Job Summary
Job Description
MDstaffers is seeking a qualified Addiction Medicine Program Physician in Charleroi, PA. For more information, please apply or call (866) 90-STAFF.
Job Description
The primary focus of the Physician is to provide high quality patient care under direct supervision of the Medical Director.
Details:
- Locum position
- Six hours per week
- Daily on-call after leaving the facility and weekend mornings while dosing
- Coordinate and integrate medical services to ensure continuity of care
- Provide physical exams and assessments for clients
- Participate in the development of treatment plans for clients
- Provide mental health status examinations upon admission or as needed
- Order and review lab work
- Provide medical/clinical in-service trainings as needed to ensure on-going growth
- Initiate orders for appropriate treatment
- Participate in the referral process for care outside the facility when appropriate
- Ensure compliance with signing verbal orders
- Ensure clients consent to treatment is voluntary
- Determine current physical dependence and addiction to establish treatment eligibility
- Ensure justification is recorded in the client record for reducing frequency of clinic visits for observed drug ingesting
- Maintain an effective working relationship with clients, families, physicians, and staff members
- Monitor the professional competence of the medical staff members providing care for clients and maintain a professional working relationship with the Medical Director
- Participate in the development and maintenance of a system of client care evaluation
- Participate in on-going education and training in chemical dependence
Benefits
We are proud to offer you a competitive compensation package including:
- Generous hourly rate
- Malpractice coverage
- Weekly pay
Qualifications
- Board Certified Addiction Medicine
- Valid Pennsylvania medical license
- Maintain continuing education credits as required by the medical board
- Current DEA registration
- CPR, First Aid, and BLS certified
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