Nurse Practitioner -Addiction Medicine

Avenues Recovery • Richmond, VA

3d • $130,000 - $155,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Avenues Recovery Center is hiring a Nurse Practitioner for its detox and residential treatment facility in North Chesterfield, Virginia. The role provides medical care and monitoring for clients receiving addiction treatment, helping stabilize patients so they can fully participate in treatment. The Nurse Practitioner develops individualized care plans, manages medications and orders, reviews test results, coordinates with medical and clinical teams, and maintains thorough documentation.

Requirements

• Unrestricted NP certification valid in Virginia.
• Valid state medical license.
• Federal DEA certification.
• Acute observational and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong collaboration and multitasking skills.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of experience in substance use disorder, psychiatry, or mental health.

Responsibilities

• Create individual medical care treatment plans and provide medical monitoring and medication management for each client throughout treatment.
• Provide quality medical care to stabilize patients and enable them to fully engage in treatment.
• Update pharmacy orders; create urine drug screen (UDS), medication, and lab orders; and review and address UDS and lab results.
• Collaborate with extended medical, clinical, and utilization review teams to coordinate care.
• Maintain thorough documentation of medical interventions, consultations, and directives.
• Complete daily and weekly client appointment schedules in a timely and efficient manner.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off and compensation.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Eligible for HRSA STAR federal student loan repayment.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Accident coverage.
• Critical illness coverage.
• Hospital indemnity coverage.
• Voluntary short-term disability.
• Voluntary long-term disability.
• Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance.
• LifeTime Benefit Term Insurance with long-term care.
• Legal coverage.
• Pet insurance.
• Identity theft protection.
• Employer-paid Employee Assistance Program.
• Medical flexible spending account (FSA).
• Dependent care flexible spending account (DCF).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed