Medical Director (Inpatient Detox)

Medical Director - Palmer Lake CO

Our Palmer Lake campus provides a comprehensive continuum of addiction treatment, including medical detox, residential/inpatient treatment, Partial Hospitalization Programming (PHP), Intensive Outpatient Programming (IOP), outpatient services, and medication-assisted treatment (MAT). This integrated approach allows patients to receive individualized care based on their clinical needs and progress throughout treatment.

The facility sits on approximately 15 acres with mountain views and offers a variety of recreational and wellness amenities designed to complement clinical treatment, including fitness facilities, a heated pool, basketball, tennis, pickleball, volleyball, yoga, art and music activities, gardening, and opportunities for outdoor recreation.

As Medical Director, you will have the opportunity to provide clinical leadership for a multidisciplinary team of physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, therapists, counselors, and behavioral health professionals. You will play a key role in maintaining high standards of medical care, supporting evidence-based addiction treatment, overseeing clinical protocols, and helping ensure patients with complex substance use and co-occurring psychiatric conditions receive safe, compassionate, and individualized care.

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The Medical Director provides administrative oversight of the facility's medical services, by overseeing and leading the medical staff, dietitians, and physician services coordinator (where applicable) while building a collaborative team with nursing and clinical departments. Administrative duties are a small part of the Medical Director’s job. They must spend much of their time meeting the job duties of either a psychiatrist or addiction medicine physician.

Provides excellent medical care with the ARS philosophy outlined by the Chief Medical Officer. This includes knowledge of detoxification protocols, assessment for medication, withdrawal assessment and management of complications, detoxification protocols, and Medication Assisted Therapy.

Understands ASAM criteria and Medical Needs Criteria provided and will document decision making accordingly.

Assists the CMO/ or Assoc CMP and the Executive Director of the facility in the development and maintenance of written objectives, policies, a procedure manual, an organization plan and a quality assurance program for medical services, and review of all medical policies and procedures at least annually. Documentation shall be shared with the facility’s medical staff; the director of nursing services and other appropriate medical staff on an ongoing basis or as revisions are made. In conjunction with the CMO, Executive Director and the governing authority of the substance use disorders treatment facility, plan, and budget for medical services.

Support medical staff for success with medical department metrics including, but not limited to Expense Management, Compliance Quantity (includes items such as but not limited to timely completion of records, PDMP, EKG, MAT acceptance), Compliance Quality (Quality of documentation of medical records), Completion % treatment stay, and Outcomes/ Readmission rates.

About Advanced Recovery Systems

About UsAn integrated behavioral healthcare management company, Advanced Recovery Systems was founded in December 2013 by Dr. Mitchell Eisenberg and Dr. Lewis Gold. We put behavioral health front and center, providing assistance to people with substance abuse issues, addictions and mental health concerns. With facilities in various regions of the U.S., we have been furthering this mission since our inception, applying our advanced approach to patient care. Every facility in the Advanced Recovery Systems network strives to provide the highest quality of care, using evidence-based therapeutic models that really work. Our goal is to help men and women live healthy, happy lives without the burden of substance abuse or mental illness.Personalized ProgramsEach person that comes to the Advanced Recovery Systems’ network of facilities is provided with an individualized treatment program. Just as no two people are alike, no two programs are alike. Our treatment team assesses each person at the start of the program, determining what sort of help that person needs. Accommodating the varying needs of our clients, we offer different levels of care, beginning with detox and continuing on through aftercare.Medically Assisted DetoxResidential TreatmentPartial HospitalizationIntensive Outpatient CareTraditional Outpatient CareAftercareWho We AreOur StaffWe are pleased to have a team of experienced, compassionate medical and clinical professionals who are ready to share their expertise with you. Since establishing Advanced Recovery Systems in 2012, co-founders Dr. Mitchell Eisenberg and Dr. Lewis Gold have assembled the finest minds in addiction medicine to run the ARS centers. Using evidence-based methods as the foundation for rehabilitation treatment, our doctors, nurses, therapists and dietitians provide the highest-quality care to ensure full recovery for our clients.Only 1 in 10 people with a substance use disorder seeks treatment. We want to reach the other nine individuals who may think treatment isn’t for them or that they can’t afford it. Our medical teams are committed to helping clients reach recovery. Consultants and advocates relieve our clients of financial worries, allowing them to concentrate on getting better. At every level, each ARS employee has one goal in mind — helping our clients live fulfilling lives free of addiction.