Nurse Practitioner or PA - Addiction Medicine
About the role
Join our team at Kent Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC) as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, where you’ll provide advanced nursing care that transforms lives and fosters recovery. In this role, you’ll conduct comprehensive evaluations, develop personalized treatment plans, and prescribe medications as permitted by state regulations, all while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Guided by our Medical Director and Nurse Supervisor, you’ll play a vital role in optimizing patient outcomes and ensuring the highest standards of care.
Responsibilities
- Makes a comprehensive physical assessment of patients consistent with training and education
- Performs physical examinations on patients admitted for medication maintenance
- Ensures physician medication orders are being followed; refers patients to appropriate physicians and consults with the supervising physician
- Evaluates patient care, adjusting the plan of care based on outcomes, diagnostic test results, and patient feedback
- Provides patient and staff education on medication maintenance
- Ensures compliance with state and federal regulations, CARF Standards, and clinic policy and procedure
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Board Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, from an accredited college or university
- Familiarity with Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT), including methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone
- No history of alcohol or drug misuse for a period of three years before employment
Qualifications
- Board Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA)
- Licensed to practice in the state of Washington
- DEA license
Schedule
Part-time, 32 hours per week, ideally Monday–Thursday, 5:00 AM – 1:30 PM.
Pay
$65–$75 per hour, depending on experience.
About us
Kent Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC), located in Kent, WA, is part of Acadia Healthcare's Comprehensive Treatment Centers, the leading provider of medication-assisted treatment in the nation. Our team provides compassionate, high-quality counseling, therapy, medication, and guidance to adult patients seeking recovery from Opioid Use Disorder in an outpatient OTP setting.
Acadia Healthcare's Comprehensive Treatment Centers (CTC) division operates 170+ CARF-accredited outpatient opioid treatment programs (OTPs) nationwide, serving over 74,000 patients daily. As the leading provider of medication-assisted treatment (MAT), we combine therapies with safe and effective medications to deliver comprehensive care in the battle against the opioid epidemic.