HOC SUD MEDICAL DIRECTOR

NHA•San Diego, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Healing Oaks Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program provides outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, recovery, and ancillary services to adults aged 18 years and above, with substance use issues, including co-occurring mental health disorders. Services includes client and family centered, individualized, clinically effective, outcomes-driven, culturally competent, gender specific, trauma informed, developmentally appropriate, and inclusive of evidence-based treatment practices and recovery service approaches. Co-occurring disorder services includes clinical assessments for substance use and mental health conditions, care coordination and a “warm handoff” to appropriate level of care in the mental health system when need exceeds services available through the SUD program. Evidence based practices are utilized for all clients, including use of specific EBPs that demonstrate success for justice-involved populations as appropriate.

Requirements

A medical degree with a valid physician medical license and at least five (5) years’ experience working in a psychiatric or outpatient facility.
Must have a valid and active physician medical license issued by the State of California.
A Valid Driver’s License with current California automobile insurance.
A Valid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification.
A Valid Tuberculosis Blood (TB) test.

Nice To Haves

Experience in providing MAT and/or Ambulatory Withdrawal Management highly desired.

Responsibilities

Provides supervision and clinical treatment, evaluation, and diagnoses for SUD Treatment Program clients in coordination with SUD Nurse Practitioner.
Provides both in-person and virtual services.
Provides MAT and SUD treatment services when clinically necessary.
Provides Withdrawal Management (WM), when clinically necessary.
Provides clinical supervision for staff.
Assists other professional staff with challenging cases.
Refers and treats co-occurring physical and mental health conditions.
Conducts clinical trainings on issues relevant to staff.
Ensures that medical care provided by physicians, registered nurse practitioners, and LVNs meet the applicable standard of care.
Ensures that physicians do not delegate their duties to non-physician personnel.
Develops and implements medical policies and standards for the provider.
Ensures that physicians, registered nurse practitioners, and physician assistants follow the provider's medical policies and standards.
Ensures that the medical decisions made by physicians are not influenced by fiscal considerations.
Ensures that provider's physicians and Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts’ (LPHA) are adequately trained to perform diagnosis of substance use disorders for beneficiaries, determine the medical necessity of treatment for beneficiaries and perform other physician duties, as outlined in this section.
Reviews clients’ health/medical information and drug history and document their review along with any orders and/or recommendations.
Participates in a minimum of five (5) hours of continuing medical education in addiction medicine each year.
Completes all other duties as assigned.