Nurse Practitioner – Addiction Medicine

About the role

Boulder Care is hiring experienced Nurse Practitioners aligned with harm reduction principles to work directly with patients in a fully remote outpatient setting. Clinicians in this role independently initiate and manage buprenorphine treatment within a structured, team-supported model of care.

Responsibilities

• Independently initiate and manage buprenorphine treatment
• Work directly with patients to deliver medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD)
• Practice autonomously in an independent, outpatient setting
• Meet patients where they are and support them through shared decision-making

Requirements

• Reside in one of the following states: AK, AZ, CO, FL, ID, IL, KS, MA, MD, MN, NC, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, VA, WA, WY
• Active Nurse Practitioner license in your state of residence
• Have 2 years of experience in an independent, outpatient setting where you regularly prescribed buprenorphine-based medications — including initiating care, not just continuing existing prescriptions — as a core part of your daily practice
• Interested in full-time work: 30-40 hours/week, with various shift options (see below for details)

Qualifications

• Note: Candidates who reside in Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, or Virginia must hold the designation or licensure required to practice independently without physician supervision in their state.
• Strong patient-centered practice and ability to work autonomously
• Private workspace with HIPAA-compliant setup

Benefits

• Compensation: Salary range of $130,000–$140,000 (up to $145,000 in select HCOL markets) for 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week)
• Health, dental, and vision coverage
• Up to 100% of monthly premiums for individual coverage, 60% for dependents
• Vacation time: 4 weeks/year (5 weeks after 2 years), 9 paid holidays
• 12 weeks fully paid parental leave (after 6 months)
• Mental health support via Talkspace

Schedule & Work Structure

• Full-time: 30–40 hours per week
• Full-time Monday through Friday schedules are fixed and may be structured as 3x10s, 4x8s, 4x10s, or 5x8s
• 8-hour shifts are 8am to 6pm Pacific
• 10-hour shifts are 10am to 6pm Pacific
• Paid Break Allotments: 8+ hour shift = one 30-minute break and one 10-minute break (40 minutes); 10+ hour shift = one 30-minute and two 10-minute breaks (50 minutes)