Addiction Psychiatry
Supervision occurs through effective scores on Peer Review; feedback from referral sources; compliance with appropriate standards of the Joint Commission and Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services certification; and contractual requirements of third-party payers.
Job purpose
This part time, salaried position provides direct patient care to outpatient, residential and detox patients. The Medical Director acts as a liaison to other healthcare providers and third-party payers on behalf of CAT and its patients. The Medical Director carries a full caseload of patients in the Suboxone clinic of (30) thirty clients.
Duties and responsibilities
Direct Patient Care
• Collaborate with nursing as needed to determine medical eligibility.
• Approve Standing Orders.
• Perform a physical examination and document the physical history of each patient within the approved time frame, as needed.
• Coordinate post-discharge referrals for ongoing medical care, as appropriate.
• Assist in development, coordination, and completion of educational programs for staff, patients, and community as appropriate.
• Provide care for patients in Outpatient, Medication Assisted Treatment program (MAT), detox, residential services.
• Provide administrative direction to subordinate medical and support staff.
• Act as a liaison to third-party payers on behalf of CAT and its patients.
• Develop protocols and standardized procedures within the MAT program, Detox and Residential treatment programs in collaboration with M.D (Physician Collaboration Agreement).
• Conduct medical and physical examinations or psychiatric evaluations for inpatient program.
• Assess, diagnosis and prescribe medical/mental and rehabilitative treatment appropriately.
• Supervise and direct the medical aspects of treatments inpatient detox/residential and MAT.
• Provide leadership for all areas of patient medical care.
Operational Management
• Assist, regularly review and annually approve and update, medical policies as related to Joint Commission standard policies and plans.
• Assist, regularly review and annually approve and update organizational policies and procedures as it relates to health and safety.
• Participate and regularly meet with administration to review progress of the organization’s programs.
• Oversee coordination of care by attending/participating in clinical staffing.
• Assist in the efficient operation of the medical function providing input on budgets, billing and equipment.
• Provide vision, direction and leadership for all areas of patient medical care, as needed.
Quality Improvement
• Ensure the organization meets and surpasses Joint Commission, managed care and other accreditation standards relative to medical services.
• Assist with and participate in CAT quality improvement processes.
• Participate in peer review as assigned.
• Oversee compliance with managed care requirements, including timely and appropriate medication formulary utilization.
Other
• Responsible for other duties that may be defined by the Board of Trustees or as designated by the Chief Executive Officer.
Qualifications
An MD, DO, NP, or PA (with approximate collaborative agreement if needed) with an unrestricted license in the State of Ohio and Board Certified to practice Addiction Medicine, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Psychiatry. ASAM certification is a plus. The Medical Director is required to have a current waiver to prescribe buprenorphine. Previous experience providing medical care in an addiction treatment inpatient setting is helpful.
Licensure or eligibility as a Medicaid provider in Ohio is required. Provider numbers for Kentucky and Indiana are a plus.