Physician 3 - Addictions Care Physician

Physician 3 - Addictions Care Physician (DB74) HQ | Work that Matters

• Manage and oversee treatment of opioid use disorder with medications, including induction onto clinically appropriate medications for treatment of opioid use disorder, to include buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone when clinically indicated.
• Discuss available treatment options for opioid use disorder with patients and determine appropriate treatment using patient shared decision making.
• Prescribe medications for treatment of opioid use disorder, according to DOC protocol.
• May be required to administer long-acting injectable buprenorphine when nursing staff is not available for administration.
• May be required to provide training to providers and nursing staff on administration of long-acting injectable buprenorphine; Coordinating care of patient with release planner to ensure community follow up is arranged prior to release.
• Work with community providers to ensure smooth transitions of care in conjunction with the health services reentry team.
• Coordinate care and co-manage patients on methadone treatment for OUD across all facilities with other addiction medicine specialists within DOC.
• Evaluate patients via virtual platform or in-person visit to discuss and manage treatment using methadone, or transitions between other medications and methadone for treatment of OUD.
• Co-manage prescriptions for patients on methadone with other addictions physicians in DOC.
• Coordinate with addiction medicine team as well as facility scheduling, providers and nursing staff regarding ongoing treatment plan for OUD for patients on methadone.
• Write prescriptions for methadone within the DEA allowable regulations for treatment of OUD within carceral facilities for patients within DOC and document accordingly.
• Work with MOUD nurses and re-entry team members on coordination of care transitions for patients releasing from DOC who are actively on methadone treatment to ensure seamless transition to the community.
• Consultation for addiction care of patients within DOC facilities.
• Receive requests for consultation by primary care and mental health providers within DOC system for addiction related care and respond in a timely manner with recommendations.
• Consultation of less complex care can be done without face-to-face direct patient care by communicating with primary provider.
• Complex addiction care can be done via direct interaction and consultation through virtual or face-to-face patient appointments.
• Training of staff/providers on addiction care and addiction related topics.
• In collaboration with the addiction medicine team, and under direction of the Director of Addiction Medicine, provide training for DOC staff and patients statewide to include relevant addiction medicine topics such as addiction as a disease model and MOUD.

• Initial and continuous unrestricted licensure in the State of Washington as a Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO).
• Current and expected maintenance of board certification in addiction medicine.
• Experience: one year post residency with a demonstrated in-depth working knowledge of medical assessment techniques, medication uses, acute and chronic illness management with appropriate use of ICD-10 diagnosis codes.
• Ethics and Integrity: Demonstrated knowledge of professional, ethical guidelines for medical professionals.
• Mission: The mission of DOC is to improve public safety by positively changing lives.
• Vision: Working together for safer communities.
• Commitment: To operate a safe and humane corrections system and partner with others to transform lives for a better Washington.
• Core Values: Cultivate an environment of integrity and trust, Respectful and inclusive interactions, People's safety, Positivity in words and actions, Supporting people's success.

• Benefits
• Retirement and Deferred Compensation
• Social Security
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• Holidays
• Sick Leave
• Vacation (Annual Leave)
• Military Leave
• Bereavement Leave
• Additional Leave
• Leave Sharing
• Parental Leave
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Leave Without Pay

The mission of DOC is to improve public safety by positively changing lives. Our Vision: Working together for safer communities. Our Commitment: To operate a safe and humane corrections system and partner with others to transform lives for a better Washington.