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Fora Health

NP or PA in Addiction Medicine

8 days ago

Portland

Job Description $10,000 SIGNING BONUS! To welcome you to our team and show our commitment to your success, we are offering a signing bonus of $10,000! This bonus will be paid upon successful completion of probationary period. POSITION SUMMARY: At Fora Health, we’re looking for a dedicated Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join our mission of providing life-changing care for individuals facing substance use disorders. In this role, you’ll be a vital connector across our programs, offering compassionate, evidence-based medical support in inpatient Withdrawal Management, outpatient Medication for Addiction Treatment, and Residential Medically Managed SUD treatment. You won’t be tied to one program you’ll be the steady, trusted presence patients rely on as they progress through their recovery journey. Working alongside a highly collaborative team of PMHNPs, physicians, nurses, case managers, and peer recovery mentors, you’ll help deliver care that is personal, consistent, and rooted in best practices. This is an opportunity to make a direct and lasting impact while being part of a community that values both clinical excellence and human connection. FOCUS AND SPECIFIC TASKS Tasks are to be completed with little follow up from supervisor. Support takes the form of collaborative team meetings and weekly supervision. • Admits patients to inpatient Withdrawal Management unit, • Admits patients to Medically Monitored Residential program, • Identifies treatment plans for patients in all programs that are specific to patients’ substance use patterns and medical needs, consistent with evidence-based practice and with patients’ goals of care, • Provides ongoing direct care to patients across residential programs in collaboration with interdisciplinary care teams, • Completes both in-person & telehealth intakes of patients enrolling in MAT services, provides ongoing telehealth visits and in-person injections for patients receiving medications for addiction treatment, • Participates in interdisciplinary treatment team collaborative meetings, • Collaborates with community partners, optimizing care coordination of mutual patients as needed, • Provides periodic on-call coverage, supporting on-site nursing staff from home, usually one week per month, • Practices harm reduction principles in all aspects of patient care, • Thoroughly completes patient care documentation in a timely manner, • Ensures patient care and prescribing practices are compliant with local, state and federal regulatory guidelines Works closely with the Chief Medical Officer, Director of Psychiatric Services and Director of Medical Operations to: • Ensure coverage for other providers’ patient care and administrative duties when they are away or on PTO., • Perform other duties in residential and/or withdrawal management when needed, as deemed necessary by the Chief Medical Officer, • Attends and participates in all staff meetings, including medical team and leadership meetings, as assigned., • Attends all supervision meetings as assigned., • Participates in quality improvement meetings and initiatives., • Maintains and strengthens good working relationships with members of the clinical teams., • Communicates and coordinates with staff from other departments effectively., • Maintains cleanliness and safety of work environment., • Performs related tasks as assigned. The LMP must negotiate the conflicting demands of patients, the needs of the group, available resources, agency policy, and state/federal laws. The LMP must also prioritize and manage her work in responding to patient needs, completing documentation, providing adequate coordination. ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS The LMP reports to the Chief Medical Officer and works interdependently as a member of a program clinical team and works collaboratively with other agency staff. EVALUATION CRITERIA • Productivity: The extent to which tasks (in part B) are met., • Quality of Work: The extent to which tasks are completed in a timely manner with few or no errors and consistent with both harm reduction principles and evidence-based practice., • Initiative: The extent to which the LMP knows when to ask for help prioritizes and efficiently and effectively performs duties., • Addresses crisis situations as they present themselves., • Demonstrates time management and organizational skills., • Advances Department’s and Fora Health Mission and Values., • Represents Department and Fora Health appropriately in the community., • Integrity: The extent to which the LMP performs job in a professional manner, demonstrating ethical behaviors and adhering to federal/state laws and agency policies and procedures., • Works all regularly scheduled hours., • While at work, engages in work activities., • Attends and participates in all meetings assigned by supervisor., • Conducts clinical and administrative duties in an honest and respectful manner., • Maintains professional behavior and all ethical standards., • Informs Supervisor of unprofessional or unethical behavior by self or other staff members., • Reliability: The extent to which the LMP accomplishes tasks with little or no follow up from the Supervisor., • Represents Fora Health in a professional manner., • Keeps the Supervisor informed of significant events that impact agency.