Medical Director - Addiction Medicine

<p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Outpatient MAT Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Join our team at <strong>Wichita Comprehensive Treatment Center</strong> (CTC) as a <strong>Medical Director</strong>, where you'll play a pivotal role in transforming lives through exceptional care. As a leader in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and behavioral health services, CTC provides a supportive and collaborative environment dedicated to fostering recovery and wellness. In this role, you'll oversee medical and clinical practices, guide quality assurance, and provide direct patient care, all while working alongside a multidisciplinary team to uphold the highest standards of care. If you’re a compassionate physician with a commitment to excellence and a passion for behavioral health and substance use treatment, we invite you to lead and inspire at CTC.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Our Team:</strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Wichita Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC),</span> located in Wichita, Kansas 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. </span></p><ul><li style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Age Group/Range:</strong> Adults</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Practice Setting/Type:</strong> Outpatient OTP</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Part-Time Schedule: </strong>10-15 hours per week, Monday - Friday</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Role as Medical Director:</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Medical Director is responsible for leadership, quality assurance, oversight and overall medical management of the clinic within the boundaries of state and federal regulations and accreditation standards. Responsibilities include planning, organizing medical and clinical practices; providing direct patient care and assisting other departments with direct interactions with physicians or medical staff.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">For more details please contact - Jaylen.Hyaes@acadiahealthcare.com </span></strong></p><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Role Responsibilities:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Oversees and is responsible for the quality, efficiency and management of delivering medical services within the clinic;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Defines protocols and assists in decision making pertaining to the medical care of patients that is consistent with current medical practice and CTC policies and procedures;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provides oversight to other professional medical staff, as well as administrative or support staff, as designated;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Serves as a liaison between the medical staff, other clinic staff, division or corporate staff, and organizational leadership;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Monitors assigned staff to adherence to established medical and clinic policy;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Provides back up call coverage;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Serves in a teaching capacity for the training and development of other personnel;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Responsible for securing physical exam and history from the patient, reviewing medical records, making medical evaluations, request appropriate diagnostic testing, prescribes medications and treatments, assists in the management of behavioral or mental health problems of patients, maintains current medical records in accordance with federal or state regulation, and clinic or corporate policies and procedures; and,</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Performs other duties as assigned.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members.</span></li></ul><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Education & Experience Requirements:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Prefer previous experience in addiction treatment programs, MAT or substance use (SUD) treatment</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No history of alcohol or drug misuse for a period of three years before employment</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Licenses/Designations/Certifications:</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Current license to practice medicine by the state in which the facility or clinic(s) operates</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Board certification or certificate of admissibility for board certification by American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), or Board Certification  within Addiction Medicine preferred. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Additional specific DEA credentials may be required, per state and clinic regulations or policy</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Our Comprehensive Treatment Network</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /><em><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">23,500 Employees · 11,400 Beds · 258 Locations · 38 States · 1 Network</span></em></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for addiction, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and addiction, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><em>We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.</em></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-contrast="none">#LI-CTC</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-contrast="none">#LI-JDH1</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #000000; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Arial_EmbeddedFont, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif;" data-contrast="none">AHPR</span></p>

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