Advanced Practice Provider (APP) – Addiction Medicine and Mobile Treatment Unit

Moab Regional Hospital • Moab, UT

15h

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) at the Moab Regional Recovery Center (MRRC) provides evidence-based addiction treatment across southeastern Utah. The role combines clinic-based addiction medicine with community outreach through the Mobile Treatment Unit (MTU), serving Grand, Emery, and San Juan Counties. Working under the direction of the MRRC Medical Director, the APP provides services in the Recovery Center, hospital outpatient clinics, inpatient units, the emergency department, correctional facilities, community outreach locations, and the MTU. The position focuses on compassionate, patient-centered care for people with substance use disorders and co-occurring behavioral health needs, including underserved and vulnerable populations.

Practice areas include office-based assessment and treatment; medication management for opioid, alcohol, nicotine, stimulant, and other substance use disorders; participation in the Opioid Treatment Program; rural and frontier mobile services; justice-involved and re-entry healthcare; telehealth; harm reduction and overdose prevention; outpatient withdrawal management and stabilization when appropriate; and recovery-oriented care coordinated with peer support specialists and other professionals.

The position involves work in outpatient clinics, hospital departments, correctional facilities, community outreach settings, and the MTU. Exposure to blood, body fluids, infectious materials, and other healthcare-related hazards may occur; appropriate personal protective equipment is provided. Regular travel throughout southeastern Utah is required.

Requirements

• Master's degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
• Board certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA-C).
• Current unrestricted Utah license or ability to obtain licensure.
• Current DEA registration.
• Minimum of three years of clinical practice experience.
• Demonstrated experience in Addiction Medicine, Substance Use Disorder treatment, and MOUD/MAUD management.
• Experience working on interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Valid Utah driver's license and acceptable driving record.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English, including written, verbal, and listening skills.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, and travel between multiple care settings throughout the workday.
• Frequent use of computers, telephones, electronic health records, and telehealth technology.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person, by telephone, and through video conferencing platforms.
• Ability to occasionally bend, reach, crouch, and lift routine office or clinical supplies; no heavy lifting is required.
• Ability to work in clinic, hospital, correctional, and community settings.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test and background check.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive evaluations and ongoing management of patients with substance use and co-occurring behavioral health disorders.
• Prescribe and manage evidence-based pharmacologic treatments, including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), medications for alcohol use disorder (MAUD), and other addiction-focused therapies.
• Provide patient-centered care in clinics, community settings, via telehealth, on the Mobile Treatment Unit, in county jails, and in other approved settings.
• Participate in Opioid Treatment Program operations in accordance with applicable federal, state, and organizational standards.
• Deliver overdose prevention education, harm reduction, naloxone distribution, and recovery-focused interventions.
• Provide Mobile Treatment Unit services to rural communities in Grand, Emery, and San Juan Counties.
• Collaborate with physicians, therapists, peer support specialists, nurses, case managers, community organizations, correctional partners, and other stakeholders.
• Support care for justice-involved and other underserved populations.
• Partner with community organizations to expand access to substance use disorder treatment.
• Maintain timely and accurate documentation in the electronic health record.
• Participate in quality improvement, population health, compliance, and professional development activities.
• Provide office-based addiction medicine assessment and treatment, including medication management for opioid, alcohol, nicotine, stimulant, and other substance use disorders.
• Participate in MRRC's Opioid Treatment Program, including medication-assisted treatment services.
• Provide justice-involved and re-entry healthcare in collaboration with correctional and community partners.
• Deliver telehealth-enabled addiction medicine services, harm reduction and overdose prevention initiatives, and outpatient withdrawal management and stabilization when clinically appropriate.
• Collaborate in recovery-oriented systems of care with peer support specialists, behavioral health professionals, nurses, and case managers.
• Safely operate and drive the Mobile Treatment Unit vehicle and travel throughout the service counties.

Benefits

• Health insurance with 100% of the premium covered by MRH.
• Mental health coverage for the entire family.
• Retirement 403(b).
• Paid time off.
• Collaborative and supportive workplace.
• Professional growth opportunities, including continuing education and training.
• Supportive work environment, competitive total compensation packages, and flexibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level