Medical Consultant

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Covenant Community, Inc. Mission:

Our mission is to provide resources and tools to help clients achieve personal life stabilization and full-time employment, enabling them to return to their families and communities as productive citizens.

Volunteer Role Requirements:

• Individual needs to be licensed and in good standing within the state of Georgia to practice psychiatry, internal medicine and/or general practice medicine.
• Graduate of an accredited school of medicine
• Individual must pass a background check to include finger printing (CCI will pay for background check)
• Must pass pre-hire drug screen and TB test (CCI will pay for drug screen and TB test)
• CCI has liability insurance, however, the physician is asked to carry liability insurance for at least 1 million dollars.

Volunteer Role Responsibilities:

• Provide consultation to the Executive Director, Clinical Director and Registered Nurse of a licensed substance use treatment facility (in-patient 14-bed, serving homeless men 18+ dealing w/ substance use disorders).
• Consultation will include guidance around appropriate intake of a client and recommendations for medical services with Grady Hospital, Mercy Care and other organizations that provide medical services to the homeless.
• No more than 2 to 3 hours a month.
• Consultation may be by phone or e-mail.