Medical Director

Banyan Treatment Centers is recruiting a Medical Director to join our treatment team in Texas! Our center in Waelder, TX provides services to a primary substance use disorder population.

The Medical Director is responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the delivery of patient care. They also provide the development and evaluation of mid-level personnel and maintain the optional medical aspects of the patient care unit.

Position Details:

• Schedule: Flexible and is to be discussed further in interview.
• Employment Type: Contractor or Employee.
• Location: Waelder, TX; On-site presence, required.

Why Join Us?

Banyan Treatment Centers stands as a nationally recognized leader in addiction and mental health care, boasting a comprehensive continuum of care and holding the esteemed Joint Commission Accreditation (Gold Seal of Approval). From our inception, we've evolved into an authority and innovator in addiction care and mental health treatment, extending our services across 17 locations and providing Telehealth options throughout the United States.

Our collective mission is straightforward yet powerful: to liberate individuals from the shackles of addiction. With a team representing diverse backgrounds, many of whom have firsthand experience with addiction, we resonate with the very community we serve. Leveraging our expansive team of dedicated professionals and a well-established infrastructure, we deliver personalized treatment to support everyone who seeks our assistance.

The banyan tree flourishes when supported by others, thriving for centuries. At Banyan Treatment Centers, we foster an environment that promotes growth for both our clients and professionals alike.

• Fast-paced, collaborative work environment with room for feedback and creative input.
• Weekly Pay-Cycle- pay day is every Friday!
• CPR Training
• Continuing Education Units for license renewal.
• Internal promotional opportunities
• Annual merit increases
• Employee Assistance and Referral Programs
• Comprehensive benefits for full-time employees:
  
  • Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance
  • Whole and Term Life Insurance
  • Short and Long-term disability Insurance
  • 401(k) Benefit with Employer Match
  • Paid Time Off
  • 7 Paid Holidays, inclusive of a floating Holiday to use at your discretion.
  
  

Essential Functions:

• Participates in Interdisciplinary Treatment Plan meetings.
• Evaluating the impact of therapeutic interventions upon the therapeutic milieu.
• Assists in formulating standards for patient policies and procedures.
• Promotes good public relations between program and medical department.
• Works in collaboration with the Clinical Director, Director of Nursing, and Medical Director on significant patient developments.
• Providing primary care and Medical / Psychiatric Treatment.
• Evaluate behavioral problems and diagnosis, and make treatment decisions, in collaboration with medical team.
• Ordering consults for other medical specialties as needed.
• Providing Utilization Review with the detailed information needed for the appropriate level of care of the patient.
• Ensuring continuity of care through the use of foresight in directing, controlling, planning and organizing patient care.
• Communicating with family and health professionals concerning the care of patients.
• Assists in reporting infection control incidents to Performance Team and Risk Management.
• Ensure that any client that is in need of urgent psychiatric care abides by state requirements (if applicable) and that the client is placed in an appropriate facility for such care.
• Assists in ensuring State and Federal regulations, and accreditation standards are met and maintained.
• Maintains regular contact with all clinical staff and update them on patient progress and other issues.
• Abides by the state provisions regarding the confidentiality of alcohol and drug treatment records and all other applicable federal and state laws.
• Demonstrates ability to work with Substance Abuse clients.

Preferences:

• Work experience in the field of substance-use disorder treatment or mental health.

Qualifications:

• Licensed to practice as a Physician in the State of Texas.
• Unencumbered DEA license.
• 5 or more years of Medical or Psychiatric experience.
• Doctorate which includes clinical training in a health care specialty area.
• Board Certified, preferably by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology.