Nurse Practitioner - MAT & Behavioral Health (Part-Time)

Acadia Healthcare; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 136,000 - 194,000; Part time

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare's Downtown Portland Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC) is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide advanced nursing care in an outpatient MAT setting. You will perform comprehensive evaluations, develop treatment plans, and prescribe medications as allowed by Oregon regulations, under Medical Director and Nurse Supervisor guidance.

The role emphasizes collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes in behavioral health and opioid use disorder

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 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; and,
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job description

Acadia Healthcare's Downtown Portland Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC) is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide advanced nursing care in an outpatient MAT setting. You will perform comprehensive evaluations, develop treatment plans, and prescribe medications as allowed by Oregon regulations, under Medical Director and Nurse Supervisor guidance.

The role emphasizes collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes in behavioral health and opioid use disorder