Medical Director - MAT - Remote

Acadia Healthcare Company; California (MO); Remote; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading behavioral healthcare provider as a Medical Director, overseeing medical practices for multiple locations. You will manage quality assurance and patient care while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, ensuring excellence in treatment and recovery for patients struggling with behavioral health issues.

Qualifications

• Current license to practice medicine in the state.
• Board certification or admissibility to board certification.

Responsibilities

• Oversee medical and clinical practices, ensuring quality and compliance.
• Provide direct patient care and interact with medical staff.
• Monitor staff adherence to established medical policies.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Patient Care

Collaboration

Behavioral Health

Education

Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO)

Job description

Join our team at as Medical Director for Fashion Valley, Chula Vista and El Cajon Comprehensive Treatment Centers (CTC) , 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.

• Age Group/Range: Adults
• Part-Time Schedule: 9-10 hours per week - Remote

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.

For more details please contact - [e-mail] or call/text - 615.861.7581

• 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, request appropriate diagnostic testing, prescribes medications and treatments, assists in the management of behavioral or mental health problems of patients, maintains current medical records in accordance with federal or state regulation, and clinic or corporate policies and procedures; and,
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members.
• 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
• Board certification or certificate of admissibility for board certification by American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), or other certification within their discipline
• Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working
• Additional specific DEA credentials may be required, per state and clinic regulations or policy

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. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for addiction, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and addiction, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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