Outpatient MAT Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)

Join our team at San Diego Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC) as a Nurse Practitioner/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. If you’re passionate about making a difference in behavioral health and substance use treatment, we invite you to bring your expertise and compassion to CTC.

Our Team:

San Diego Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC), located in San Diego, CA, 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 patients seeking recovery from Opioid Use Disorder. 

• Age Group/Range: Adults
• Practice Setting/Type: Outpatient OTP
• Part-Time Schedule:
  • 24 Hours per week 
  • Monday - Friday: 5:30 AM - 2 PM
  • Weekend morning on call rotation 
  • Required travel to other nearby CTC locations, as needed.

Role as Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant:

The NP/PA provides advanced nursing care under the supervision of the Medical Director; may also be directed by Nurse Supervisor for the clinic under the state licensure guidelines for Nurse Practitioners; evaluates and monitors treatment of patients as part of a healthcare team at the clinic. May prescribe medication as allowed by state regulation.

Role Responsibilities:

• Provides initial and annual history and physical evaluation, assesses eligibility for treatment, evaluates patients’ history of dependence on opioids;
• Orders appropriate laboratory studies, reviews laboratory results and provides necessary education, referral and / or follow up services to patients;
• Monitors the treatment plans of high risk patients.
• Prescribes medication for the treatment of substance abuse according to patient need as allowed by state regulation;
• Consults and collaborates with Medical Director to plan and implement care according to Nurse Practitioner Guidelines;
• Reports and documents significant patient issues and adverse events;
• Communicates pertinent information to appropriate members of the health care team;
• Collaborates with Nurse Supervisor to optimize quality and efficiency;
• Ensures that the program and employees’ transactions and activities are in full compliance with all laws and clinic legal compliance program policies and standards of conduct; and,
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Compensation for roles at San Diego CTC varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, San Diego CTC provides a reasonable hourly range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California as set forth below.

Role Location: California

Calculated Salary Range for role: $85.00 - $95.00 per hour.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a practicing nurse practitioner preferred.
• Previous experience in behavioral health, addiction medicine, or substance use (SUD) treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD)
• No history of alcohol or drug misuse for three years before employment.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications:

• Board Certified Nurse Practitioner (NP) / Physician Assistant (PA)
• Licensed to practice in the state of California
• DEA license.

Our Comprehensive Treatment Network

~23,500 Employees · ~11,400 Beds · 258 Locations · 38 States · 1 Network

As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for addiction, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and addiction, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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