New Mexico Department of Health
Medical Director (DOH/TURQ#30765)
This role ensures clinically safe, legally compliant, and medically appropriate care at a substance use treatment facility, overseeing medical providers and enforcing medical policies. The position involves responsibility for all patient medical care and services at Turquoise Lodge Hospital, with remote oversight of other substance use facilities, including managing medication variance processes.
Key Responsibilities
- • Ensure that care is clinically safe, legally compliant, and medically appropriate.
- • Oversee medical providers with various licenses, including mid-level practitioners, specialists, and pharmacy staff.
- • Enforce Department of Health medical policies.
- • Supervise all providers at Turquoise Lodge Hospital.
- • Manage medication variance processes.
- • Responsible for all patient medical care and services at Turquoise Lodge Hospital, with remote oversight of other substance use facilities.
Required
- • Requires a license to practice medicine in New Mexico.
- • Psychiatrist, OB/GYN, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, General Surgery, or Emergency Medicine Board Certification.
- • Must possess an active controlled substance license and DEA registration in New Mexico.
- • Six (6) years of experience as it pertains to the essential duties and responsibilities of the classification.
- • Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field above licensure requirements and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling six (6) years may substitute for the required experience.
- • Must successfully complete post offered preemployment criminal records background check conditional pending results.
- • Employment is subject to preemployment and random testing in accordance with federal and state law, rules and regulation in relation to alcohol and/or drug testing.
- • Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License.
- • Successful completion of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
Preferred
- • Experience working with adults who have substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders in a hospital setting.
- • Experience prescribing, ordering, interpreting test results, continuity of treatment, rehabilitation, discharge planning/programming, and services and activities to ensure effective and timely process in evaluations.
- • Involvement and implementation of corrective action in all cases of patient and/or staff abuse.
- • Experience with high risk behaviors (assault/suicidal behavior), and other significant/sentinel events.
- • Supervision of staff and working in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
Salary
$132.49 - $225.23 Hourly
$275,577 - $468,481 Annually
This position is a Pay Band C20
Posting Details
Interviews are anticipated within two (2) weeks of closing date.
This posting will be used for ongoing recruitment and may close at any time. Applicant lists may be screened more than once. The New Mexico Department of Health operates 3 Substance Use facilities: Turquoise Lodge Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico Rehabilitation Center in Roswell and Epi-Duran in Las Vegas New Mexico. These facilities specialize in inpatient medical detoxification, inpatient social rehabilitation services, Intensive Outpatient Services and outpatient Addiction Medicine Services.
Why does the job exist?
A medical director position exists in a substance use treatment facility to ensure that care is clinically safe, legally compliant, and medically appropriate. This role oversees medical providers with various licenses, including mid-level practitioners, specialists in different medical fields, and pharmacy staff. The position also requires familiarity with NMAC regulations, Medical By-Laws, and accreditation standards.
How does it get done?
Responsible for all patient medical care and services at Turquoise Lodge Hospital, with remote oversight of other substance use facilities. Enforces Department of Health medical policies and supervises all providers at Turquoise Lodge Hospital, including managing medication variance processes.
Who are the customers?
Responsible for all patient medical care and services at Turquoise Lodge Hospital, with remote oversight of other substance use facilities. Enforces Department of Health medical policies and supervises all providers at Turquoise Lodge Hospital, including managing medication variance processes.
Adult individuals who are struggling with substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders throughout the state of New Mexico
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have experience: working with adults who have substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders in a hospital setting. Experience prescribing, ordering, interpreting test results, continuity of treatment, rehabilitation, discharge planning/programing, and services and activities to ensure effective and timely process in evaluations. Involvement and implementation of corrective action in all cases of patient and/or staff abuse. High risk behaviors (assault/suicidal behavior), and other significant/sentinel events. Supervision of staff and working in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
Minimum Qualification
Requires a license to practice medicine in New Mexico and Psychiatrist, OB/GYN, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, General Surgery, or Emergency Medicine Board Certification. Must possess an active controlled substance license and DEA registration in New Mexico and six (6) years of experience as it pertains to the essential duties and responsibilities of the classification. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field above licensure requirements and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling six (6) years may substitute for the required experience.
