Medical Director - Addiction Medicine

Acadia Healthcare•Anchorage, AK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Director at Anchorage Comprehensive Treatment Center provides leadership, quality assurance, oversight, and overall medical management of the clinic within applicable state and federal regulations and accreditation standards. The role plans and organizes medical and clinical practices, provides direct patient care, and assists other departments with interactions involving physicians or medical staff. The Medical Director works with a multidisciplinary team at an outpatient opioid treatment program serving adults seeking recovery from Opioid Use Disorder through counseling, therapy, medication, and guidance. The position oversees clinic medical services and professional medical staff, helps define care protocols, supports staff training and development, and serves as a liaison among clinic staff, medical staff, division or corporate staff, and organizational leadership. Direct clinical duties include evaluating patients, reviewing records, requesting diagnostic tests, prescribing medications and treatments, assisting with behavioral or mental health concerns, and maintaining medical records in accordance with regulations and organizational policies. The schedule is full time, Monday through Friday, and includes backup call coverage.

Requirements

Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO).
Current license to practice medicine in the state where the facility or clinic operates.
Board certification or certificate of admissibility for board certification by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), or another certification within the physician’s discipline.
Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and in accordance with regulations in the state where the practitioner will work.
Additional specific DEA credentials may be required by state and clinic regulations or policy.
No history of alcohol or drug misuse for a period of three years before employment.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in behavioral health or substance use disorder treatment.

Responsibilities

Oversee the quality, efficiency, and management of medical services delivered within the clinic.
Define protocols and assist with medical-care decisions consistent with current medical practice and clinic policies and procedures.
Provide oversight to professional medical staff and designated administrative or support staff.
Serve as a liaison among medical staff, other clinic staff, division or corporate staff, and organizational leadership.
Monitor assigned staff for adherence to medical and clinic policies.
Provide backup call coverage.
Teach and support the training and development of other personnel.
Obtain patient history and physical examinations, review medical records, and make medical evaluations.
Request appropriate diagnostic testing and prescribe medications and treatments.
Assist in managing patients’ behavioral or mental health problems.
Maintain current medical records in accordance with applicable regulations and clinic or corporate policies and procedures.
Encourage mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Perform other duties as assigned.