Nurse Practitioner - Addiction Medicine (Outpatient MAT)

Acadia Healthcare; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Anchorage Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC), part of Acadia Healthcare, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to deliver advanced nursing care in an outpatient opioid treatment program. You will perform evaluations, develop treatment plans, and prescribe medications under state regulations as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You will work under the Medical Director and Nurse Supervisor to optimize patient outcomes, with duties spanning history taking, lab coordination, and treatment plan

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a practicing nurse practitioner preferred.
• Experience in addiction recovery or behavioral health settings (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).
• No history of alcohol or drug misuse for three years before employment

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 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 policies and standards of conduct;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Behavioral health

Addiction recovery

Education

Board Certified Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Anchorage Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC), part of Acadia Healthcare, is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to deliver advanced nursing care in an outpatient opioid treatment program. You will perform evaluations, develop treatment plans, and prescribe medications under state regulations as part of a multidisciplinary team.

You will work under the Medical Director and Nurse Supervisor to optimize patient outcomes, with duties spanning history taking, lab coordination, and treatment plan