Medical Director - Part Time

Company: Hamlet Comprehensive Treatment Center
Location: Hamlet
Posted on: April 5, 2025

Job Description:

Overview:

Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.

Outpatient MAT Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)

Join our team at Hamlet Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC) as a Medical Director, where you'll play a pivotal role in transforming lives through exceptional care. As a leader in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and behavioral health services, CTC provides a supportive and collaborative environment dedicated to fostering recovery and wellness. In this role, you'll oversee medical and clinical practices, guide quality assurance, and provide direct patient care, between 2 of our CTC's (Hamlet & Laurinburg) while working alongside a multidisciplinary team to uphold the highest standards of care. If you're a compassionate physician with a commitment to excellence and a passion for behavioral health and substance use treatment, we invite you to lead and inspire at CTC.

Our Team:

Hamlet Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC), located in Hamlet, NC is part of Acadia Healthcare's Comprehensive Treatment Centers, the leading provider of medication-assisted treatment in the nation. Our team provides compassionate, high-quality counseling, therapy, medication, and guidance to patients seeking recovery from Opioid Use Disorder.

Age Group/Range: Adults
Practice Setting/Type: Outpatient OTP
Part-Time Schedule: Up to 19 hours per week, flexible hours starting at 5 AM - 12:30 PM, Monday - Friday, covering two clinics - Hamlet & Laurinburg - 8 hours on site, per clinic, remaining hours can be remote.

Role as Medical Director:

The Medical Director is responsible for leadership, quality assurance, oversight and overall medical management of the clinic within the boundaries of state and federal regulations and accreditation standards. Responsibilities include planning, organizing medical and clinical practices; providing direct patient care and assisting other departments with direct interactions with physicians or medical staff.

For more details, please contact Debbie Hughes - debbie.hughes@acadiahealthcare.com or call/text: 615.861.7581

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Responsibilities:
Oversees and is responsible for the quality, efficiency and management of delivering medical services within the clinic;
Defines protocols and assists in decision making pertaining to the medical care of patients that is consistent with current medical practice and CTC policies and procedures;
Provides oversight to other professional medical staff, as well as administrative or support staff, as designated;
Serves as a liaison between the medical staff, other clinic staff, division or corporate staff, and organizational leadership;
Monitors assigned staff to adherence to established medical and clinic policy;
Provides back up call coverage;
Serves in a teaching capacity for the training and development of other personnel;
Responsible for securing physical exam and history from the patient, reviewing medical records, making medical evaluations, request appropriate diagnostic testing, prescribes medications and treatments, assists in the management of behavioral or mental health problems of patients, maintains current medical records in accordance with federal or state regulation, and clinic or corporate policies and procedures; and,
Performs other duties as assigned.
Encourages and builds mutual trust, respect and cooperation among team members.
Qualifications:
Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO)
Previous experience in behavioral health, substance use (SUD) treatment, and/or MAT program is required for this clinic.
No history of alcohol or drug misuse for a period of three years before employment

Licenses/Designations/Certifications:

Current license to practice medicine by the state in which the facility or clinic(s) operates
Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working
Additional specific DEA credentials may be required, per state and clinic regulations or policy

Our Comprehensive Treatment Network

-23,500 Employees - -11,400 Beds - 258 Locations - 38 States - 1 Network

As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they're at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for addiction, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and addiction, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual's characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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