Employment Requirements
Qualifications: This position is designated safety sensitive. Must successfully complete post offered preemployment criminal records background check is conditional pending results of criminal background check. Employment is subject to preemployment and random testing, in accordance with all terms and conditions of federal and state law, rules and regulation in relation to alcohol and/or drug testing. You must possess and maintain a valid Driver¿s License. Successful completion of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
Working Conditions
Work is performed in a specialty hospital for substance use disorders. Expose or visual/Video Display Termina (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage. Long periods of walking, sitting, standing, bending, and lifting to 50 pounds may be required. Exposure to potentially violent patients in a volatile situation. May be required to work weekends, holidays, and overtime. Some travel may be required to other facilities (New Mexico Rehabilitation Center in Roswell and Epi Duran and Las Vegas).
Supplemental Information
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Agency Contact Information: Tanya Harris (505) 383-1151 Email
For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.
Bargaining Unit Position
This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
$132.49 - $225.23 Hourly
$275,577 - $468,481 Annually
This position is a Pay Band C20
Posting Details
Interviews are anticipated within two (2) weeks of closing date.
This posting will be used for ongoing recruitment and may close at any time. Applicant lists may be screened more than once. The New Mexico Department of Health operates 3 Substance Use facilities: Turquoise Lodge Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico Rehabilitation Center in Roswell and Epi-Duran in Las Vegas New Mexico. These facilities specialize in inpatient medical detoxification, inpatient social rehabilitation services, Intensive Outpatient Services and outpatient Addiction Medicine Services.
Why does the job exist?
A medical director position exists in a substance use treatment facility to ensure that care is clinically safe, legally compliant, and medically appropriate. This role oversees medical providers with various licenses, including mid-level practitioners, specialists in different medical fields, and pharmacy staff. The position also requires familiarity with NMAC regulations, Medical By-Laws, and accreditation standards.
How does it get done?
Responsible for all patient medical care and services at Turquoise Lodge Hospital, with remote oversight of other substance use facilities. Enforces Department of Health medical policies and supervises all providers at Turquoise Lodge Hospital, including managing medication variance processes.
Who are the customers?
Responsible for all patient medical care and services at Turquoise Lodge Hospital, with remote oversight of other substance use facilities. Enforces Department of Health medical policies and supervises all providers at Turquoise Lodge Hospital, including managing medication variance processes.
Adult individuals who are struggling with substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders throughout the state of New Mexico
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will have experience: working with adults who have substance use disorders and co-occurring disorders in a hospital setting. Experience prescribing, ordering, interpreting test results, continuity of treatment, rehabilitation, discharge planning/programing, and services and activities to ensure effective and timely process in evaluations. Involvement and implementation of corrective action in all cases of patient and/or staff abuse. High risk behaviors (assault/suicidal behavior), and other significant/sentinel events. Supervision of staff and working in a multi-disciplinary team setting.
Minimum Qualification
Requires a license to practice medicine in New Mexico and Psychiatrist, OB/GYN, Internal Medicine, Family Practice, General Surgery, or Emergency Medicine Board Certification. Must possess an active controlled substance license and DEA registration in New Mexico and six (6) years of experience as it pertains to the essential duties and responsibilities of the classification. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field above licensure requirements and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling six (6) years may substitute for the required experience.
Employment Requirements
Qualifications: This position is designated safety sensitive. Must successfully complete post offered preemployment criminal records background check is conditional pending results of criminal background check. Employment is subject to preemployment and random testing, in accordance with all terms and conditions of federal and state law, rules and regulation in relation to alcohol and/or drug testing. You must possess and maintain a valid Driver¿s License. Successful completion of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA).
Working Conditions
Work is performed in a specialty hospital for substance use disorders. Expose or visual/Video Display Termina (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage. Long periods of walking, sitting, standing, bending, and lifting to 50 pounds may be required. Exposure to potentially violent patients in a volatile situation. May be required to work weekends, holidays, and overtime. Some travel may be required to other facilities (New Mexico Rehabilitation Center in Roswell and Epi Duran and Las Vegas).
Supplemental Information
Do you know what Total Compensation is? Click here
Agency Contact Information: Tanya Harris (505) 383-1151 Email
For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.
Bargaining Unit Position
This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
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