MOUD Navigator (Medication for Opioid Use Disorder) - Emergency & Behavioral Health

1 month ago
Chicago, IllinoisFull TimeAddiction Medicine

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Humboldt Park Health as a MOUD Navigator – Emergency & Behavioral Health in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • judgmental manner. 3. Maintain up
  • date information about the effects of various substances, withdrawal symptoms, and treatment options to effectively educate and counsel patients. 4. Promote harm
  • reduction strategies based on patients’ goals, preferences, and life circumstances. 5. Engage patients with co
  • occurring mental health disorders and help them access treatment. Follow

Requirements

  • based treatment. Understanding that abstinence
  • based behavioral programs that discourage MAT are not evidence

Benefits & Compensation

  • reduction approach to patients who use drugs within the hospital and community to reinforce evidence
  • judgmental approaches so that patients who use drugs get the same care as patients who do not use drugs. Promote the use of non
  • based treatment. Understanding that abstinence
  • based behavioral programs that discourage MAT are not evidence

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Humboldt Park Health as a MOUD Navigator – Emergency & Behavioral Health.

Key Skills

Medication For Opioid Use DisorderBehavioral HealthPatient IdentificationScreeningReferralsPatient EngagementMotivational InterviewingHarm ReductionFollow-Up Care NavigationElectronic Medical RecordCulture Change AdvocacyCommunity OutreachCulturally Appropriate CommunicationConfidentialityElectronic Health RecordsCommunity Health Worker
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Position Insights

Addiction Medicine — Physician Career Context

This Addiction Medicine position at Humboldt Park Health is open to physician candidates.

Physicians (MD/DO) are in high demand across healthcare settings, with growing interest in positions that offer sustainable schedules and reduced administrative burden.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Medication For Opioid Use Disorder, Behavioral Health, Patient Identification, Screening, Referrals, Patient Engagement, Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Addiction Medicine role.

Core responsibilities: This role involves screening Emergency Department patients for Substance Use Disorder or co-occurring mental health disorders, building trust, and acting as a bridge between patients, the medical system, and community organizations. Key duties include facilitating Medication for Opioid Use Disorder ...

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