Part Time Addiction Physician Opportunity – Jackson, MS

(This is an on-site position)

If you are ready for a satisfying and rewarding career, join our national team of professionals. Our growth and expansion has produced a need for a Physician in Jackson, Mississippi. This individual provides patient care, medical evaluation, and interacts as necessary with Federal, state, county & other regulatory bodies.

Our Organization is dedicated to helping individuals with their recovery from addiction with dignity and respect. Our goal is to assist our clients in achieving a healthier lifestyle free from illicit drug use. Our outpatient clinics provide medication assisted treatment using Methadone, to treat individuals struggling with opioid addiction.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of chemical dependency/Addictions
• Ability to assess patient’s physical/emotional condition in a short period of time
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Ability to maintain cooperative relationships with staff
• Ability to maintain patient confidentiality, compliance with HIPAA policy and procedures
• Examines patient, performs comprehensive physical examination, documents health history and examination results to meet Federal and state guidelines and refers patient for care elsewhere when indicated (including appropriate follow up)
• Supervises the administration of medications
• Confers with patient’s private physician as needed

Minimum Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Addiction Medicine (American Society of Addiction Medicine or American Board of Addiction Medicine)
• Must have previous addiction medicine experience.
• Current State & DEA licenses
• Must be comfortable working witn patients prescribed methadone for SUD.

COVID-19 considerations:

Everyone will be asked to be in compliance with the most recent COVID guidelines from CDC, State, County and City.

What to expect from us:

BayMark Health Services, a progressive substance abuse treatment organization is committed to the highest quality of patient care in a comfortable outpatient clinic setting. Our ultimate goal is to address the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of opioid use disorder to help each of our patients achieve long-term recovery and an improved quality of life.

BayMark Health Services is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, natural origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition, disability or veteran’s status or any other classification protected by State/Federal laws