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Resource Recovery Center of Orange County
Medical Director
Oversee medical care and medication-related issues for patients, working closely with psychiatric staff to support medication compliance and review adverse lab results. Provide medical consultation, develop and revise medical policies and procedures, supervise clinical staff, and participate in case conferences, staff meetings, and training.
Key Responsibilities
- • Address any medical problems reported by the staff or patients
- • Work in conjunction with the psychiatric staff to ensure medication compliance of patients receiving psychiatric care.
- • Act as a consultant to oversee medical issues pertaining to agency policy.
- • Monitor and/or prescribe medication assisted therapies.
- • Administer/read tuberculosis (TB) tests, when needed.
- • Oversee the review of adverse lab results findings.
- • Update and abide by all required health department regulations
- • Oversee the development and revision of medical policies, procedures and ongoing training for matters such as routine medical care, specialized services, and medical and psychiatric emergency care.
- • Advise the medical staff regarding medical-related challenges
- • Assist in the development of necessary referral and linkage relationships with other institutions and agencies
- • Attending case conferences; provide feedback to counseling staff whenever relevant
- • Approve and sign all OASAS required documents in accordance with OASAS and agency policy
- • Oversee the establishment of policies and procedures for public health education and screening for all patients regarding tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, hepatitis and HIV and AIDS prevention and harm reduction
- • Identify medical concerns and create medical policies and procedures for the 816 and 818 substance use disorder programs
- • Supervision of Staff Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physicians Assistants
- • Attending staff meetings and training as required, as well as individual and group supervision
- • Perform special projects and other duties as assigned
Required
- • Medical degree
- • Working towards Board Certification in Addiction Medicine
- • Qualified Health Provider (QHP) with a valid MD license and registration certificate to practice in New York State
- • DEA license
- • Current basic life support for health providers (BLS) and CPR certification
- • Five (5) years working with a substance abuse population
- • Prior medical administration experience
- • Quality improvement, and managed care program and information systems, as well as medical records and point-of-interview technology
- • Staff management, supervision, teaching and instruction skills
- • Clear and professional verbal and written communication skills
- • Experience working with targeted population and knowledge of related issues
- • Strong organizational skills
- • Ability to work with minimum supervision and function as a team member.
- • Attention to detail
- • Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills
Salary: $275k-310k
Schedule: Full time- Monday - Friday, five 8-hour shifts (weekend coverage as needed)
Responsibilities
Address any medical problems reported by the staff or patients
Work in conjunction with the psychiatric staff to ensure medication compliance of patients receiving psychiatric care.
Act as a consultant to oversee medical issues pertaining to agency policy.
Monitor and/or prescribe medication assisted therapies.
Administer/read tuberculosis (TB) tests, when needed.
Oversee the review of adverse lab results findings.
Update and abide by all required health department regulations
Administrative
Oversee the development and revision of medical policies, procedures and ongoing training for matters such as routine medical care, specialized services, and medical and psychiatric emergency care.
Advise the medical staff regarding medical-related challenges
Assist in the development of necessary referral and linkage relationships with other institutions and agencies
Attending case conferences; provide feedback to counseling staff whenever relevant
Approve and sign all OASAS required documents in accordance with OASAS and agency policy
Oversee the establishment of policies and procedures for public health education and screening for all patients regarding tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, hepatitis and HIV and AIDS prevention and harm reduction
Identify medical concerns and create medical policies and procedures for the 816 and 818 substance use disorder programs
Supervision of Staff Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physicians Assistants
Attending staff meetings and training as required, as well as individual and group supervision
Perform special projects and other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Medical degree
Working towards Board Certification in Addiction Medicine
Qualified Health Provider (QHP) with a valid MD license and registration certificate to practice in New York State
DEA license
Current basic life support for health providers (BLS) and CPR certification
Five (5) years working with a substance abuse population
Prior medical administration experience
Skills
Quality improvement, and managed care program and information systems, as well as medical records and point-of-interview technology
Staff management, supervision, teaching and instruction skills
Clear and professional verbal and written communication skills
Experience working with targeted population and knowledge of related issues
Strong organizational skills
Ability to work with minimum supervision and function as a team member.
Attention to detail
Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills
Schedule: Full time- Monday - Friday, five 8-hour shifts (weekend coverage as needed)
Responsibilities
Address any medical problems reported by the staff or patients
Work in conjunction with the psychiatric staff to ensure medication compliance of patients receiving psychiatric care.
Act as a consultant to oversee medical issues pertaining to agency policy.
Monitor and/or prescribe medication assisted therapies.
Administer/read tuberculosis (TB) tests, when needed.
Oversee the review of adverse lab results findings.
Update and abide by all required health department regulations
Administrative
Oversee the development and revision of medical policies, procedures and ongoing training for matters such as routine medical care, specialized services, and medical and psychiatric emergency care.
Advise the medical staff regarding medical-related challenges
Assist in the development of necessary referral and linkage relationships with other institutions and agencies
Attending case conferences; provide feedback to counseling staff whenever relevant
Approve and sign all OASAS required documents in accordance with OASAS and agency policy
Oversee the establishment of policies and procedures for public health education and screening for all patients regarding tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, hepatitis and HIV and AIDS prevention and harm reduction
Identify medical concerns and create medical policies and procedures for the 816 and 818 substance use disorder programs
Supervision of Staff Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physicians Assistants
Attending staff meetings and training as required, as well as individual and group supervision
Perform special projects and other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Medical degree
Working towards Board Certification in Addiction Medicine
Qualified Health Provider (QHP) with a valid MD license and registration certificate to practice in New York State
DEA license
Current basic life support for health providers (BLS) and CPR certification
Five (5) years working with a substance abuse population
Prior medical administration experience
Skills
Quality improvement, and managed care program and information systems, as well as medical records and point-of-interview technology
Staff management, supervision, teaching and instruction skills
Clear and professional verbal and written communication skills
Experience working with targeted population and knowledge of related issues
Strong organizational skills
Ability to work with minimum supervision and function as a team member.
Attention to detail
Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills
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