Addiction Medicine Physician

Job Title : Addiction Medicine Physician – Integrated Care for Severe Mental Illness

Schedule : 20 hours / week; Days are TBD and Flexible

Salary : TBD

Position Summary

Vinfen, in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health and the Massachusetts Mental Health Center (MMHC), a state operated mental health clinic, is seeking a part time (0.5FTE) dedicated Addiction Medicine Physician (MD / DO) to lead the development and delivery of integrated substance use disorder (SUD) services within our community mental health model. This role requires expertise in treating co-occurring substance use disorders and severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI), with a strong commitment to trauma-informed, person-centered, and recovery-oriented care. The physician will provide direct clinical care, guide program design, and ensure close collaboration across psychiatry, primary care, nursing, social work, and peer specialists.

Key Responsibilities :

• Program Development : Design and implement comprehensive, integrated SUD services for individuals with SPMI, including routine screening, assessment, and diagnosis of substance use across the patient population.
• Clinical Care : Deliver evidence-based treatments, including medications for opioid, alcohol, and tobacco use disorders, with careful consideration of psychiatric comorbidities and drug–drug interactions. Provide or oversee psychosocial interventions (e.g., motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, contingency management) alongside pharmacotherapy.
• Team-Based Collaboration : Champion a multidisciplinary, team-based approach to care, including coordination with assertive community treatment teams and other high-intensity service models for patients with complex needs.
• Recovery-Oriented Services : Develop individualized pathways for harm reduction, relapse prevention, and long-term recovery that reflect each patient’s goals and lived experience.
• Education & Training : Provide clinical leadership, consultation, and training for staff on evidence-based practices in co-occurring SUD and mental illness care, including stigma reduction and trauma-informed approaches.
• Quality Improvement : Implement and sustain a measurement-based care framework. Track SUD-specific process and outcome metrics, leverage registries to monitor treatment response, and continuously refine services to improve effectiveness and equity.

Qualifications :

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to build a new model of integrated care for one of the most underserved populations in behavioral health. The Addiction Medicine Physician will play a central role in shaping a program that reduces suffering, fosters recovery, and advances health equity within a mission-driven, collaborative clinical environment.

The MMHC is affiliated with the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of Psychiatry. This position will provide opportunities for teaching and supervision along with an appointment as Instructor or Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School. Opportunities to provide supervision of psychiatry residents within our APA-approved residency program are available.

All candidates for this position must be at least 21 years of age and be able to successfully pass a CORI, reference and multi-state background and professional licensure check.

Vinfen is a leading nonprofit human services organization that "transforms lives" by building the capacity of individuals, families, organizations and communities to learn, thrive and achieve their goals. Vinfen supports thousands of adolescents and adults with psychiatric, developmental, and behavioral disabilities at more than 300 sites with 2,700 employees in eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Vinfen serves a diverse population in its programs. Applicants who have a multicultural background and / or are bilingual are encouraged to apply. We offer a generous benefits package including :

To learn more about Vinfen, and / or to apply to this or other Vinfen positions, please visit our website at www.vinfen.org / careers.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.