Medical Specialist 2 (Blaisdell ATC)

Duties

• Oversee medical care provided to patients; obtain medical histories, perform physical examinations, order medications and procedures; authorize admissions and renders admitting diagnoses.
• Provide individual and group health education and risk reduction counseling.
• Available for consultation, direction, and on-site care on evenings, weekends, and during off hours.
• Serve as health advisor to multi-disciplinary team; provide consultation/peer review to other physicians/clinicians; supervise nurse practitioners and/or physician assistants; actively participates in activities intended to improve patient care/facility operations.
• Assist in patient discharge planning, especially in terms of health care needs, meets with patient prior to discharge.
• Act as a participating member of the Management Team, Incident Review Committee and Health and safety Committee.
• Provides clinical supervision, guidance, and training to other medical professionals, nursing, and direct care staff; and monitors the coordination and implementation of care.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Board-certification in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry; or
• Board-certification in a primary medical or psychiatric specialty plus three or more (3+) years of post-residency experience in specialty addiction treatment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a license and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and certification in a medical specialty by a Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).

Additional Comments

• The ATC uses a computerized patient record system.
• Plus $4,000 Location Pay
• Excellent Health Insurance Benefits Including Vision and Dental, NYS Employees Retirement System (Pension), Optional Deferred Compensation, Continuing Education Benefits, Generous Paid Leave Benefits, Compensation for 13 State holidays per year.
• The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program allows public service employees to have the remaining balance on direct loans forgiven after 120 qualifying payments are made under an accepted repayment plan while working full-time for an eligible employer. New York State is an eligible employer. More information is available at https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-loan-forgiveness.

Background Investigation Requirements

• Checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL)
• Criminal Background Check (CBC)
• Screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR)

Benefits

• Compensation for 13 State holidays per year.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• OASAS recognizes the value that different people, perspectives and cultures bring to the agency.
• OASAS and the Division of Addiction Treatment Centers (ATCs) are committed to establishing environments of safety and non-violence in keeping with the trauma informed Sanctuary Model.
• OASAS Addiction Treatment Centers are Tobacco Free Facilities.

Contact Information

• Name: Office of Human Resources Management
• Email Address: recruitment@oasas.ny.gov
• Address: NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports, 1450 Western Avenue