A health services network in New York is currently seeking a Physician, MD to join their growing Clinic program in Ellenville.
About the Opportunity:
- Start Date: ASAP
- Schedule: Full Time & Part Time (1 hr unpaid lunch)
- Program: Clinic
- Patient Population: Adults (18+) struggling with addiction, military veterans, homelessness, etc.
Responsibilities:
- Conducts admission and annual physical examinations
- Examines and evaluates client medical symptoms and healthcare needs
- Provides follow-up on chronic and acute client medical conditions
- Provides substance misuse counseling sessions to address the psychological aspects of opioid addiction and evaluates and offers approved medications for addiction treatment
- Provides periodic monitoring to ensure abstinence or tapering during treatment
- Provides telephone on-call service/availability to respond to client symptoms and answer staff questions regarding clients to whom the physician is providing care
- Follows generally accepted standards of professional practice and medical ethics
- Ensures accurate, timely, and legible completion of required forms, documents, and requisitions (i.e., lab requisitions, agency coding/billing sheets, client disability forms, vocational rehabilitation applications/forms, Medicaid Utilization Threshold override forms, etc.)
- Performs other duties as requested
Qualifications:
- 1+ year of prior work experience with substance abuse population, working with the underserved, transient populations and clinical co-morbidities
- Graduate of an accredited Medical School
- NYSED MD/DO license.
- Board Certified
- BLS certification
- Valid DEA registration
- BLS certification
- eMEDNY Provider or willingness to enroll as a “Provider” upon hire.
- Active NPI
- Knowledge of OASAS, OMH, DOHMH, CSAT guidance
- Knowledgeable about federal and state regulations governing medical/clinical treatment in substance use treatment programs
- Knowledgeable about the treatment needs of a substance abuse population (achieving and maintaining abstinence) and medical and medication management of addiction; including medical detoxification
- Knowledgeable about the medical management of HIV, Hepatitis C and other co-occurring medical conditions
- Computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and EMR.
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds
Desired Skills:
- Board Eligible / Certified in Addiction Medicine and/or Internal Medicine
- Experience working with the Substance Abuse and/or Mental Health population
