What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse Practitioner Addiction Medicine position at The Centers?
About The Centers
The Centers provide health, family, and workforce services at 11 locations throughout Greater Cleveland, creating life-changing solutions for people to lead healthier and more successful lives. We strive to be a service-oriented workplace that pioneers and co-creates solutions while fostering belonging in a community where our team members thrive.
About the Position
We’re looking for a nurse practitioner who is committed to and passionate about community healthcare. You will be providing care in our low-barrier addiction clinic, primarily serving people with opioid use disorder (OUD). This novel clinic is embedded in our behavioral health urgent care and utilizes a harm reduction philosophy. This is a Monday through Friday position with very little call.
Responsibilities include but not limited to the following:
Sees individuals on a walk-in basis who seeking treatment for substance use disorders, mainly opioid use disorder
Performs a comprehensive medical and substance use history and implementing an individualized treatment plan
Provides the breadth of evidence-based treatment options for individuals with OUD, such as home- and office-based buprenorphine inductions, low-dose buprenorphine inductions, long-acting injectable buprenorphine, referrals for methadone treatment, as well as non-medication treatment options
Works closely with our multidisciplinary team, including substance use disorder counselors, Psychiatry, Primary Care, Nursing, Pharmacy, Harm Reduction, Peer Support to ensure clients get the support and resources they need
Participates as a member of the Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) team
Provides an integrated, whole-person care approach in collaboration with cross-service providers
Demonstrates commitment and compassion to patients with substance use and mental health disorders
Serves as an internal and external subject matter expert on substance use disorders
Develops and maintains professional relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and partners
This is a new model of care for The Centers, and there will be opportunities for developing and revising workflows and processes designed to serve some of the highest-risk individuals in our community.
There is an opportunity to have a hybrid role, where part of your time is spent in the low-barrier addiction clinic and part of your time is spent in our Primary Care clinic, caring for your own patient panel.
Job Qualifications
Master of Science in Nursing
Certificate of prescriptive authority
Must possess a current, valid, unrestricted license to practice in the state of Ohio (or license eligible)
Must be able to participate in and maintain eligibility to receive reimbursement for services from both public and private health care insurers as directed by the organization
Experience treating individuals with opioid use disorder using buprenorphine medications
Unrestricted DEA registration
CPR and First Aid certification
Five or more years of clinical practice experience is preferred
Wellbeing and Benefits
Providing quality benefits to our staff is important to us. Just as important is our staff’s well-being. That’s why we offer a number of choices to meet the different needs of our staff.
Choice of Medical and Dental Plans
Health Savings Account
Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care
Vision Plan
Support for Continuing Education and Credential Renewal
Retirement Savings (410k) with a Company Contribution
457 (b) Savings Plan
Mental Health Support
Employee Assistance Program
Calm Subscription
Life Insurance
Short- and Long-Term Disability