RN MAT Coordinator / Discharge Planner

Wellpath; California; Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

DailyPay

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Health Spending Accounts (HSA)

Wellness program

Job summary

Wellpath in the United States is seeking an RN MAT Coordinator to lead MAT services across facilities, coordinating development and management of the MAT program in collaboration with an integrated healthcare and custody team. The role directs clinical services, supports staff education and training, and ensures continuity of treatment for patients receiving MAT.

The position requires RN licensure or a Master’s degree in psychology/social work, with experience in behavioral health and

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in clinical/counseling psychology or social work or nursing with RN licensure.
• Experience coordinating behavioral health or medical services in multidisciplinary settings.
• Correctional healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plans, coordinates MAT services across facilities with medical, nursing, behavioral health and security staff.
• Provide clinical supervision, training, and staff development.
• Directs clinical services and assigns duties within licensure scope.
• Conducts patient assessments and ensures labs, screens, and medication coordination.
• Coordinate MAT operations with community methadone clinics.

Education

Master’s Degree in clinical/counseling psychology or social work

RN licensure in the state employed

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Compensation Information: $49.74 - $55.27 / hour

Department (Org): Reentry Program

You Matter

• 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
• 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

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

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.

Schedule Requirements: 30 hours/week Sun-Wed dayshift. Covering MAT Services and Discharge Planning for CalAIM patients. Compensation Range: $49.74 - $55.27 per hour (dependent on experience) Fulltime position with comprehensive benefit package!

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

You Matter

• 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

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

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.

Additional Details

Schedule Requirements: 30 hours/week Sun-Wed dayshift. Covering MAT Services and Discharge Planning for CalAIM patients. Compensation Range: $49.74 - $55.27 per hour (dependent on experience) Fulltime position with comprehensive benefit package!

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.