Medical Intern

Recovery Centers of America•Earleville, MD

12d

About The Position

The Medical Intern at an RCA facility provides medically assisted treatment and limited primary care to patients with substance abuse disorder. Care may include short-term chronic disease management, medication-assisted treatment, and pain management within the facility. The intern is responsible for delivering quality, sufficient, and appropriate services while maintaining high professional standards and modeling professional conduct for medical staff and consultants. The intern provides patient care under the RCA Medical Director’s direct supervision during the first week and indirect supervision during the second week. Duties include patient intake and admissions, assessment of intoxication and withdrawal syndromes, following patients through detox and residential levels of care, learning and applying ASAM Criteria, and providing general medical care consistent with Internal Medicine standards. The intern must be enrolled and in good standing at a school with an RCA Affiliation Agreement, be recommended for the rotation by the school, and successfully complete RCA Human Resources onboarding. The role is intended for students in a Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner program.

Requirements

Must be enrolled and in good standing with a school that has an Affiliation Agreement with RCA.
Must be recommended for the rotation by the school.
Must successfully complete the onboarding process stipulated by RCA Human Resources.
Currently enrolled in a Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner program.

Responsibilities

Evaluate patients for medical evidence of present and past opiate addiction.
Conduct routine patient check-ups to assess health conditions and identify possible issues.
Advise patients on health habits, including diet and hygiene, and on preventative actions to promote overall health.
Prescribe and interpret appropriate laboratory studies and act on the results.
Prescribe medications or drugs and provide comprehensive administration instructions, including for Suboxone and Revia.
Monitor patients’ psychotropic and other medications and make adjustments when clinically and medically necessary.
Diagnose and treat medical problems that arise during treatment, or refer patients appropriately.
Maintain appropriate medical records.
Cultivate a climate of trust and compassion for patients.
Complete patient intake and admissions, including assessment of intoxication and withdrawal syndromes.
Follow patients longitudinally through detox and residential levels of care during the rotation.
Learn and apply ASAM Criteria in patient care.
Provide general medical care consistent with Internal Medicine standards of care.
Perform other duties assigned by the Medical Director.