ARNP or PA-C - Addiction Medicine Provider

Location: Hillsboro, OR

Compensation: $66-$72/hr

Schedule: M-TH, 40 hrs/week

Ideal Option has been working on the front lines of the opioid epidemic since our first clinic opened in 2012. With more than 65 clinics across 10 states, we continuously strive to be the nations leading provider of low-barrier evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder. We are looking for an Certified Physician's Assistant or Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner to join our growing team and help us in our vision to give back lives, reunite families, and heal communities that are suffering from the devastating effects of substance use disorder.

Benefits:

At Ideal Option, we offer our employees a competitive and comprehensive benefits program to recognize how important you are to the company. Current benefits include:

• Medical, vision, and dental
• Short-term and long-term disability options
• Life insurance
• Employee Assistance and Life Assistance programs
• A 401K retirement program
• Pet Insurance
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• ASAM Membership
• Malpractice Coverage

The Role:

As a provider with Ideal Option, you get the opportunity to join our fight against the opioid crisis. Youll be helping patients through some of the lowest and darkest points of their lives. Youll then be in a position to help patients reclaim their lives. Youll witness firsthand the impact Ideal Option makes in communities across the nation. Additional responsibilities include:

Monitor patient chart activity in eCW for locking and co-signing charts by provider

In office assessments of patients to determine appropriateness of office-based buprenorphine therapy

Obtain History of present illness, past medical history, current medications and allergies

Perform review of systems

Perform complete physical examinations

Establish diagnosis and develop appropriate plans for treatment

Refer patients for appropriate counseling

Daily co-sign patient charts

Induction of patients onto buprenorphine

Once assessment has been complete, often the next step is induction onto buprenorphine

Patient must be in mild to moderate withdrawals, ARNP will determine correct level of withdrawals before starting induction

Manage gradual induction onto the appropriate dose of buprenorphine

Assess for any immediate negative side effects

Follow up and Maintenance Evaluations

Follow up recently induced patients to determine current state on buprenorphine

Perform clinical evaluations of patients on an ongoing and periodic basis to be determined by physician

Obtain and interpret appropriate lab data

Follows appropriate guidelines and use of telehealth communications with each patient and office

Qualifications:

Active, Unrestricted Nurse Practitioner License

Active DEA License