Addiction Medicine Physician
Listed compensation
$120.19-$144.23/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
St. Joseph’s Health is seeking an Addiction Medicine Physician to join our growing multidisciplinary team. We are open to full-time or part-time candidates and offer flexible scheduling for the right physician. This role combines outpatient clinic care with inpatient consultation services, treating patients with substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric and medical conditions.
St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.
Benefits Eligibility: (Full-time and Part-time Employees-over 20 hours a week)
- Competitive salary*
- Robust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
- 403b retirement plan options with company match**
- Health & Wellness*
- Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
- PTO, and paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program
- LTD: Long Term Disability
- Life Insurance Options
- Onsite Day care Program
*Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
**403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
Pay transparency: St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center is an academic tertiary care medical center and state designated trauma center, located on the Paterson campus, regularly accepts referrals of difficult or unusual cases from other hospitals and physicians and performs both complex and routine procedures.
The Medical Center offers a full complement of specialty and subspecialty services including ambulatory, behavioral health, cardiovascular, emergency/trauma, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, orthopedic/spine, rehabilitation, surgical specialty, women’s health, imaging and pediatrics.
The nursing team at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which includes St.
Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, has held the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, the profession’s highest honor, since 1999. They are also recipients of the prestigious 2010 Magnet Prize™ - one of only 8 Magnet-designated hospitals to ever receive The Magnet Prize, and the only one worldwide to receive the 2010 award.
Key Responsibilities
The physician will provide outpatient clinic care and inpatient consultation services for patients with substance use disorders. They will treat patients with co-occurring psychiatric and medical conditions within a multidisciplinary team.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree, be Board Certified or Eligible, and possess a New Jersey license and DEA registration. Fellowship training in Addiction Medicine and experience with MAT and withdrawal management are preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Addiction Medicine Physician at St. Joseph's Health a 7.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 10% in Addiction Medicine — ranked against 128 active Addiction Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Addiction Medicine — Physician Career Context
St. Joseph's Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 70/100, 48 active listings.
Addiction Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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