State Medical Director - Kentucky

State Medical Director - Kentucky

Addiction Medicine & Behavioral Health Leadership

Pinnacle Treatment Centers is seeking a Board-Certified Physician Leader to serve as our Kentucky State Medical Director and oversee substance use disorder treatment services throughout the state. This physician executive role provides strategic clinical leadership, physician supervision, quality oversight, regulatory compliance management, and medical operations support across a growing network of addiction treatment programs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead physician services, supervise providers, ensure quality and compliance, support recruitment and credentialing, lead quality improvement initiatives, facilitate regulatory reviews, provide medical team training, and oversee statewide clinical operations.

Required Qualifications:

• MD or DO; active unrestricted state license; DEA registration; Board Certification in Addiction Medicine or related specialty; addiction treatment experience; physician leadership experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Behavioral health leadership, multi-site oversight, CARF experience, EMR/EHR proficiency.

Benefits: 

• 18 days PTO (Paid Time Off) & 8 paid holidays
• 401k with company match 
• Company sponsored ongoing training and certification opportunities 
• Full comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, short term disability, long term disability and accident insurance. 
• Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Loan Repayment Program (STAR LRP)

Why Join Us

Join a leading addiction treatment and behavioral healthcare organization committed to evidence-based medicine, recovery services, harm reduction, integrated healthcare, and patient-centered care.

Join our team. Join our mission.