Medical Director Role

In this leadership position, you will oversee medical and clinical practices, guide quality assurance, and provide direct patient care between two of our clinics, Hamlet and Laurinburg. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to uphold the highest standards of care.

About Our Team

Hamlet Comprehensive Treatment Center is part of Acadia Healthcare's Comprehensive Treatment Centers, the leading provider of medication-assisted treatment in the nation. Our team provides compassionate, high-quality counseling, therapy, medication, and guidance to patients seeking recovery from Opioid Use Disorder.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the quality, efficiency, and management of delivering medical services within the clinic;
• Define protocols and assist in decision making pertaining to the medical care of patients that is consistent with current medical practice and CTC policies and procedures;
• Provide oversight to other professional medical staff, as well as administrative or support staff, as designated;
• Serve as a liaison between the medical staff, other clinic staff, division or corporate staff, and organizational leadership;
• Monitor assigned staff to adherence to established medical and clinic policy;
• Provide back up call coverage;
• Serve in a teaching capacity for the training and development of other personnel;
• Responsible for securing physical exam and history from the patient, reviewing medical records, making medical evaluations, requesting appropriate diagnostic testing, prescribing medications and treatments, assisting in the management of behavioral or mental health problems of patients, maintaining current medical records in accordance with federal or state regulation, and clinic or corporate policies and procedures; and,
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO);
• Previous experience in behavioral health, substance use (SUD) treatment, and/or MAT program is required for this clinic;
• No history of alcohol or drug misuse for a period of three years before employment.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

• Current license to practice medicine by the state in which the facility or clinic(s) operates;
• Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working;
• Additional specific DEA credentials may be required, per state and clinic regulations or policy.