’s special medical, pharmaceutical and other treatment needs.
Assessing individual patient’s special psychiatric needs and recommending psychotropic medications.
Providing in-house clinical training to nursing and counseling staff on an “as needed” basis.
Determining/verifying a patient’s history of opiate dependence and current physical dependence.
Making the decision to admit a patient into treatment and determining their initial dosage.
Interfacing with the administration regarding legal, financial, regulatory and management activities.
Supervising all staff in the medical department.
Providing in-service for nursing staff on a regular basis.
Meeting with the treatment team on a PRN basis to discuss difficult cases.