Nurse Practitioner

The New Brunswick Counseling Center Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) is actively seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our team. This is a part-time opportunity. In this vital role, you will be responsible for providing direct clinical care to clients who are receiving Medication Assisted Treatment services. As a valued member of our multidisciplinary team of medical and behavioral health therapy professionals, you will serve as a clinical leader.  

Responsibilities: 

• Ensures that nursing services and program operations comply with State and Federal regulations through supervision and evaluation of program nurses; 

• Ensures nursing/medication administration coverage during clinic operation hours; 
• Ensures nursing documentation is timely, accurate, and meets documentation standards; 
• Assesses clients upon admission to obtain medical, mental health, and substance use history; 
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates tests to identify and assess client’s clinical problems and health needs (e.g., TB, HIV, Hepatitis, etc.) at admission; 
• Monitors medical status of clients that are pregnant, have HIV infection, and/or are medically fragile; 

• Provides nursing/medical recommendations for the patient’s plan of care with the treatment team; 
• Triages clients to be seen by the Medical Supervisor and/or refers them to the hospital or provides resources to appropriate and available medical services tracking outcomes and providing follow-up as needed; 
• Monitors clients on psychotropic or other medications for side effects; 
• Performs other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• The applicant must have a four-year college degree from an accredited school of nursing, a master’s degree in nursing (MSN) and the nurse practitioner distinction (NP).  
• The applicant is licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) and certified as a Family or Adult Nurse Practitioner in New Jersey with prescriptive authority or eligible for such licensure/certification.  
• Has a waiver to prescribe Buprenorphine.  
• Current AED/CPR certification with a minimum of two years’ experience practicing within specialty area or any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.