Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Acadia Healthcare; Fayetteville (AR); Presencial; USD 130.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Acadia Healthcare in Fayetteville, AR is seeking an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) to provide advanced nursing care in an inpatient behavioral health setting. You will perform comprehensive evaluations, develop individualized treatment plans, and prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations, under the Medical Director's supervision.

In this role you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes, ensure regulatory compliance, and support MAT

Formación

• Minimum 1 year of APRN practice experience.
• Experience in addiction recovery or behavioral health settings.
• Familiarity with Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).
• Knowledge of state regulatory standards (e.g., 42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA, Joint Commission).
• No history of alcohol or drug misuse for a period of three years.

Responsabilidades

• Provides initial and annual history and physical evaluations.
• Orders labs, provides education, referrals, and follow-up services.
• Monitors treatment plans for high-risk patients.
• Prescribes medications for substance use treatment as allowed by state law.
• Collaborates with Medical Director to plan and implement care.
• Documents significant patient issues and adverse events.
• Ensures compliance with laws and clinic policies.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conocimientos

Clinical evaluation

MAT knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Educación

APRN license

DEA license

State licensure

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Location: Vantage Point of Northwest Arkansas Health Hospital, 4253 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville, AR 72703

Join our team at Vantage Point as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), where you’ll provide advanced nursing care that transforms lives and fosters recovery. In this role, you’ll conduct comprehensive evaluations, develop personalized treatment plans, and prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations, all while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Guided by our Medical Director, you’ll play a vital role in optimizing patient outcomes and ensuring the highest standards of care. If you’re passionate about making a difference in behavioral health and substance use treatment, we invite you to bring your expertise and compassion to our patients.

About the Role

The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse provides advanced nursing care under the supervision of the Medical Director; may also be directed by CEO; evaluates and monitors treatment of patients as part of a healthcare team at the clinic. May prescribe medication as allowed by state regulation.

Our Team

For over 35 years, Vantage Point has been the area’s only full-service mental health facility with a complete continuum of psychiatric and behavioral health services for children, adults, and seniors. We offer a confidential, caring environment that promotes crisis resolution, positive self-awareness, social skills, and personal growth that is monitored in a safe environment 24 hours a day 7 days a week

• Age Group/Range: adults; child/adolescent if needed
• Practice Setting/Type: inpatient
• Schedule: Full time; Monday – Friday; 8am – 5pm; flexible
• Compensation: $130,000yr - $150,000yr DOE

Responsibilities

• Provides initial and annual history and physical evaluation, assesses eligibility for treatment, evaluates patients’ history of dependence on opioids
• Orders appropriate laboratory studies, reviews laboratory results and provides necessary education, referral and / or follow up services to patients
• Monitors the treatment plans of high-risk patients
• Prescribes medication for the treatment of substance abuse according to patient need as allowed by state regulation
• Consults and collaborates with Medical Director to plan and implement care according to facility Guidelines
• Reports and documents significant patient issues and adverse events
• Communicates pertinent information to appropriate members of the health care team
• Collaborates with Medical Director to optimize quality and efficiency
• Ensures that the program and employees’ transactions and activities are in full compliance with all laws and clinic legal compliance program policies and standards of conduct
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education & Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a practicing APRN preferred
• Previous experience in addiction recovery or behavioral health settings, such as outpatient, residential, or correctional facilitiespreferred
• Familiarity with Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), including methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone preferred
• Familiarity with state regulatory standards (e.g., 42 CFR Part 2, HIPAA, Joint Commission standards)
• No history of alcohol or drug misuse for a period of three years before employment

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse preferred
• Licensed to practice in the state in which the practitioner is working
• DEA license

Our Comprehensive Treatment Network

~23,500 Employees · ~11,400 Beds · 258 Locations · 38 States · 1 Network

As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for substance use, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and substance use, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.