Director for Addictions Medicine

Job Description

At Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, we honor all members of our community and acknowledge the dignity of each person we serve. Our purpose is to provide high quality, comprehensive primary health care to the communities of Washington and Yamhill counties with a special emphasis on migrant and seasonal farm workers and a view to removing barriers to health care. We strive to provide an environment that welcomes and values the people we employ and serve.

If you are unsure whether you meet all the required qualifications for this role but are interested and passionate about this potential position, we encourage you to apply.

Job Summary: The Director for Addictions Medicine provides clinical and administrative leadership to develop and maintain the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program at the VGMHC. The Director for Addictions Medicine participates as a member of the management team and ensures that MAT activities are of the highest clinical quality, are consistent across the clinic sites, and comply with all regulatory guidelines. This work will be supported through a strong connection and integration with the VGMHC Mental Health Department staff and services. The Director for Addictions Medicine provides clinical leadership and mentoring of colleagues as they take on MAT care for patients. They work with Behavioral Health Care Coordinators (BHCCs) and other Mental Health staff to build and support relationships with other substance use disorder (SUD) treatment organizations in the community. This position explores expanding SUD services, working with the VG Foundation and other colleagues, through the use of public and private grants and other revenue sources. The Director for Addictions Medicine also provide family practice and obstetrical patient care in accordance with their level of training, experience and licensure.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Work with the management staff of the center to align the goals of Medication Assisted Treatment with the overall strategic goals of the organization.
• Develop relationships and formal agreements with necessary partners (e.g. CODA, Lifeworks NW, YCHHS, etc.) in the community as needed to meet the needs of patients.
• Coordinate efforts with the Behavioral Health Mental Health Director.
• Gather support from Site Medical Directors, Medical Directors and the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) as needed to implement programming.
• Guide and assist in the development of training materials for staff as needed to implement programming.
• Ensure, with support from the BHCC manager and the BHCCs, that the MAT program will meet regulatory requirements of applicable licensing and credentialing bodies (DEA).
• Support and participate in development of MAT services at all VGMHC primary care sites.
• Develop and adopt standards of care around MAT and monitor performance against these standards through peer review process or by other means as needed. Make sure that the special needs of sub-populations (e.g. pregnant patients) are included in the standards. Work with data analytics team to develop reports to support quality goals.
• Ensure that VGMHC offers MAT and SUD services in a manner accessible to a diverse population.
• Lead the organization in having a tight integration between physical health, behavioral health, mental health, and substance use disorder programs.
• Lead the monthly Controlled Substances Oversight Committee meetings.
• Lead monthly MAT meetings for clinical mentoring and support of MAT providers.
• With the BHCCs, help design and schedule annual mock DEA audits of MAT program and ensure preparedness for actual audits.
• Perform the duties of the job description of a staff physician.
• Temporarily assume responsibilities of the CMO in their absence at the request of the CEO.
• Handle protected health information in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

HIPAA Requirements

The Director for Addictions Medicine will have access to PHI in the course of carrying out their duties. They use the PHI for treatment purposes and quality assurance operations. Applying the minimum necessary standard of HIPAA, the designated records sets to which this employee will have access include the demographic and scheduling information in the practice management system, and the full medical record.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

• Detail oriented.
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, non-verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledgeable, or willing to learn, about continuous quality improvement.
• Prior electronic medical records experience preferred.
• Strong commitment to working with patients and staff from a wide range of ethnic, economic, cultural and social backgrounds.
• Commitment and alignment to Virginia Garcia’s mission, vision and values.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated initiative and judgement in problem solving.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred; willingness to become sufficiently competent in Spanish to provide medical care.
  
  

Education And Experience Requirements

• Current active license to practice medicine in Oregon and DEA registration.
• Board certified in Addictions Medicine.
• Experience in providing patient care in addiction medicine.
• 4 years of clinical & administration experience in community medicine, required.
• Proven ability to function as part of an administrative leadership team.
  
  

Behavioral Competencies

Accountability

• Role model VG’s mission, vision, and shared values
  
  

Customer-Focus

• Listen to the voice of the customer and strive to delight them by exceeding their expectations
  
  

Teamwork

• If someone needs help, help them
  
  

Initiative

• Be innovative, apply fresh ideas, and continuously improve how you do your work
  
  

Confidentiality

• Maintain strict confidentiality and respect the privacy of others
  
  

Ethical

• Demonstrate integrity, honesty, and stewardship in all encounters at work
  
  

Respect

• Demonstrate consideration and appreciation for co-workers and patients
  
  

Communication

• Demonstrate the ability to convey thoughts and ideas as well as understand perspective of others
  
  

Physical Requirements

Percentage of time spent:

• Standing: 20%
• Walking: 25%
• Sitting: 50%
• Lifting/Carrying: up to 5% - frequently 5-20 lbs.; infrequent 20-50 lbs.
• Physically demanding tasks: may be asked to assist patient on or off exam table, etc.
• Stooping, Bending, Reaching: occasional
  
  

Working Environment/Physical Hazards

• Work in well-lighted, ventilated, clinical environment
• Potential exposure to blood borne pathogens and hazardous chemicals
  
  

Equipment used

Office equipment

• Computer: Data entry and word processing
• Telephone, fax, copier, scanner, printer
  
  

Medical equipment

• Stethoscope, ophthalmoscope, otoscope, doppler
• Surgical/Procedural instruments
• Routing medical equipment
• Fetal monitor
• EKG
• Pulse oximeter
• Nebulizer
• 02 tank
• LEEP equipment
• Colposcope
  
  

As a Condition Of Employment For a Medical Or Dental Provider At VGMHC, These Employees Agree To Provide Services To Non-health Center Patients Under The Following Circumstances

• Community-Wide special clinics at VGMHC School-based clinics and other school linked clinics
• Health Fairs
• Immunization campaigns
• Migrant camp outreach
• Homeless outreach
• Hospital related activities- for providers with hospital privileges, cross-coverage for patients of the community in the hospital is expected
• Coverage in certain individual emergencies- community members may experience a medical emergency in or around one of our health centers. VGMHC medical providers are expected to respond medically appropriately to these emergencies.
  
  

Immunization: Staff members must meet immunization requirements as stated in VGMHC’s immunization policy and state and federal guidelines.

Job descriptions represent a general outline of the essential and major job duties, functions and qualifications required. They cannot be all-inclusive and comprehensive due to the dynamic nature of work performed to accomplish VGMHC’s Mission.

VGMHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from consideration for employment because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, marital status, or physical challenges. The policy applies not only to recruitment and hiring practices, but also includes fairness in placement, promotion, transfer, rate of pay, and termination.