What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Assistant position at Beyond Addiction?
Beyond Addiction
Beyond Addiction is a detox and residential substance abuse treatment center. The facility has 28 beds and is a remodeled home-like place of recovery. Beyond Addiction is an all-women recovery center.
Summary:
- Provides initial and annual history and physical evaluation, assesses eligibility for treatment, evaluates patients’ history of dependence on opioids and other substances
- 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
- 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.
Qualifications:
- Board Certified
- Minimum of 1 year of experience as a practicing nurse practitioner preferred.
- Previous experience in behavioral health or substance use (SUD) treatment is preferred.
- No history of alcohol or drug misuse for three years before employment.
