Medical Provider (PA or NP) - Detox & Residential SUD Treatment
About The Position
All In Solutions is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide medical care in an inpatient detoxification and short-term residential treatment program. The provider will evaluate, stabilize, and monitor patients in early recovery from substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders, working with nurses, therapists, case managers, psychiatric providers, and other staff. The role includes comprehensive medical assessments, oversight of detoxification protocols, medication management, and support for patients through early recovery. It requires strong clinical judgment, addiction medicine expertise, and compassionate, evidence-based care in a fast-paced residential environment. The position is an independent contractor role with a general four-hour weekday block from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM and on-call availability. Remote, hybrid, or on-site work options are available in Kearny, New Jersey. Compensation is $400–$450 per day.
Requirements
- Active, unrestricted New Jersey APRN, PMHNP, FNP, or Physician Assistant (PA-C) license.
- Current DEA registration with prescriptive authority.
- Strong working knowledge of withdrawal management protocols, addiction medicine principles, and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).
- Experience treating co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
- Ability to assess and manage acute intoxication, withdrawal syndromes, and medical complications associated with substance use disorders.
- Experience using electronic health records.
- Strong clinical decision-making, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced clinical environment while maintaining high standards of patient care.
Nice To Haves
- Board certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
- Significant addiction medicine, behavioral health, or detoxification experience for FNPs and Physician Assistants.
- Prior experience in detoxification, residential treatment, addiction medicine, substance use disorder treatment, behavioral health, emergency medicine, or psychiatric care.
- KIPU electronic health record experience.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive medical, psychiatric, and substance use evaluations upon admission and throughout treatment.
- Assess withdrawal severity, medical stability, and co-occurring behavioral health conditions.
- Determine detoxification interventions and level-of-care recommendations using ASAM criteria and evidence-based practices.
- Oversee detoxification protocols for alcohol, opioid, benzodiazepine, stimulant, and polysubstance withdrawal.
- Monitor patient progress and adjust interventions based on clinical presentation and response.
- Collaborate with nursing staff to support safe withdrawal management and patient stabilization.
- Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychotropic medications and medications for addiction treatment, including Buprenorphine, Naltrexone, and other approved therapies.
- Evaluate medication effectiveness, side effects, contraindications, and ongoing treatment needs.
- Comply with DEA regulations, prescribing guidelines, and organizational policies.
- Respond to acute medical and psychiatric concerns, including withdrawal complications, overdose risks, suicidal ideation, and behavioral health crises.
- Conduct suicide risk assessments, relapse risk evaluations, and clinical safety reviews.
- Support staff during high-risk clinical situations and emergency responses.
- Collaborate with therapists, nurses, psychiatrists, case managers, and leadership to provide integrated, patient-centered care.
- Participate in clinical rounds, treatment team meetings, and case reviews.
- Contribute medical expertise to individualized treatment planning, discharge recommendations, and relapse prevention strategies.
- Complete accurate, timely, audit-ready documentation in the electronic health record.
- Document evaluations, medication management visits, treatment recommendations, and care transitions.
- Maintain compliance with HIPAA, DEA regulations, accreditation standards, state licensing requirements, and organizational policies.
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