Nurse Practitioner - Addiction Medicine

Acadia Healthcare; Lawrence Township (PA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare’s Clearfield Comprehensive Treatment Center seeks a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner to provide advanced nursing care in an outpatient MAT setting. You will perform evaluations, create individualized treatment plans, and prescribe medications as allowed by PA regulations, under Medical Director and Nurse Supervisor guidance.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes, managing treatment plans for adults and ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a practicing nurse practitioner preferred.
• Previous experience in addiction recovery or behavioral health settings such as outpatient, residential, or correctional facilities preferred.
• Familiarity with Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) including methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone.
• 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

Responsibilities

• Provides initial and annual history and physical evaluations.
• Evaluates eligibility for treatment and dependence history.
• Monitors treatment plans of high-risk patients.
• Prescribes medication for treatment of substance use as allowed by state regulation.
• Collaborates with Medical Director to plan and implement care.

Skills

Nurse practitioner experience

MAT familiarity

Regulatory knowledge

Team collaboration

Education

Board Certified Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Overview

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Location: Clearfield Comprehensive Treatment Center, 214 Airport Road, Clearfield, PA 16830

Join our team at Clearfield Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC) as a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, 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 and Nurse Supervisor, 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 CTC.

Our Team:

Clearfield Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC) is an opioid addiction treatment facility that serves adults age 18 and older. Our priority is to ensure that you receive the best care possible, suited to your individual needs. Our methadone clinic offers medication-assisted treatment (MAT), an evidence-based practice that is highly effective in treating opioid addiction. Although methadone clinics are often known for only dispensing methadone, our CTC offers a variety of medications as well as counseling services. Agencies such as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) recommend MAT as a first-line treatment for opioid addiction. Our team provides compassionate, high-quality counseling, therapy, medication, and guidance to patients seeking recovery from Opioid Use Disorder.

• Age Group/Range: Adults


• Compensation: $70hr - $75hr DOE


• Practice Setting/Type: Outpatient OTP


• Part-Time Schedule: 30-35hr per week; Monday - Friday

Role as Nurse Practitioner:

The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced nursing care under the supervision of the Medical Director; may also be directed by Nurse Supervisor for the clinic under the state licensure guidelines for Nurse Practitioners; evaluates and monitors treatment of patients as part of a healthcare team at the clinic. May prescribe medication as allowed by state regulation.

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 Nurse Practitioner Guidelines


• Reports and documents significant patient issues and adverse events


• Communicates pertinent information to appropriate members of the health care team


• Collaborates with Nurse Supervisor 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 nurse practitioner 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


• 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:

• Board Certified Nurse Practitioner.


• Licensed to practice in the state of PA


• DEA license.

~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.