About Casa Esperanza

• Massachusetts Licensed Medical Doctor
• Board Certified MD
• Must be certified to prescribe buprenorphine and other medication assisted treatment for substance use
• Medicaid/Medicare enrolled provider

• Ensure patient confidentiality in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations
• Knowledge of best practices associated from the American Society of Addiction Medicine
• Knowledge of Medication Assisted Treatment for substance use disorders
• Knowledge of substance use disorders
• Knowledge and treatment of complex co-occurring, addictions, psychiatric and medical conditions
• Spanish Language fluency (preferred)
• Communication: Must have excellent oral, writing and listening skills
• Organizational skills: The ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and create and coordinate schedules for supervision
• Interpersonal skills: Must have the ability to interface with participants as well as all levels of staff
• Computer skills: Must have experience with electronic health records and knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word and Excel

• Serve as the Medical Director of record for Casa Esperanza’s Behavioral Health programs
• Provide direct psychiatric services to clients
• Provide prescriptions for clients and complete medication reviews, as needed;
• Conduct and oversee clinical assessments to determine eligibility and appropriateness for MAT
• Providing feedback to the team about the appropriateness of MAT service for the individual based on their needs. Managing transitions between medications and managing titration.
• Provide medical consultation to Casa Esperanza’s behavioral health clinicians and oversight of the weekly Multidisciplinary Team meeting
• Participate in Risk assessment, Risk management, Crisis intervention
• Ensure responsibilities regarding Duty to Warn and Mandated Reporting are fulfilled
• Assess and document patient eligibility for disability benefits (SSI, DMH, USCIS, etc.)
• Approve nursing Assessments, Review COWS and CIWA exams for level of care appropriateness
• Conduct psychiatric assessments and evaluations for higher level of care psychiatric Section 12 determination in collaboration with Program Director and Nurse
• Triage emergency and non-emergency situations based on examination and prescribe medications as needed
• Work collaboratively with Nursing staff to provide medication reconciliation and prescriptions
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and going over results with Nurse or client if needed for education and continuity of care
• Work with Clinicians and MDT to develop integrated treatment plans for clients prescribed buprenorphine products
• Work closely with clinical team during MDT meetings to offer and provide client medical insight as part of case presentations and feedback to treatment modalities.
• Works in collaboration with Pharmacy on medication refills and medication orders
• Works in collaboration with community providers including local Hospital and Clinics, to ensure referral to specialty care for medication, diagnostic and testing needs.
• Overseeing and supervising the multidisciplinary team in establishing integrated care management plans, including prescribing medications or other treatments.
• Educating the Multidisciplinary Team about medical conditions, psychiatric conditions and courses of action or treatment needed.
• Supervise nurse and offer training and coaching to medical team keeping record of supervision
• Provide on call support to Nurse and Program Director for medical emergencies, medication needs and medical incident reports as they arise.
• Ensures that addiction medicine services practice meets regulatory standards of each program
• Ensures that addiction medicine services care is appropriately documented in the medical record
• Participates in development of electronic record to ensure that clinical material is appropriately documented and privacy maintained.
• Maintain DATA waiver up-to-date
• Consult with staff and attend case conferences, as needed
• Provide off-site consultation, as needed