Telehealth Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant

Job Description:

• Treatment Plans: determine individualized treatment plans for patients; facilitate changes to treatment plans when patients are not improving as expected, either independently or consulting with a more experienced provider.
• Behavioral Interventions: use motivational interviewing, behavioral activation and other behavioral interventions as needed to motivate patients to remain in care and adherent to their treatment plan. Conduct behavioral health / psych evals for the suite of psych services we treat (depression, anxiety, insomnia, etc.)
• Monitor/Medication Management: systematically track treatment response and monitor patients for changes in clinical symptoms and side effects, treatment adherence, the effectiveness of treatment or complications, and prescribe or queue the appropriate medications
• Education: provide patient education on OUD and MOUD
• Charting: Document all patient encounters in Ophelia’s EHR in a timely and high quality manner

Requirements:

• Board Certified NP or PA
• Active DEA license (schedule 3N, 4, 5) or willingness to obtain a DEA upon receiving a job offer with Ophelia
• Fully licensed to practice in New Jersey (additional licenses in PA, NY, VA, or MD a plus!)
• Ability to provide patient-centered, non-judgmental, non-stigmatizing compassionate care
• Passionate about working with vulnerable or marginalized populations
• Comfortable working with a diverse population of people
• Proficient and comfortable working in a remote telehealth environment with technological skillset to work across multiple tech platforms
• Excited about working in an early-stage healthcare startup that is fast-paced and always evolving processes and technology to meet patient and clinician needs
• Willing to work in a team-based approach model of patient care
• Working knowledge of differential diagnosis of common substance use disorders
• Basic knowledge of psychopharmacology for opioid use disorder
• Demonstrate ability to collaborate and communicate effectively in a team setting
• Ability to maintain effective and professional relationships with patients and other members of the care team
• Working knowledge of evidence-based psychosocial treatments, counseling techniques, or brief behavioral intervention

Benefits:

• Remote work anywhere in the United States
• Competitive medical, vision, and health insurance (many plans are fully covered for the employee!)
• Start with 20 days (4 weeks) of PTO, increasing to 5 weeks after 2 years and 6 weeks after 5 years of tenure
• 10 company holidays
• Work From Home Stipend
• 401k Contribution Platform
• Additional benefits offered through our benefits provider such as life insurance, short and long term disability, financial wellness, virtual primary care, among others!