Job Summary

Medical Director is responsible for directing key medical reports to include oversight of the managing physicians and Nurse Practitioners. The Medical Director is responsible for providing direct clinical oversight and leading clinical and quality initiatives that support clinical performance and best practice standards across AAC facility. Serving as a direct liaison between facility and AAC corporate services, this position will represent a collaborative, collective voice for all Medical Staff at AAC27s facility.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Director Duties:

• Provides direction for patient care teams consistent with best practices
• Leads monthly medical staff meetings with pertinent clinical staff and UR
• Huddles at least weekly (more frequently as required by CEO, COO or CMO) with facility leadership 6 Executive Director, DON and Clinical Director
• Reviews a monthly comparative report of provider productivity metrics in collaboration with Facility Executive Director and AAC Director of Provider Relations & Services:
• # Evals/provider/month
• CPT coding distribution/provider/month.
• H&Ps outside 24 hours of admission/provider/month (Medical)
• Psych Evals outside 48 hours of admission/provider/month (Psychiatry)
• Engages in corrective action with providers to help them comply with corporate/facility P&P27s and to achieve clinical excellence
• Regularly collaborates with QA and UR to review LOS, provide peer-to-peer with payors, and audit provider charts to ensure complete and timely medical and laboratory documentation.
• Performs/delegates annual peer review/clinical competency assessments in compliance with Joint Commission/CARF requirements.
• Coordinates provider on-call scheduling with Practice Manager & participates in on-call
• Establishes positive, professional relationships with local medical community and with other Medical Directors and providers within the AAC organization

Physician Duties:

• Performs evaluations, H&Ps, detox management, and MAT as per SOP
• Orders labs and other clinically appropriate testing and prescribes medications and treatments
• Leads the development and implementation of treatment plans
• Consult with other physicians/clinicians about each patient27s specific need and refers to specialists as necessary
• Documents all patient contact accurately and timely in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
• Participates as an active member of the clinical team
• Other duties as assigned including but not limited to participate on clinical/medical committees, providing education and quality review.

Education/ Experience:

• Current, unrestricted MD or DO license
• Current, unrestricted DEA Certification
• Current BLS Certification required (ACLS preferred)
• Minimum 10 years clinical experience
• Comply with all applicable laws to physicians including HIPAA and title 42 CFR
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), bedside manner and time management skills
• Demonstrate effective teamwork
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with persons from diverse socioeconomic, education, racial, ethnic and professional backgrounds
• Computer literate with the ability to appropriately utilize EMR system
• Organize and prioritize workload to provide high quality care and meet deadlines
• Meet and maintain facility credentialing and privileging requirements
• Consistently demonstrate positive customer service attitude
• Maintain the highest ethical and moral standards among all 6 employees, contractors, patients and members of the general public
• If more than one facility, travel between facilities
• Willing to work evening hours and weekends if necessary
• Upholds the policies and procedures of and American Addiction Centers

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged sitting at a desk
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at a time