\, • Completes projects in a timely manner., • Conducts clinical activities in a timely and appropriate manner., • Ensures that all clinical services provided are within the Services Model Framework., • Consistently practices harm reduction principles and maintains/models an attitude of kindness toward patients and colleagues, • Completes all administrative and paperwork responsibilities in a timely and reliable manner., • Minimum of three years of general medical practice experience in a primary care, urgent care or hospital-based setting – equivalent relevant practice experience considered., • Familiarity with prescribing buprenorphine, • DHS Background Check Approval, • Successful completion of Drug Test upon hire The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job requires the following: • Conversing with others in person and by phone, • Reading computer screens, correspondence, forms, etc., • Sitting and standing for long periods of time, • Moving from one area of the facility to another, • Bending, • Identifying clients and staff members, • Typing; filing; handling papers and charts, • Lifting and moving up to 25 pounds, • This position generally works in an indoor office environment with periodic travel between sites or special events., • Possible exposure to communicable diseases which can encompass a variety of illnesses and infections, including tuberculosis, Hepatitis A, B, and C, and HIV., • Possible exposure to upset, angry, severely traumatized or emotionally disturbed adults, adolescents, and families., • Position might require overtime, but not consistently. Adjustment of work schedule may be required., • Shift work may include day, swing and graveyard hours. Shifts may also be scheduled on weekends and holidays. ABOUT FORA HEALTH Looking for a meaningful career? At Fora Health, we employ a team of passionate, diverse and caring people who are committed to carrying out our mission to provide treatment, care and advocacy for all who are affected by substance use disorder. We are seeking dedicated individuals to join our experienced team of professionals in the fight to overcome the stigma of addiction and mental health. Come join one of Oregon’s largest and most reputable providers of substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health treatment for adults! Fora Health is committed to providing a wide range of accessible, coordinated, and well-integrated services that benefit the community and support our clients to recover and to maintain recovery from addiction. To maintain an organizational culture which supports Fora's mission, each employee will, at a minimum: • Have knowledge of substance use disorders., • Recognize the importance of family, social networks, and community systems in the treatment and recovery process., • Respect the diversity and uniqueness of all people., • Recognize that a healthy work environment is maintained through the practice of mutual respect and healthy self-care., • Kaiser medical insurance, • Comprehensive dental and vision insurance, • Employer-paid basic life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance, • Additional voluntary insurance (short-term disability insurance, supplemental group life insurance, accident & critical illness insurance, and pet insurance), • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent care and transportation costs, • 401K plan with Employer Matching up to 6%, • 4 weeks paid vacation, one floating holiday & sick leave, • 10 observed holidays, paid bereavement and paid jury duty days, • Flexible schedules, • Employee Assistance Program, • Discounted 24 Hour Fitness membership from $6.99/month, • One free employee meal on days worked at our Cherry Blossom location, • Online education tools for CEUs, • Critical shift compensation up to double hourly pay rate and shift premiums for certain positions, • Employee referral bonus, • Education grant program reimbursement for continuing education expenses after 90 days of employment, • Loan forgiveness for eligible medical and clinic positions, • National Health Service Corps (NHSC), • NURSE Corps Fora Health encourages applications from those who are in recovery. Please note that we require individuals in recovery to certify that they have at least six months of sobriety for non-patient facing positions or two years of continuous sobriety for patient-facing positions upon hire. Fora Health is a second chance employer and complies with applicable laws regarding consideration of criminal background for employment purposes. Fora Health conducts a background check for all positions upon offer of employment. Government regulations, contractual requirements, or the duties of certain jobs may require us to take appropriate action to address prior criminal convictions. Powered by JazzHR el6ZLzw8wL

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