Medical Director (Addiction Medicine) (Part-Time)
Spero Health · Paducah, KY · 7 mo ago
HealthcarePart-time
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide supervision and clinical oversight to providers.
- Provide initial evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and ongoing support for individuals with complex addiction and substance related health conditions
- Complete full and appropriate documentation to support professional billing for services
- Provide education regarding illness and prognosis to assist with clarification of patient and family goals of care and support development of a comprehensive care plan
- Provide oversight and supervision on clinical initiatives and processes
- Interpreting test results to diagnosis any health issues and provide feedback to patients
- Educating and Counseling patients regarding medication compliance
- Work with an interdisciplinary team of professionals to administer the best care for those patients that need not only medical therapy but behavioral health services as well
- Patient follow-up visits regarding patients' progress with medication and/or treatment
- Contact patient's PCP and/or specialist(s) when necessary
Minimum Qualifications
- Active and unrestricted medical license as a physician within the applicable state.
- Experience providing addiction medicine services for both medically and socially complex populations; Experience managing complex substance use disorders.
- Ability to develop relationships with network and community physicians and other providers.
- Current, active DEA licensure and prescriptive authority in state(s) where applicable.
- Ability to work on-site with diverse care teams in a variety of settings.
- Effective time management and communication skills.
- Computer literate and experience with Electronic Medical Records.