Medical Director, Outpatient SUD Treatment

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Job Summary

The Medical Director of Outpatient Substance Use Treatment manages four multidisciplinary outpatient teams: ORT (Opiate Replacement Therapy, including methadone), DHARC (Denver Health Addiction Recovery Clinic), WFS (Women and Family Services), and STEP (adolescent substance use treatment team). In addition to direct oversight of the outpatient substance use programs, the Outpatient Medical Director plays a key role in the development of coordinated services across the organization, working closely with the medical and psychiatric emergency rooms, the inpatient medical and psychiatric units, the Denver Cares Detox, the primary care clinics and the school-based clinics, and helps to develop and maintain key community partnerships. Finally, the Outpatient Medical Director oversees (directly and indirectly) the multidisciplinary learners (APPs, Medical Students, Residents and Fellows) who are trained at our clinics. This is a very unique role, offering an opportunity to work with our cutting-edge multidisciplinary team, one of the most advanced in the state, improving outcomes and access to this critical area of healthcare.

Essential Functions:

• Provide direct clinical care for patients in the opioid treatment program (OTP, methadone dispensary) and office-based outpatient treatment (OBOT/Denver Health Addiction Recovery Center/DHARC). (50%)
• Attend regular meetings with BHS leadership, including Outpatient Assistant Department Chair (ADOS), Operations Management, Counseling supervisors, in regularly scheduled and ad hoc meetings and work with Pavilion K managers including Nurse Manager, Operations Manager, and Counselor Manager to review and ensure compliance with all relevant SAMHSA, CO BHA, DEA, Signal, Joint Commission, and Health Care Policy and Financing regulations and policies. (40%)
• Manage residents and fellows in clinic, including schedules, orientation, and supervision, complete resident and fellow evaluations, attend mid- and end-of-year fellow and resident evaluation meetings, and promote academic advancement of academic track clinicians through submission of abstracts, posters, teaching sessions, and original research to local, regional, and national meetings or through publication. (10%)

Education:

• Doctorate Degree Internal or Family Medicine Required or
• Doctorate Degree Addictions Psychiatry Required

Work Experience:

• 1-3 years 3 years of outpatient clinic experience with demonstrated leadership qualities and evidence of leading initiatives at the clinic or division level, or oversight of advanced practice providers. Required

Licenses:

• BLS-Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) - AHA - American Heart Association Required and

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Has adequate knowledge and skill of all privileged procedures as outlined in the Denver Health and Hospital Authority General Internal Medicine Clinical Privileges documentation.
• Knowledge and interest in multi-disciplinary ambulatory care, ability to work in teams and motivate physicians and other providers to improve quality, patient experience and operational efficiency.
• Communicate effectively with a wide variety of staff as well as administration.
• Possess critical thinking, analytical and teaching/coaching skills.
• Able to effectively manage and direct medical staff while providing quality medical care
• Able to analyze, interpret and act upon relevant clinical and financial data that pertain to the practice.
• Able to receive detailed information through oral communications; express or exchange ideas by verbal communications.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, listening, and social skills.
• Able to interact effectively with people of varied educational, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds, skill levels and value systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
• Ability to accept and implement change.
• Demonstrated history of positive collegial relations with colleagues, support staff, providers, administrators and patients.
• Computer skills required.
   

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Benefits

• Outstanding benefits including up to 27 paid days off per year, immediate retirement plan employer contribution up to 9.5%, and generous medical plans

• Free RTD EcoPass (public transportation)

• On-site employee fitness center and wellness classes

• Childcare discount programs & exclusive perks on large brands, travel, and more

• Tuition reimbursement & assistance

• Education & development opportunities including career pathways and coaching

• Professional clinical advancement program & shared governance

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer+ free student loan coaching and assistance navigating the PSLF program 

• National Health Service Corps (NHCS) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) eligible employer

Our Values

• Respect

• Belonging

• Accountability

• Transparency

All job applicants for safety-sensitive positions must pass a pre-employment drug test, once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

Denver Health is an integrated, high-quality academic health care system considered a model for the nation that includes a Level I Trauma Center, a 555-bed acute care medical center, Denver?s 911 emergency medical response system, 10 family health centers, 19 school-based health centers, Rocky Mountain Poison & Drug Safety, a Public Health Institute, an HMO and The Denver Health Foundation.

As Colorado?s primary, and essential, safety-net institution, Denver Health is a mission-driven organization that has provided billions in uncompensated care for the uninsured. Denver Health is viewed as an Anchor Institution for the community, focusing on hiring and purchasing locally as applicable, serving as a pillar for community needs, and caring for more than 185,000 individuals and 67,000 children a year.

Located near downtown Denver, Denver Health is just minutes away from many of the cultural and recreational activities Denver has to offer.

We strongly support diversity in the workforce and Denver Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

Denver Health values the unique ideas, talents and contributions reflective of the needs of our community. For more about our commitment to diversity visit: https://www.denverhealth.org/for-professionals/careers/diversity-and-inclusion

Applicants will be considered until the position is filled.