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Medical Director, Non-Interventional Pain - Hospital for Special Surgery

Employer
Cross Country Search
Location
New York
Posted Date
Apr 17, 2017

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Specialty
Pain Medicine
Position Type
Permanent

Job Details

Medical Director, Controlled Substance Prescribing

Hospital for Special Surgery, the #1 ranked hospital for Orthopedics in the United States, is currently recruiting for an experienced Outpatient, Non-Interventional Pain Physician to join our prestigious Pain Management Team as the Medical Director, Controlled Substance Prescribing.

Position Summary:

The Medical Director, Controlled Substance Prescribing is responsible for the management and oversight of patients with long-term opioid use or opioid use disorder, developing educational programs and research studies regarding controlled substance prescribing, and ensuring appropriate and judicious prescribing of opioids institution-wide.

Your responsibilities will include the following:
  • Lead HSS in becoming a role model for all hospitals in developing and adhering to optimal opioid prescribing practices. Provide administrative direction to achieve this initiative.
  • Manage the treatment of HSS patients with long-term opioid use or opioid use disorder. Perform consults and conduct follow-up visits. Develop tapering plans and refer to psycho-social services if needed.
  • Supervise Nurse Practitioners and other clinical staff responsible for the care of this patient population.
  • Provide medical guidance regarding the institutional philosophy on opioid prescribing and the methods to eliminate over-prescribing.
  • Spearhead the ongoing development of institutional and service-based best practices for controlled substance prescribing and management.
  • Collaborate with HSS and outside legal counsel, corporate compliance and risk management teams to ensure HSS and its medical staff comply with appropriate federal, state and local prescribing rules, regulations and guidelines. Develop institutional policies and guidelines related to controlled substance prescribing. Review existing clinical standards and revise as needed.
  • Counsel surgeons and other prescribers to create action plans for the management of specific challenging patients as needed; be a confidential resource to surgeons and their teams; help surgeons develop a coherent framework for the assessment, care plan, and documentation of patients and their pain management needs.
  • Oversee and manage a robust educational program for HSS prescribers. Educate physicians and staff on current issues and best practices related to controlled substance prescribing, including presentations to HSS Medical Staff, Grand Rounds lectures, in-services, and developing written material.
  • Monitor patient education programs on an ongoing basis. Ensure that patient education about controlled substance use is comprehensive and current.
  • Conduct robust research studies about opioid prescribing practices, opioid use disorder, and other relevant topics. Aggressively pursue and obtain extramural funding to support state-of-the-art research in opioid management as it applies to the musculoskeletal patient population.
Qualifications:
  • MD, licensed in New York State
  • Residency in Psychiatry, Medicine, Neurology, or Physiatry required
  • Completion of an ACGME-accredited Pain Management, Addiction Medicine, or Palliative Care Fellowship
  • Board Certified, with an additional Pain, Palliative, or Addiction Medicine certification
  • DATA waiver for buprenorphine treatment of opioid dependency preferred
  • Addiction Medicine and/or Palliative Care experience highly preferred
What we offer:
  • Competitive Salary structure
  • Malpractice Insurance
  • Comprehensive/Affordable Health Insurance Plan
  • CME Allowance
If you are ready to join an elite organization and team of Physicians, Advanced Practice Clinicians, and Medical Professionals, I

Company

As the healthcare industry’s preeminent direct-hire talent acquisition partner, Cross Country Search offers the national healthcare community a full suite of innovative and solution-focused talent management solutions. As a partner to top employers and healthcare systems nationwide, we act as a personal career agent to thousands of healthcare professionals, helping them navigate the job search process in order to secure their dream career.

We build lasting candidate relationships by leveraging best-in-class technologies that span the continuum of the talent recruitment process.  Our talented recruitment consultants are among the most tenured in the healthcare staffing industry, bringing a high degree of market and subject matter expertise to each search that we are engaged to perform.

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History

Launched in 2019, Cross Country Search is a healthcare recruitment company comprised of four strong recruitment search businesses within the Cross Country family of brands:

  • Cejka Physician Search
  • StarMed
  • AP Healthcare
  • Cross Country Staffing – RPO Division

This consolidation leverages the strength of each brand allowing Cross Country Search to utilize a massive talent network of over 6,000,000 healthcare professionals and one incredible recruitment team, committed to service and recruiting excellence.

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