Lifeline Connections is a community-based behavioral health organization that specializes in providing confidential and compassionate care to individuals who experience a substance use and/or mental health condition. Lifeline’s Integrated Care Program is a unique model to address primary care, mental health and addiction health services for our patients. We are seeking a provider (MD, NP or PA) to join our team in providing primary care, medication assisted treatment and medical services to our patients in our outpatient and inpatient programs. This position will also include providing training and education for medical students, residents and addiction medicine fellows.

• Provide comprehensive primary care services including health promotion, prevention of disease and disability, health maintenance, rehabilitation, identification, diagnosis and management of health problems, and referral to other providers as appropriate.
• Evaluate, examine, and provide individualized treatment plan for acute and chronic issues, and minor injuries for patients.
• Provide MAT evaluation, treatment plan and medication management
• Provide Hep C evaluation and treatment
• Provide consultation and scheduled medical and addiction medicine services to our inpatient services on a rotational schedule.
• Engage in a collegial consultative relationship with other providers including mental health providers, registered nurses, medical assistants, office staff, Residential Treatment Center staff, and Outpatient Treatment Center staff.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests including but not limited to labs and imaging.
• Treat superficial lesions such as warts, cysts, minor lacerations, abrasions, minor first and second-degree bums within the provider’s scope of practice.
• Treat minor injuries such as strains, sprains, and non-complicating extremity fractures and dislocations within the physician’s scope of practice.
• Counsel and instruct patients in health maintenance problems such as: 1) nutrition, diet and weight reduction; 2) risk factor prevention and modification (chemical addictions including alcohol, tobacco and drugs); 3) mental health referrals; 4) self-care measures for health maintenance; 5) family planning 6) STD prevention and treatment 6) Hepatitis C management (can be trained for this)
• Identify and appropriately refer patients to higher level of care in a timely manner.
• Assist medical team in coordination of care that the patient receives from other providers and agencies and advocate for the patient within the health care system.
• Maintain commitment to providing culturally sensitive care.
• Assist the medical team with health education to individual patients or groups as needed.
• Provide staff development education as requested by the Program Director and other departments
• Be a preceptor for medical students, residents and Addiction Medicine fellows who rotate through Lifeline.
• Engage in ongoing education and specialized training in order to maintain a high quality of care to the clinic's patient population.
• Attend staff/provider meetings.
• Document patient care legibly and appropriately within medical standards of care.
• Notify Human Resources regarding any changes in state licensure, DEA licensure, board certification, Medicare provider status; send updated copies of licenses to human resources.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Washington State Department of Health medical License required;
  • NP, PA or MD
• Preferred Board Certified or Board Eligible in Family Practice or Internal Medicine required or equivalent training
• Board certified in Addiction Medicine preferred but not required
• CPR card;
• Experience working with underserved, houseless, and patients with addiction preferred.
• Experience with MAT medication management but not required
• Possess a current DEA credential with X waiver;
• Ability to maintain client confidentiality;
• Good verbal and written communication skills;
• Great attendance; and
• Ability to work well with others

The Benefits:

Lifeline Connections is striving to be your employer of choice by offering our regular/full time employees a generous benefits package. The plan covers 85% of medical, dental, and vision costs at the employee level and 75% for all dependent plans. The majority of out-of-pocket costs for co-pays, prescriptions, and deductible under the medical plan are also covered. We also have employer paid Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance and supplemental coverages.

Our fulltime employees and some part time employees also qualify for our 401(K) plan that matches dollar for dollar up to 5%. On top of all that, our fulltime employees receive approximately 4 weeks of paid time off during their first year of employment (accrual rates increase with years of service), as well as 1 personal holiday and 12 paid holidays per year!

There are many other supplemental benefits we are glad to offer such as tuition reimbursement and discounted cellular service amongst others.

Send us your resume and let's talk about you joining our team!