JOB TITLE: Physician

LOCATION ADDRESS: Eugene, Oregon

JOB TYPE: Clinical

JOB STATUS: Full time

SALARY RANGE: Commensurate with qualifications

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Directs  medical care of all hospital patients
• Assesses with admission history and physical exam the appropriateness of treatment, level of care and detoxification on an individual basis
• Determines appropriateness and stability for the next level of care.
• Provides 24 hour/7 days a week coverage for all inpatients, detox and residential.
• Provides immediate medical attention to all residents when needed.
• Provides follow-up in residential on all patients at least one time
• Provides High Risk suicide assessment input as team member.
• Coordinates psychiatric consultation, follow-up and treatment recommendations.
• Attends daily 8 am (and 8:45 am staff meetings as needed).
• Attends High Risk staffings when held.
• Member of Medical Affairs Committee
• Chairs Infectious Disease Committee
• Facilitates weekly 1-1/4 hour Health Professional Group
• Written and telephonic contact with licensing boards for all health professionals, including summary discharge letter
• Consults with Admissions and Outpatient offices on potentially problematic medical aspects of pending admissions
• Attends bi-monthly nurses' meeting
• Attends monthly peer review
• Attends bi-monthly psychiatric consults with licensed psychiatrist
• Conducts lectures on disease concept, nicotine and sleep disorders (6 hours monthly)
• Conducts intern training sessions quarterly on disease, pain, HIV/STDs and co-morbidity
• Visits outpatient offices quarterly for staffings and training
• Communicates with insurance companies to review authorizations whenever needed
• Provide chart review to outpatient program as requested
• Conduct family lecture to Eugene outpatient program quarterly
• Attends and participates in weekly Clinical Core
• Networks with other community serves and agencies as requested
• Assess chronic pain and addiction appropriateness for treatment
• Ongoing monitoring of opiate treatment protocols
• Maintain CME and expert knowledge in field of Addiction Medicine in other specialty
• Available for immediate orders of all admits to hospital to review detox protocol on individual patients
• Formulate and dictate medical discharge summaries on all patients within 30 days of discharge
• Introduce health professional patients to Caduceus self-help groups

QUALIFICATIONS: Current Medical Practitioner's license from Oregon Board of Medical Examiners. ASAM Credentialing desirable. Knowledge of family practice or internal medicine

CLOSING DATE: 3/15/2008

HOW TO APPLY :
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Please MAIL, FAX or EMAIL your application, cover letter and resume to:

Peter Asmuth, CEO
Serenity Lane
2133 Centennial Plaza
Eugene, OR 97401

Fax: (541) 485-8484
Email: pasmuth@serenitylane.org

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