Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Addiction Medicine

Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Addiction Medicine

POSITION SUMMARY:

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.

• Admit patients to inpatient Withdrawal Management unit
• Admit patients to Medically Monitored Residential program
• Identify 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
• Provide ongoing direct care to patients across residential programs in collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams
• Complete both in‑person & telehealth intakes of patients enrolling in MAT services, provide ongoing telehealth visits and in‑person injections for patients receiving medications for addiction treatment
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team collaborative meetings
• Collaborate with community partners, optimizing care coordination of mutual patients as needed
• Provide periodic on‑call coverage, supporting on‑site nursing staff from home, usually one week per month
• Practice harm reduction principles in all aspects of patient care
• Thoroughly complete patient care documentation in a timely manner
• Ensure patient care and prescribing practices are compliant with local, state and federal regulatory guidelines
• Manage time efficiently to maintain flexibility for patients with acute needs across programs

• Ensure coverage for other providers’ patient care and administrative duties when they are away or on PTO.
• Perform other duties in residential and/or withdrawal management when needed, as deemed necessary by the Chief Medical Officer.
• Participate in and assist with collection of data regarding patient outcomes

• Attend and participate in all staff meetings, including medical team and leadership meetings, as assigned.
• Attend all supervision meetings as assigned.
• Participate in quality improvement meetings and initiatives.
• Maintain and strengthen good working relationships with members of the clinical teams.
• Communicate and coordinate with staff from other departments effectively.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of work environment.
• Perform related tasks as assigned.
• Develop policies and procedures as needed.

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.

• Conversing with others in person and by phone
• Reading computer screens, correspondence, forms, etc.
• Sitting and standing for long periods of time
• Moving from one area of the facility to another
• Bending
• Identifying clients and staff members
• Typing, filing, handling papers and charts
• Lifting and moving up to 25 pounds
• Ascending and descending stairs

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