Medical Director

Join the Serenity Lane Leadership Team as our Medical Director and Transform Lives!

Serenity Lane is looking for compassionate individuals who share our core belief that recovery from addiction is possible.

Full Time

Salary $200,000 - $300,000 depending on certification, licensure, and experience.

Coburg, OR.

Serenity Lane, Oregon's premier treatment center, is seeking a board-certified Medical Director with a minimum of 3 years of clinical experience in family or internal medicine with experience in detox and addiction.

The Medical Director is a member of the Executive Team and responsible for providing and directing medical services for withdrawal management, residential, outpatient and MAT programs.

Essential Duties

• Direct medical care of all medical detox patients through LMPs, resident physicians and nursing staff
• Hire, supervise, train and schedule LMPs to ensure 24/7 coverage for all detox and residential patients
• Supervise Nursing Director, psychiatrist and MAT outpatient program
• Assess patients at admission, including physical exam, to determine treatment and level of care
• Provide coverage with other LMPs, including medical attention and follow-up to all residents
• Provide high-risk suicide assessment input
• Coordinate psychiatric consultations, follow-up and treatment recommendations
• Direct Healthcare Professionals Program
• Chair Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Credentialing Committee
• Communicate with insurance companies to review authorizations
• Ongoing monitoring of alcohol, benzodiazepine, cannabis, opiate and other intoxicant treatment protocols
• Attend meetings - daily staff, high-risk staffings, QIC, Board of Directors
• Maintain CME and board certification in Addiction Medicine, state licensure, DEA number

Other Duties

• Interpret lab results and inform patients of all results as part of care team
• Determine appropriateness of medical referrals including ER referrals
• Evaluate patients for medication-assisted treatment, including buprenorphine or Naltrexone
• Evaluate patients for appropriateness of smoking cessation program
• Oversee outpatient medical protocols
• Teach medical students from OHSU and Western College of Medicine
• Oversee quality medical care of all contracted LMPs
• Oversee orientation, curriculum and schedule of psychiatry residents from Good Samaritan

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Minimum of 3 years of clinical experience in family or internal medicine with experience in detox and addiction

Education & Experience

• Board-certified in Addiction Medicine preferred
• Knowledge of Family Practice or internal medicine required
• Demonstrated competency in family practice, internal medicine and/or addiction medicine
• Demonstrated leadership in a healthcare organization

Professional Licensure/Certification Required

• Board Certification in Addiction Medicine
• Current Medical Practitioner's license from Oregon Board of Medical Examiners

Business Overview

Serenity Lane's mission is to transform lives through the treatment of addiction. We believe that recovery from addiction is possible. We employ over 200 people throughout our system, which includes a residential treatment program in Coburg, Oregon, and seven outpatient facilities throughout Oregon.

Join our team of medical and clinical professionals who, through professional experience and commitment, help save lives through the treatment of Substance Use Disorder. For nearly fifty years, Serenity Lane has treated more than 67,000 individuals through our medical detox, residential and outpatient facilities and alumni support programs.

If you are looking for a fulfilling career in a supportive, caring environment and wish to contribute to Serenity Lane's mission, we welcome your application to our team.

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program

• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance

• Paid time off
• Sick leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Job Type: Full-time

Medical specialties:

• Addiction Medicine
• Internal Medicine

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Coburg, OR 97408: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• Medical License (Required)

Work Location: One location.

Relocation Allowance: Negotiable.