Weekend 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 substance use treatment program in Kearny, New Jersey. The provider will evaluate, stabilize, and monitor patients during early recovery from substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders, working with a multidisciplinary team of nurses, therapists, case managers, psychiatric providers, and leadership. The role includes conducting medical and behavioral health assessments, overseeing withdrawal-management protocols, prescribing and monitoring medications, responding to acute medical and psychiatric concerns, and contributing to individualized treatment and discharge planning. The provider must maintain accurate, timely documentation and comply with applicable clinical, licensing, privacy, prescribing, and accreditation requirements. This is an on-site independent-contractor position scheduled Saturdays and Sundays for 4–6 hours per day. The stated daily rate is $400–$450.
Requirements
- Active and 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.
- 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.
- Experience with KIPU electronic health records.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive medical, psychiatric, and substance use evaluations at 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 and Naltrexone.
- Evaluate medication effectiveness, side effects, contraindications, and ongoing treatment needs.
- Ensure compliance 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 in managing high-risk clinical situations and emergency responses.
- Collaborate with therapists, nurses, psychiatrists, case managers, and leadership staff to provide integrated, patient-centered care.
- Participate in clinical rounds, treatment team meetings, and case reviews.
- Contribute medical expertise to individualized treatment plans, discharge recommendations, and relapse-prevention strategies.
- Complete accurate, timely, audit-ready electronic health record documentation, including evaluations, medication visits, treatment recommendations, and care transitions.
- Maintain compliance with HIPAA, DEA regulations, accreditation standards, state licensing requirements, and organizational policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
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