Physician - Addiction Medicine- Telemedicine - CA & OR

Physician is a full-time addiction medicine clinical position with responsibility for the continuity care of a panel of adult patients under care primarily for opioid use disorder. The physician will assess new patients presenting for telemedicine-based care of opioid use disorder, determine appropriateness of enrollment in our care setting, and manage their continuity OUD treatment from initial induction through the duration of their care. The physician will also address co-occurring mental health conditions directly when appropriate, and also via referral and care-coordination with outside providers. The physician participates actively in regular clinical team meetings and quality improvement activities, collaborates with colleagues often, supervises and mentors advanced-practice clinicians, and reports to the regional medical director.

You can expect to:

• Full-time (40 hours per week) opportunity.
• Provide assessment and treatment for a continuity of panel of up to 275 adults with Opioid Use Disorder from initial treatment-start throughout their ongoing care
• Provide diagnosis of Opioid Use Disorder and co-occurring mental health conditions
• Safely and effectively start treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone for OUD, manage the early induction and stabilization phase of care with close follow-up
• Utilize motivational interviewing and other engagement and rapport-building techniques to achieve optimal patient outcomes
• Collaborate with the care team to coordinate additional services as may be needed
• Take an active role in clinical team meetings and practice improvement, engage in case discussion with colleagues
• Fulfill requirements of a collaborative practice and/or practice supervision agreement with NPs and PAs in states that require such an agreement within your practice region.
• Develop a thorough understanding of practice policies and procedures, and actively participate in P&P feedback and development
• Develop an understanding of your local and regional referral resources and utilize them
• Utilize our web-based EMR platform to manage patient care.
• Work from anywhere in your state (subject to change depending on regulations).
• This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a talented, enthusiastic and mission driven team and have strategic input into a variety of company-wide projects and other initiatives.

Skills/Experience we're looking for:

• ABPM Board Certified in Addiction Medicine or ABPN Board Certified in Addiction Psychiatry strongly preferred.
• Valid license to practice medicine & DEA license in your home state. Must be eligible and willing to obtain licenses in multiple states.
• Must have an X waiver with ability to treat up to 275 patients
• Minimum 2 years of Buprenorphine prescribing experience required.
• Minimum 5 years post-residency clinical experience in primary specialty preferred.
• Experience managing, mentoring, and supervising advanced practice clinicians
• Experience in quality improvement driving change management in a clinical setting preferred; examples include synthesizing literature, designing clinical protocols, managing stakeholders, designing measures, data collection and evaluation.
• Outstanding communication skills including patient rapport-building, presenting cases or other didactics to colleagues, and written communication.
• Ability to thrive in an evolving, constantly improving practice environment where processes must be adapted often.
• Interest and experience in authoring or co-authoring publications, for example clinical case studies, review articles, clinical trials, editorials, patient-facing resources, clinical blog articles, and so on.
• A mindset to choose progress over perfection and get things done.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation and benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision).
• 401k
• 3 Weeks PTO, 144 hours of paid sick leave, and 8 paid Holidays.
• Talented and fun coworkers who are passionate about addiction treatment.
• The opportunity to be part of a mission driven company and make a difference in patients' lives.

This is a full-time (40hrs per week) remote position.

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