Medical Specialist 2 (Blaisdell ATC)

The incumbent of this position is intended to serve as the ATC Medical Director and will function as part of a multidisciplinary team with responsibilities to include a broad range of medical, and some managerial, duties to be carried out in coordination and consultation with the various disciplines within the ATC.

Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee medical care provided to patients; obtain medical histories, perform physical examinations, order medications and procedures; authorize admissions and renders admitting diagnoses.
• Provide individual and group health education and risk reduction counseling.
• Available for consultation, direction, and on-site care on evenings, weekends, and during off hours.
• Serve as health advisor to multi-disciplinary team; provide consultation/peer review to other physicians/clinicians; supervise nurse practitioners and/or physician assistants; actively participates in activities intended to improve patient care/facility operations.
• Assist in patient discharge planning, especially in terms of health care needs, meets with patient prior to discharge.
• Act as a participating member of the Management Team, Incident Review Committee and Health and safety Committee.
• Provides clinical supervision, guidance, and training to other medical professionals, nursing, and direct care staff; and monitors the coordination and implementation of care.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Board-certification in addiction medicine or addiction psychiatry; or
• Board-certification in a primary medical or psychiatric specialty plus three or more (3+) years of post-residency experience in specialty addiction treatment.

To qualify as post-residency specialty addiction treatment experience, physicians must have worked a minimum of 20 hours per week providing direct patient care in specialty addiction treatment setting(s) for at least 3 continuous years.

NOTE: The ATC uses a computerized patient record system.

Minimum Qualifications

Medical Specialist 2: Possession of a license and current registration to practice medicine in New York State, and certification in a medical specialty by a Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).*

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in an NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

NOTE: Candidates must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicaid and Medicare programs. Failure to maintain licensure, certification and Medicaid/Medicare eligibility will result in the termination of employment.

• Qualifying post-licensure medical experience is general medical experience in a private, clinical, or hospital medical practice which includes diagnosing and treating illness and injuries, interpreting x-rays and laboratory tests, conducting physical examination, and basic primary preventative care. This would include but is not limited to experience in the practice of internal medicine, family medicine, preventative medicine, or emergency medicine.