Job Description
The Staff Pad has partnered with the largest community-based behavioral health and substance use treatment services organization in the state of Oregon. Our client is a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center seeking a Family Medicine Medical Provider to join their organization.
This position will meet regularly with the team of peer primary care providers, psychiatric providers and the Primary Care Medical Director to help design, implement and continuously improve our pioneering integrated primary care services. Part of the care provided by the MD will include Medication Supported Recovery (Suboxone) and psychiatric medications management for low acuity or stabilized clients. This position may share low volume after hours call rotation (triaged through a nurse call line) with the other primary care providers.
Responsibilities:

• Provide primary care diagnosis and treatment integrated within the behavioral healthcare services to clients with mental health or substance use disorders and patients assigned by our Coordinated Care Organizations.
• Lead the primary care staff in team based care integrated with behavioral health staff at the assigned clinic, working as a peer with psychiatric doctors and nurse practitioners at that clinic.
• Provide primary care consultation to psychiatric providers and behavioral health clinicians.
• Provide medications management and Medication Supported Recovery for low acuity or stabilized individuals in coordination with their psychiatric provider.
• Work with the integrated staff at a health center and other assigned sites in the development of wellness programs.
• Share after hours call rotation (triaged through a nurse call line) with the other primary care providers.
• Work with the Primary Care Medical Director and provider team to define goals and review the progress of integrated primary care operations.
• Regularly review and continuously improve quality of care provided by your clinic or care team through periodic chart review, quality dashboards, daily huddles, and rapid improvement cycles.
• Work with the agency Clinic Directors and facility support staff, in the spirit of stewardship, to help assure the agency systems and facilities continuously operate at high levels of efficacy and harmony.
• Demonstrate responsibility for safety of consumers and/or residents, staff and property; demonstrate familiarity with fire regulations and evacuation procedures.
• Maintain a high level of fluency in the use of the electronic health record.
• Deliver timely, accurate, and professional documentation.
• Adhere to mandatory abuse reporting laws and HIPAA requirements.
• Provide input on all relevant documentation and procedural requirements.
• Complete annual employee training requirements on a timely basis per agency requirements. Attend seminars, training and other educational opportunities in order to develop professional skills and abilities.
• Participate in all scheduled staff meetings, supervision sessions, and other departmental and agency meetings.

Requirements
Education:

• Requires an active state medical license in Adult Medicine or Internal Medicine MD or DO including maintenance requirements and DEA certification.
• Certification (or willingness to become certified) in Suboxone therapy.

Experience:

• Three years of clinical experience with primary care.
• Experience using an electronic health record (EPIC preferred).
• Experience serving communities of color and immigrant populations preferred.
• Experience with community health clinic, community mental health or homeless and special needs populations preferred.
• Leadership experience preferred.