Physician

About Greenwich House   

Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness support, education, personal enrichment, skills building and cultural experiences.

Position Summary 

The Physician will provide medical services and medication management for substance use disorders to patients under the direction of the Medical Director.

Responsibilities

• Perform physical exams, diagnose substance use disorders, provide medications for opioid use disorder and hepatitis C
• Provide primary care services to a subset of patients
• Order and review laboratory tests
• Respond to medical emergencies 
• Embrace and include harm reduction in treatment of patients as part of the spectrum of care for substance use disorders
• Identify problems and potential improvements in treatment process and enlist interest and support of other staff
• Consultation with program medical and treatment staff and external providers
• Attend and participate in staff meetings
• Attend and participate in supervision
• Complete all documentation within an Electronic Health Record within designated time frames
• Meet productivity standards
• Maintain accordance with all regulations
• Perform other tasks and special projects as assigned by the direct supervisor 

Qualifications

• New York State Licensed Physician
• 1 year experience treating patients with substance use disorders preferred, on-site training in addiction medicine provided for highly qualified candidates
• Active DEA registration
• Enrollment in Medicaid and Medicare as a provider prior to start
• At the time of and throughout employment cannot be listed in any of the federal or state Medicaid/Medicare exclusion lists, and Statewide Central Registry for abuse and neglect. 
• Microsoft Suite literate, EHR competent and able to function in a technology driven environment.  
• Must be able to establish rapport with patients who have substance use disorders and other mental health conditions
• Must have clarity in oral and written communication when interacting with multidisciplinary treatment team and completing plans and case conference input
• Must be able to maintain the normal standard of ethics, conduct and organization policies in job related activities.
• Must be able to establish priorities and a course of action for handling multiple tasks.

Vaccination Requirement 

As of October 29, 2021, we are requiring all Greenwich House and Barrow Street Nursery School new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the start date.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, a successful candidate must be able to perform satisfactorily each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified candidates with disabilities to perform these duties. 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. All employment decisions and administration of all personnel policies are without regard to an applicant or employee’s actual or perceived race, religion, sex, age, national origin, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or affectation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), predisposing genetic characteristic, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, alienage, military or veteran’s status, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking offense and sex offenses, marital status, partnership status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit https://www.greenwichhouse.org/about/