Intensive Crisis Stabilization Center (ICSC) Medical Director The Neighborhood Center - The Neighborhood Center : Job Details

• Job Type: PART TIME
• Schedule: 20 – 25 hours MAX
• Pay: $205.00 per hour

JOB DESCRIPTION: The Medical Director is responsible for the oversight of medical services provided by The Neighborhood Center Intensive Crisis Stabilization Center. The Medical Director works collaboratively with agency leadership to foster and promote a multidisciplinary team approach in the provision of substance use disorder treatment and service delivery. The scope of responsibility includes managing the overall health care services and contracted independent providers; the provision of direct care delivery to patients; consultation with program directors and their teams; participation in collaborative projects with community partners; administrative functions; and assisting in the program development and staff training for a variety of holistic treatment approaches that complement substance use disorder counseling and treatment.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Defines protocols and assists in decision making pertaining to the medical care of patients that is consistent with current medical practice.
• Acts as liaison between the agency and the medical community.
• Medical/Behavioral Health Education – provides psychoeducational resources and information to families, staff and the community.
• Assists key administrative staff of the Intensive Crisis Stabilization Center with development of reporting procedures designed to outline the specific tasks to be performed by medical and clinical staff.
• Assists key administrative staff of the substance use treatment facility services in defining service needs, policy priorities; operationalizes and executes an evaluating process (quality control).
• Performs performance assessments of medical staff, including peer reviews. Advises on appropriate assessment measures which relate to patient care and agency policy.
• Serves as a liaison between the medical staff, other clinic staff, division or corporate staff and organizational leadership.
• Provides linkage to professional and academic communities; accrediting and monitoring bodies and agencies; primary care health system and behavioral healthcare systems.
• Provides supervision of medical staff.
• Functions as part of the treatment team, providing a leadership role or deferring when appropriate to the other experts on the team.
• Ensures that all treatment is within best practices and meets established clinical standards.
• Provides leadership, along with other professionals in establishing treatment and standards of care within the institution.
• Provides consultation to staff regarding medical issues and medications.
• Ensures that admission work, lab work, ongoing care is timely and appropriate. Provides and/or supervises all medical care that patients receive.
• Prescribes and/or approves medications that are given to patients within the facility, done within best practices and is individualized for each patient. The process may be done through other prescribers such as physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants,but the Medical Director ensures that standards and philosophy are consistent and appropriate.
• Consults with other specialists and refers as indicated.
• Assists with hiring process of medical staff and develops a plan to ensure that standards clinical expertise is upheld
• Assists staff that she/he supervises in developing plans of ongoing professional development.
• Serves in a teaching capacity for training and development of other personnel
• Consults regarding difficult/controversial individual cases or situations.
• Along with other clinical and administrative staff, ensures to the best of her or his ability that all discharges are within minimum standards of safety.
• Contributes to the Quality Improvement Committee through participation and recommendations.
• Provides indirect supervision of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ensures compliance of certification regulations and other state, local and federal regulations in cooperation with the Assistant Executive Director and Compliance Officer.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Licensed and currently registered as such by the New York State Education Department and have at least one year of education, training, and/or experience in substance use disorder services.
• Board Certified internal or family medicine with one or more of the following: certification by a) the American Society of Addiction Medicine, b) boarded by the American Board of Addiction Medicine and/or c) board certification in Psychiatry with added qualification of certification in Addiction Psychiatry.
• Training in empirically based treatment strategies, particularly newer generation psychopharmacologic interventions and medication management.
• Experience with cognitive, behavioral and short-term therapy, as well as demonstrated skills in intervening with life-threatening and psychotic clients.
• A demonstrated ability to collaborate closely with clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Federal Data 2000 Waiver to prescribe buprenorphine
• A license to practice medicine in New York State and three (3) years' experience working with the target populations and their families.
• Medication assisted treatment

At The Neighborhood Center, Inc, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential to the success of our organization and are dedicated to creating a workplace that welcomes and values all individuals. We strive to create a culture that fosters respect, openness, and understanding, and we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for open positions.

Job Type: Part-Time

Schedule: 20 – 25 hours MAX

Pay: $205.00 per hour

Ability to Commute:

• Herkimer, NY (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Herkimer, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person