Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Nurse Practitioner (NP)
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Job Description
- You Matter
- Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
- Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
- Excellent career growth opportunities
Join Us and Find a Career That Supports
- Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
- Autonomy in a warm team environment
- Growth and training
Perks and Benefits
In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:
- DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
- Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
- Company paid life insurance
- Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
- Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
- Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans
*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.
Why Us
Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.
If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals.
Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most.
For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
How You Make a Difference
The Nurse Practitioner Hourly MAT provides a full range of medical services for patients in accordance with established policies, procedures, and state guidelines.
The role examines referred patients, performs medical histories and physical examinations, determines diagnoses and opioid dependence, reviews treatment plans, and prescribes planned regimens of patient care.
The position assesses coexisting medical and psychiatric disorders, makes appropriate referrals, and collaborates with the treatment team regarding patient care.
The Nurse Practitioner provides support and training to medical staff, responds to urgent and emergency situations, and prepares required reports and clinical documentation.
The role maintains patient confidentiality and follows applicable treatment policies, regulations, accreditation standards, and clinical practices.
Key Responsibilities
Examine referred patients, perform medical histories and physical exams, determine diagnoses and opioid dependence, review treatment plans, and prescribe appropriate patient care regimens.
Assess coexisting medical and psychiatric disorders, make appropriate referrals, utilize available in-house resources, and discuss and analyze cases with the treatment team.
Maintain professional standards and follow treatment policies, applicable regulations, accreditation standards, formulary requirements, confidentiality practices, and Universal or Standard Precautions.
Provide support and training to medical staff, attend case conferences and staff meetings/training, respond to health emergencies, and provide input to facility committees as requested.
Maintain appropriate clinical documentation, prepare and review records and reports, and communicate concerns regarding referrals or necessary nursing and medical interventions.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
- Advanced degree in an approved and accredited Nurse Practitioner program
Experience
- 2 years’ experience as a Nurse Practitioner
- Licenses/Certifications
- Must have and maintain current licensure as a Nurse Practitioner within the state of employment
Must Have and Maintain Current CPR Certification
This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.
We Are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or hiring process, please contact ADARequests@wellpath.us
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program and hold a current state license. A minimum of two years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner and current CPR certification are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Nurse Practitioner (NP) at Wellpath a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 13,527 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Addiction Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Addiction Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 66% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Addiction Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.1 / 10 · above average in nurse practitioner roles | ranked against 13,527 Nurse Practitioner roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | not listed | Addiction Medicine median $128k (middle half $120k–$130k)22 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Illinois index 100.0 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Addiction Medicine listings in Illinois | 5 active | 197 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 26% remote · 66% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois Nurse Practitioner listings: 23% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 18% offer loan repayment472 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Addiction Medicine hiring demand | #19 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 29 days · 3% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 101 postings, 189 closed |
| New Addiction Medicine listings | 454 in the last 30 days | 247 the 30 days before (+84%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Addiction Medicine pay trend | +11.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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