Medical Director

Overview

Talbott Recover Center-Main Campus

Medical Director-Psychiatrist-HIMS Certified

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Fulltime With Benefits Or Contracted

Talbott Recovery is currently looking for a Fulltime or Contracted Medical Director for our Main Campus location. At Talbott Recovery we focus on patient-centered care and a personal individualized approach, upholding a high standard of innovative treatment and compassionate attention to each individual patient6s needs. Our integrated program addresses the needs of the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. Our system of care is personalized and we are committed to providing and promoting evidence-based treatment for individuals with co-occurring disorders through clinical services, education, and research.

Our purpose is to create lifetime relationships for long-term recovery. Visit us online:

• Caring, challenging, and Rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401K with Matching Funds
• Paid Days off for CME's
• Annual CME Allowance
• Career Development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries

Talbott Recover Center-Main Campus

Medical Director-Psychiatrist-HIMS Certified

Sign on Bonus

Fulltime With Benefits Or Contracted

Talbott Recovery is currently looking for a Fulltime or Contracted Medical Director for our Main Campus location. At Talbott Recovery we focus on patient-centered care and a personal individualized approach, upholding a high standard of innovative treatment and compassionate attention to each individual patient6s needs. Our integrated program addresses the needs of the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. Our system of care is personalized and we are committed to providing and promoting evidence-based treatment for individuals with co-occurring disorders through clinical services, education, and research.

Our purpose is to create lifetime relationships for long-term recovery. Visit us online:

• Team Collaboration
• Watching the patient growth and development
• Beautiful modern Campus
• Highly talented Clinical Team
• Diverse Clientele

Position Summary

Provides Psychiatric and Addiction Medicine expertise and oversight to patients, the Medical Department and the Talbott Treatment Team.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Performs routine and immediate comprehensive clinical/psychiatric evaluations and psychopharmacologic treatment of patients at admission and ongoing, completing documentation of all evaluations and treatment visits on the day of the session and according to FRN documentation requirements.
• Participates in treatment planning team meetings and after-care planning.
• Oversight of mid-level practitioners (like Nurse Practitioners/NPs and Physician Assistants/PAs).
• Ensures timely meetings with clients and attendant timely documentation of related notes.
• Ensures delivery of immediate medical care when the patient’s attending practitioner is unavailable.
• Monitors lab levels and specialty tests.
• Supervises medication monitoring practices.
• Supervises medicated withdrawal procedures, as appropriate, for patient population.
• Practices according to industry standards for psychopharmacologic treatment.
• Communicates with attending physicians, psychiatrists, etc. regarding status and treatment of patients.
• Reviews reports of accidents or unusual incidents and makes recommendations for program modifications.
• Provides consultation on matters regarding medical care, standards of care, surveillance, and infection control.
• Supervises medical treatment planning processes for patients.
• Provides input into clinical staffing.
• Provides ongoing training for medical and other staff.
• On-Call and Weekend Services:
  As agreed upon with CEO and medical providers. The On-Call schedule is based on availability and scheduled around days off that the provider requests ahead of time.

• Georgia Licensed M.D.
• HIMS Certification required.
• ASAM Certification Preferred
• Familiarity in treating patients with mental illness and chemical dependency
• Board eligible or Board certified

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