Medical Director - MAT Programs

Comprehensive Treatment Centers; Oceanside (CA); On-site; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading provider of behavioral health services as a Medical Director in Oceanside, CA. Oversee medical practices and ensure high standards of care in a supportive environment. Lead a multidisciplinary team to transform lives through exceptional treatment.

Qualifications

• Experience in behavioral health or substance use treatment preferred.
• No history of alcohol or drug misuse for three years before employment.

Responsibilities

• Oversees quality and management of medical services in the clinic.
• Defines protocols for patient medical care.
• Provides direct patient care and oversight to medical staff.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Compassion

Education

Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO)

Job description

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Outpatient MAT Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)

Join our team at Escondido Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC) as a Medical Director, where you'll play a pivotal role in transforming lives through exceptional care. As a leader in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and behavioral health services, CTC provides a supportive and collaborative environment dedicated to fostering recovery and wellness. In this role, you'll oversee medical and clinical practices, guide quality assurance, and provide direct patient care, all while working alongside a multidisciplinary team to uphold the highest standards of care. If you’re a compassionate physician with a commitment to excellence and a passion for behavioral health and substance use treatment, we invite you to lead and inspire at CTC.

Our Team

Escondido Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC), is part of Acadia Healthcare's Comprehensive Treatment Centers, the leading provider of medication-assisted treatment in the nation. Our team provides compassionate, high-quality counseling, therapy, medication, and guidance to patients seeking recovery from Opioid Use Disorder.

• Age Group/Range: Adults
• Practice Setting/Type: Outpatient OTP
• Part-Time Schedule: 2 days a week/flexible

Role As Medical Director

The Medical Director is responsible for leadership, quality assurance, oversight and overall medical management of the clinic within the boundaries of state and federal regulations and accreditation standards. Responsibilities include planning, organizing medical and clinical practices; providing direct patient care and assisting other departments with direct interactions with physicians or medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and is responsible for the quality, efficiency and management of delivering medical services within the clinic;
• Defines protocols and assists in decision making pertaining to the medical care of patients that is consistent with current medical practice and CTC policies and procedures;
• Provides oversight to other professional medical staff, as well as administrative or support staff, as designated;
• Serves as a liaison between the medical staff, other clinic staff, division or corporate staff, and organizational leadership;
• Monitors assigned staff to adherence to established medical and clinic policy;
• Provides back-up call coverage;
• Serves in a teaching capacity for the training and development of other personnel;
• Responsible for securing physical exam and history from the patient, reviewing medical records, making medical evaluations, requesting appropriate diagnostic testing, prescribing medications and treatments, assisting in the management of behavioral or mental health problems of patients, maintaining current medical records in accordance with federal or state regulation, and clinic or corporate policies and procedures; and,
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO)
• Prefer previous experience in behavioral health or substance use (SUD) treatment
• No history of alcohol or drug misuse for a period of three years before employment

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

• Current license to practice medicine by the state in which the facility or clinic(s) operates
• Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working

Compensation Range: $165 to $185 per hour.

Our Comprehensive Treatment Network

• ~23,500 Employees
• ~11,400 Beds
• 258 Locations
• 38 States
• 1 Network

As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. Our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process, providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and outpatient programming. Our expansive network creates greater access to care, reduces stigma, and offers a safe environment for treatment.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants regardless of characteristics protected by law.