Addiction Medicine Physician

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY)is adding anAddiction Medicine Physicianto the group atNYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and North Central Bronx. Jacobi Medical Center is a 457-bed, Level I Trauma Center and North Central Bronx Hospital (NCB) has 213 licensed beds. To this day, Jacobi and NCB remain respected leaders in emergency medicine, trauma surgery, burn care, pediatrics, primary care, and women’s health. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation withAlbert Einstein College of Medicineto maintain its high healthcare delivery standards. The mission ofNYC Health + Hospitalsis to extend equally to all New Yorkers, regardless of the ability to pay, comprehensive health services of the highest quality in an atmosphere of human care, dignity, and respect. Their values are built on a foundation of social and racial equity and have established the ICARE standards for all staff. NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system in the United States. Dedicated to providing the highest quality health care services to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity and respect, and regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. Addiction Services atNYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi and North Central Bronxconsist of the outpatient addiction clinic, opioid treatment program, and addiction consult service. Specifically, Jacobi’s Outpatient Addiction Services are led by a multidisciplinary team that provides medical, psychiatric, counseling, and recovery support services for individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), featuring an outpatient addiction clinic with a SUD walk‑in clinic, with an integrated opioid treatment program underway. The team is led by the Medical Directors and Clinical Directors of Addiction Services and includes physicians and nurse practitioners with addiction training, nurses, psychologists, social workers, mental health clinicians, addiction counselors, peer counselors, and community health workers. The mission of Jacobi’s Outpatient Addiction Services is to improve patient access to and engagement in evidence‑based care for SUD, including medications for addiction treatment, treatment of co‑occurring medical and psychiatric conditions, psychosocial counseling, care coordination, harm reduction, and peer advocacy. Opportunity DetailsProvides addiction care and harm reduction services to patients in the ED, IP units, and SUD Walk‑In Clinic. Provides supervision of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants on the Addiction Consult Service. Collaborates with the Addiction Consult Service Clinical Supervisor and other Addiction Consult Service staff to facilitate interconnection from the acute care setting to outpatient follow‑up and ongoing care. Participates in daily team huddles, regularly scheduled Addiction Consult Service staff meetings and case conferences, and departmental Grand Rounds. Evaluates and treats patients in acute withdrawal from substances, including alcohol and/or opioids. Provides ongoing medical treatment for patients with SUDs, including Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and/or Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). Reviews labs, EKGs, and other tests as clinically indicated and initiates referrals for follow‑up care. Collaborates with hospitalists and subspecialists, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and other medical disciplines within the hospital. Conducts suicide risk assessments (SAFE‑T evaluations) in the SUD Walk‑In Clinic, if within scope of practice for Addiction Psychiatrists. Participates in medical and behavioral codes, as needed. Provides opioid overdose education, naloxone training, and distribution of other harm reduction resources to patients and their friends and families. Teaches and trains fellows, residents, and medical students rotating on the Addiction Consult Service, as well as preparing didactic presentations, as needed. Assists with orientation of new physicians and staff in addiction services. Adheres to clinical standards as outlined by area policies, standards of work, and regulatory compliance, including timely and accurate completion of visit documentation. Assists medical leadership with Quality Assurance and Process Improvement projects, as needed.