Medical Nurse Practitioner - Sign on Bonus Eligible!

Program & Location: Outpatient program in New Bedford
Education & Licensure: Graduate professional nurse, nurse practitioner Massachusetts registration unrestricted, current, complete, & active required
Salary: $145,600 - $208,000 (Experience & education dependent)
Status: Full & Part Time positions available
Consideration for hybrid/remote telehealth

Sign on Bonus Eligible!

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance 
• Vision Insurance 
• Long & short term disability
• Discounted auto/home and renters insurance 
• 403b - Retirement
• FSA & DSA
• PMLA
• Employee Assistance Program
• Bonuses & Referral
• Eligibility for free classes to become a Licensed Counselor or Recovery Coach
• Education days to use towards CEU's
• Free meals at select programs and when available
• Unmatched Leave Time (FT employees can earn up to 3 weeks in first year)

About Us

Outpatient substance use disorder and mental health services are located across Southeastern Massachusetts in Brockton, New Bedford, Plymouth, and Taunton. At most sites, services are provided during the day and many clinics have evening hours. We offer individual, group, medication management, and family services to address diverse clinical needs. An interdisciplinary team of professionals includes licensed social workers, mental health clinicians, Master’s level clinicians, certified addictions clinicians, psychiatrists, and psychologists. 

Office Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) provides outpatient expedited access to medication for those with opioid use disorder. OBOT works to increase timeliness of the induction period to stabilize those seeking MOUD (medication for opioid use disorder). 

High Point & Affiliated Organizations is a health and human service agency whose mission is to treat and prevent substance use disorders and mental illness. High Point has programs located throughout Southeastern Massachusetts offering a full continuum of care for substance use and mental health treatment, including inpatient, outpatient, residential, and community-based services. Programs and services also assist survivors of abuse, violence, and families experiencing homelessness. High Point believes that everyone has inherent goodness, worth, and dignity. Our goal is to help individuals and families achieve personal change and improve their quality of life. 

Medical Nurse Practitioner Requirements

• Appropriate history and physical assessment of patients
• Follows accepted management guidelines/standards of care
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA Regulations 
• Pharmacological knowledge/appropriate ordering of therapeutics, medication management and medication assisted therapy
• Applies evidence-based medicine to clinical decisions
• Complies with prescriptive monitoring for Schedule II controlled substances, and review by the supervising or covering physician 
• Overall integration of clinical information into treatment planning
• Demonstrates ability to administer injections with proper technique
• Diagnose patients who present with acute and/or chronic illness based upon the patient's history and physical exam
• Acts independently with minimal supervision and seeks out consultation as needed to provide optimal care 

Medical Nurse Practitioner Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing outpatient and/or inpatient care to patients, including History & Physical upon admission, assessment of chronic or urgent medical conditions, medication orders for detox protocol, initiating medication assisted treatment for alcohol or opiate use disordered patients
• Work independently with other members of the medical team, with entitlements to specific responsibilities by the Medical Director
• Take part in an interdisciplinary team that provides care to patients
• Perform medical evaluations, risk factor assessment and analysis, ordering of therapeutic and diagnostic tests; and attend to consultations and appointments
• Prescribe medications following the clinic’s policy, formulary, and relevant regulations of the State 
• Consult with physicians on cases that are beyond the scope of qualification of Advanced Practice Nurse
• Put all relevant patient data in electronic medical record and case presentations
• Ensure smooth communication with other health professionals for effective delivering of clinic service to patients
• Provide consultation to the program staff which enhances overall quality service delivery of the program
• Provide on-call support to the program during scheduled periods for after hours urgent issues

Medical Nurse Practitioner Qualifications 

• Possess and maintain graduate professional nurse, and nurse practitioner registration in Massachusetts, which must be unrestricted, current, complete, and active
• Obtain certification from the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or other state licensure as a NP
• DEA/MCSR required
• DATA Waiver, preferred
• Possess strong computer skills, including the electronic health record