Addiction Medicine Physician

• Provides addiction specialty care and inpatient addiction medicine consultation services.
• Develops outcomes-based treatment plans of care that address mental health, substance use, functional impairment, and co-occurring substance use and/or medical disorders.
• Engages the patient and family to develop treatment plans that address identified goals.
• Champions a model of integrated care that focuses on the full spectrum of patient health through close collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Consults with attending providers to assist with ongoing management of the needs of their patients as related to diagnosis or substance use disorder, intoxication, or withdrawal.
• Develops and leads staff education on topics pertinent to substance use and addiction medicine.
• Utilizes quality improvement tools to develop processes that promote continuous improvement in the delivery of patient care, patient outcomes, or workflows.

Job Requirements

• MD, DO, or foreign equivalency training required
• Completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited Residency training program or foreign equivalency training required and
• Completion of Addiction Medicine Fellowship and/or Medical Toxicology Fellowship required
• Two years of demonstrated experience in designated specialty area preferred but not required
• Licensed Physician - MN Board of Medical Practice required if working in the state of Minnesota upon hire
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Allina Health required upon hire or
• BLS Tier 1 - Basic Life Support - Multisource required upon hire
• Board Certified and/or board eligible in addiction medicine OR medical toxicology instead of Completion of Addiction Medicine Fellowship and/or Medical Toxicology Fellowship required within 1-1/2 Yrs and
• Drug Enforcement Agency Certificate upon hire required and
• Prescription Monitoring Program upon hire required and
• National Provider Identifier upon hire required

Physical Demands
Medium Work*:
Lifting weight Up to 32 lbs. occasionally (*Allina Safe Patient Moving Policy), Up to 25 lbs. frequently