Medical Director - Part Time

Acadia Healthcare - Chambersburg, PA

Part-time

Chambersburg, PA

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

Chambersburg Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC), located in Chambersburg, PA, is a new OTP clinic addition to 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. This physician will attend to patients requiring care from specialty-trained professionals, in a highly-specialized, and quality-focused environment. Our team at Chambersburg CTC is seeking to add a like-minded licensed physician to their diverse and dynamic team.

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, 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.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members.

Requirements

• 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
• Current license to practice medicine by the state in of PA
• 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