HOC SUD MEDICAL DIRECTOR

Career Opportunities with Neighborhood House Association

About NHA:

The Neighborhood House Association is a non-profit organization. Head Start positions are funded in whole or in part by money provided through the State and Federal Government. Additionally, some Social Service Program positions may be funded in whole or in part through grant funds. Because positions and salaries may be funded through grants, and State and Federal funds ongoing employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these funds.


Our EEO Policy:

Neighborhood House Association is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans). We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law poster and this EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.


Benefits:


Eligible employees receive the following benefits:

• 15 Holidays Days
• 401(K) Retirement 6% Match
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement up $2,500
• 2 Personal Days
• Group Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance Agency-Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Live Well Program
• 4 Paid Days Annual Bereavement (Note Total of 5 days of bereavement leave per loss)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSAs)
• Voluntary Benefits: Life and AD&D Accident, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness Insurance
• Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)


**Medical and dental benefits are provided to regular employees who work a minimum of 30 hours per week.**


PLEASE NOTE: The selected employee candidate would be expected to work anywhere a 2 hour minimum - 10 hour maximum per week over the course of 52 weeks.

POSITION PURPOSE: The SUD Medical Director provides supervision and clinical treatment, evaluation, and diagnoses for SUD Treatment Program clients in coordination with SUD Nurse Practitioner.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: SUD Treatment Program Medical Director reports to the SUD Treatment Program Director and Licensed Supervising Director.

PROGRAM SUMMARY FOR HEALING OAKS CLINIC- SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT PROGRAM
The Healing Oaks Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program provides outpatient substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, recovery, and ancillary services to adults aged 18 years and above, with substance use issues, including co-occurring mental health disorders. Services includes client and family centered, individualized, clinically effective, outcomes-driven, culturally competent, gender specific, trauma informed, developmentally appropriate, and inclusive of evidence-based treatment practices and recovery service approaches. Co-occurring disorder services includes clinical assessments for substance use and mental health conditions, care coordination and a “warm handoff” to appropriate level of care in the mental health system when need exceeds services available through the SUD program. Evidence based practices are utilized for all clients, including use of specific EBPs that demonstrate success for justice-involved populations as appropriate.


ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
• Provides both in-person and virtual services.
• Provides MAT and SUD treatment services when clinically necessary.
• Provides Withdrawal Management (WM), when clinically necessary.
• Provides clinical supervision for staff.
• Assists other professional staff with challenging cases.
• Refers and treats co-occurring physical and mental health conditions.
• Conducts clinical trainings on issues relevant to staff.
• Ensures that medical care provided by physicians, registered nurse practitioners, and LVNs meet the applicable standard of care.
• Ensures that physicians do not delegate their duties to non-physician personnel.
• Develops and implements medical policies and standards for the provider.
• Ensures that physicians, registered nurse practitioners, and physician assistants follow the provider's medical policies and standards.
• Ensures that the medical decisions made by physicians are not influenced by fiscal considerations.
• Ensures that provider's physicians and Licensed Practitioner of the Healing Arts’ (LPHA) are adequately trained to perform diagnosis of substance use disorders for beneficiaries, determine the medical necessity of treatment for beneficiaries and perform other physician duties, as outlined in this section.
• Reviews clients’ health/medical information and drug history and document their review along with any orders and/or recomm