Addiction Medicine Physician & Section Head

Department Overview

The OHSU Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics has built an integrated team practice model for delivering high quality medical care and service to the patients we serve. Primary Care has a mission and values-driven culture, which includes patient care, academia, teaching, research and leadership. Commitment to excellence in patient care is mirrored in the culture, compensation and benefits enjoyed by clinicians and employees. Our practice also includes innovative models for delivering structured care to populations of patients with chronic conditions.   

The division is seeking an Addiction Medicine Section Head to lead a vibrant Section of Addiction Medicine. Applicants should be either at the Associate Professor or full Professor level and could be a clinician educator or clinician investigator. 

Function/Duties of Position

The successful candidate will lead a vibrant Addiction Medicine Section that includes the three missions of clinical care, research and education. The Section Head oversees the Medical Directors of the IMPACT inpatient services serving three Portland Hospitals, and the HRBR outpatient program, providing low-barrier virtual and in-person outpatient addiction bridge treatment. There are currently 22 addiction medicine providers in the section. The Section Head also supervises the Program Director of the Addiction Medicine Fellowship, with 4 fellowship slots per year. The section is home to an active research program with 9 investigators and 29 clinical and research staff. The Section Head also works collaboratively with the Division Head and other OHSU leadership and with the broader substance use disorder community at OHSU and in the Oregon community.

Clinical (HRBR and IMPACT)

• Lead the clinical aspects of onboarding of section faculty and clinical associates
• Guide the strategic direction of the clinical services to meet patient needs, community needs
• Oversee the financial model for clinical programs in collaboration with the medical directors, division and department staff, to ensure adequate billing and contracting for services

Faculty Development

• Mentor, sponsor and support section members, including research and clinical faculty.
• Mentor and supervise the medical directors of inpatient and outpatient services.
• Ensure outstanding communication with section members
• Ensure section members know resources to maintain wellness.

Research 

• Promote scholarship and research in addiction medicine, including that initiated within the division and outside the division, while ensuring research administrative leadership has approved projects in advance to anticipate allocation of resources as well as downstream impact in each mission.
• Support the addiction research program that currently includes observational studies and trials addressing substance use disorder and co-occurring conditions such as heart failure and hepatitis C. Support the expansion and growth of the program into new or related areas.
• Candidates who are Clinician Investigators will
  • Lead an independent program of clinical and/epidemiological research in substance use disorder
  • Regularly apply for and receive external funding to support research projects, training programs and/or programmatic grants from federal, state and foundation sources

Education

• Participate in Addiction Medicine teaching opportunities, including but not limited to medical students, residents, addiction medicine fellows, and community providers.
• Increase access for OHSU learners to excellent educational experiences in DGIM addiction clinical and scholarship areas.
• Oversee the accredited Addiction Medicine Fellowship at OHSU

Leadership

• Represent DGIMG and Section as delegated by Division Head in DOM, OHSU enterprise committees and work groups.

Performance/Systems Improvement

• Participate and lead Addiction Medicine continuous quality improvement efforts across OHSU and OHSU Partners.
• Partner with Addiction Medicine leadership working across local, regional, and state efforts to improve SUD care locally, regionally, and nationally

Required Qualifications

• MD or DO
• Certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) addiction medicine board certification
• Strong track record of education and scholarship in addiction medicine

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) or American Board of Preventive Medicine-Addiction Medicine Fellowship trained

• Candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences are highly encouraged to apply

Additional Details

Application Requirements

• Cover letter (maximum 3 pages)
• Curriculum Vitae

Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact [email protected]