RN MAT Coordinator - CalAIM

Wellpath; Napa (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

EAP

Life Insurance

HSA

Wellness program

Banking discounts

Job summary

Wellpath in the United States is seeking an RN MAT Coordinator to provide leadership and oversight for the delivery of medication assisted treatment services within assigned facilities. This role coordinates the development and ongoing management of the MAT program in collaboration with medical, behavioral health, and custody teams.

The position directs clinical services, supports staff education, ensures coordinated care, conducts patient assessments, and maintains labs and drug screens.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in clinical/counseling psychology or social work, or nursing with RN licensure.
• Substance abuse certification desirable though not required.

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates MAT services with medical, nursing, behavioral health, and security staff.
• Supports program development, expansion, and staffing with clinical supervision and staff development.
• Directs clinical services and assigns duties to healthcare staff in line with licensure and scope of practice.
• Conducts patient assessments, supports screenings and referrals, ensures labs, drug screens, and medication coordination.
• Coordinates MAT-related operations, including medication administration schedules and collaboration with community methadone clinics.

Skills

Program coordination

Clinical supervision

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in psychology or social work

RN licensure

Job description

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join Us And Find a Career That Supports

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks And Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

Why Us

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to "Always Do The Right Thing!", and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The RN MAT Coordinator provides leadership and oversight for the delivery of medication assisted treatment services within assigned facilities. This role coordinates the development, implementation, and ongoing management of the MAT program in collaboration with an integrated healthcare and custody team. The position directs clinical services, supports staff education and training, and ensures coordinated care delivery for patients receiving MAT. The RN MAT Coordinator also conducts assessments, supports screenings and referrals, and helps ensure continuity of treatment services. This role plays a central part in maintaining effective collaboration across medical, behavioral health, and security teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Plans, manages, and coordinates MAT services, working closely with medical, nursing, behavioral health, and security staff
• Supports program development, expansion, and staffing while providing clinical supervision, training, and staff development
• Directs and oversees clinical services and assigns duties to healthcare staff in alignment with licensure and scope of practice
• Conducts patient assessments, supports screenings and referrals, and ensures appropriate labs, drug screens, and medication coordination
• Coordinates MAT-related operations, including medication administration schedules and collaboration with community methadone clinics

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Minimum of Independent Licensure with a Master’s Degree in clinical/counseling psychology or social work from an accredited college or university or be a graduate from an Accredited School of Nursing with a current licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state in which employed.
• Other substance abuse certification would be desirable though not required.

Experience

• Experience in the coordination and administration of behavioral health or medical service delivery systems as well as knowledge and/or interest in the provision of integrated behavioral health/medical programming within a multidisciplinary framework.
• Professional experience in the behavioral health or medical field that indicates knowledge of management and supervision techniques, peer review, data collection and quality assurance.
• Experience successfully navigating a correctional healthcare setting in which there are multiple stakeholders and needs to consider while maintaining the patient’s needs as the primary focus.

Licenses/Certifications

• Related certification may be applicable based on specific state requirements.

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.