Faculty Positions in the Division of Addiction Medicine

About the role

The Division of Addiction Medicine within the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, is recruiting for three full-time faculty positions in Addiction Medicine on the non-tenure Academic Clinician (AC) track. The positions support Penn Medicine's growing addiction medicine clinical, educational, and community programs and offer flexibility in clinical practice location and scope while supporting access to evidence-based addiction treatment across Penn Medicine. The division serves diverse patients across Philadelphia, including many individuals and communities that have historically experienced barriers to health care access and health equity.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care primarily at Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, HUP Cedar, Bridge/Opioid Treatment Services (OTP), and other Penn Medicine-affiliated settings.
• Devote a portion of clinical effort to inpatient Addiction Medicine consult services at one or more Penn Medicine hospitals (Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, HUP Cedar).
• Participate in ambulatory addiction medicine, Bridge/OTP services, treatment of opioid and other substance use disorders, hospital-based addiction treatment, community-based addiction services.
• Engage in resident and fellow supervision and multidisciplinary care coordination.
• Participate in the education and supervision of residents, fellows, and medical students in inpatient, consultative, ambulatory, and Bridge/OTP settings.
• Have opportunities for educational leadership and program development (as appropriate).

Requirements

• Hold an M.D. or D.O. degree.
• Have primary board certification in a recognized ABMS or AOA specialty.
• Be board certified in Addiction Medicine.

Qualifications

• Completion of an Addiction Medicine fellowship (preferred).
• Experience in inpatient consultation services (preferred).
• Experience caring for patients with opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders (preferred).
• Experience working in Bridge/OTP or low-barrier treatment programs (preferred).
• Experience in hospital-based addiction medicine consultation and in underserved and vulnerable patient care.
• Interest in a career in academic medicine.
• Demonstrated commitment to caring for medically and socially complex patient populations.
• Experience working in underserved communities and resource-limited clinical settings.

Skills

• Ability to provide clinical care across inpatient, ambulatory, and community settings.
• Skills in teaching and supervision of trainees.
• Capacity for educational leadership and program development.
• Engagement in scholarly activity, quality improvement, curriculum development, and educational innovation (encouraged).