Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Addiction Medicine

Description

At Fora Health, we’re looking for a dedicated Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join our mission of providing life‑changing care for individuals facing substance use disorders. In this role, you’ll be a vital connector across our programs, offering compassionate, evidence‑based medical support in inpatient Withdrawal Management
, outpatient Medication for Addiction Treatment
, and Residential Medically Managed SUD treatment
.

You won’t be tied to one program; you’ll be the steady, trusted presence patients rely on as they progress through their recovery journey. Working alongside a highly collaborative team of PMHNPs, physicians, nurses, case managers, and peer recovery mentors, you’ll help deliver care that is personal, consistent, and rooted in best practices. This is an opportunity to make a direct and lasting impact while being part of a community that values both clinical excellence and human connection.

Tasks are to be completed with little follow up from supervisor. Support takes the form of collaborative team meetings and weekly supervision.

• Admits patients to inpatient Withdrawal Management unit
• Admits patients to Medically Monitored Residential program
• Identifies treatment plans for patients in all programs that are specific to patients’ substance use patterns and medical needs, consistent with evidence‑based practice and with patients’ goals of care
• Provides ongoing direct care to patients across residential programs in collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams
• Completes both in‑person & telehealth intakes of patients enrolling in MAT services, provides ongoing telehealth visits and in‑person injections for patients receiving medications for addiction treatment
• Participates in interdisciplinary treatment team collaborative meetings
• Collaborates with community partners, optimizing care coordination of mutual patients as needed
• Provides periodic on‑call coverage, supporting on‑site nursing staff from home, usually one week per month
• Practices harm reduction principles in all aspects of patient care
• Thoroughly completes patient care documentation in a timely manner
• Ensures patient care and prescribing practices are compliant with local, state and federal regulatory guidelines
• Manages time efficiently to maintain flexibility for patients with acute needs across programs

Works closely with the Chief Medical Officer, Director of Psychiatric Services and Director of Medical Operations to:

The LMP must negotiate the conflicting demands of patients, the needs of the group, available resources, agency policy, and state/federal laws. The LMP must also prioritize and manage her work in responding to patient needs, completing documentation, providing adequate coordination.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job requires the following: