Nurse Practitioner - Part Time

About the position

Join our team at Elkton Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC) as a Nurse Practitioner, where you'll provide advanced nursing care that transforms lives and fosters recovery. In this role, you'll conduct comprehensive evaluations, develop personalized treatment plans, and prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations, all while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Guided by our Medical Director and Nurse Supervisor, you'll play a vital role in optimizing patient outcomes and ensuring the highest standards of care. If you're passionate about making a difference in behavioral health and substance use treatment, we invite you to bring your expertise and compassion to CTC.

Responsibilities

• Provides initial and annual history and physical evaluation, assesses eligibility for treatment, evaluates patients' history of dependence on opioids.
• Orders appropriate laboratory studies, reviews laboratory results and provides necessary education, referral and/or follow up services to patients.
• Monitors the treatment plans of high risk patients.
• Prescribes medication for the treatment of substance abuse according to patient need as allowed by state regulation.
• Consults and collaborates with Medical Director to plan and implement care according to Nurse Practitioner Guidelines.
• Reports and documents significant patient issues and adverse events.
• Communicates pertinent information to appropriate members of the health care team.
• Collaborates with Nurse Supervisor to optimize quality and efficiency.
• Ensures that the program and employees' transactions and activities are in full compliance with all laws and clinic legal compliance program policies and standards of conduct.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a practicing nurse practitioner preferred.
• Previous experience in behavioral health or substance use (SUD) treatment is preferred.
• No history of alcohol or drug misuse for three years before employment.
• Board Certified Nurse Practitioner.
• Licensed to practice in the state in which the clinic operates.
• DEA license.