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Avenues Recovery
Covington, Louisiana

Nurse Practitioner - PRN FNP

Nurse PractitionerPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Who We Are

Avenues Recovery Center is a nationwide network of drug and alcohol rehab centers with 18 locations across 7 states. Offering the very highest standard of medical and clinical treatment, our services span every level of care - including detox, residential, PHP IOP, and outpatient services.

Avenues is both JCAHO and CARF accredited, and in full compliance with all ASAM standards. Yet despite our excellence, our greatest strength remains the staff we cull from across the nation.

If you're a compassionate professional who appreciates stimulating yet meaningful work, we warmly invite you to join our all-star team.

Now seeking PRN Nurse Practitioners

What You'll Do

Create individual medical care treatment plans and provide medical monitoring/ medication management for each client throughout treatment

  • Provide quality medical care to stabilize patients and enable them to fully engage in treatment
  • Update pharmacy orders, create UDS, med and lab orders, and review and address UDS and lab results
  • Collaborate with extended medical, clinical, and UR teams for seamless coordination of care
  • Maintain thorough documentation of all medical interventions, consultations, and directives
  • Complete daily and weekly client appointment schedule in timely and efficient manner

What We're Looking For

  • Master's degree in medical field, and related certifications
  • Valid state medical license
  • Federal DEA certification
  • Acute observational and critical thinking skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong collaborative and multitasking skills
  • Preferred: 3-5 years of experience in a related clinical setting

Where You'll Work

Townsend Recovery Detox and Drug Rehab Center is a residential facility offering drug and alcohol medical stabilization and inpatient rehabilitation services. With an unparalleled clinical program and experienced and passionate staff, each client is given the best possible chance to achieve lasting sobriety.

Townsend employs doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, therapists, group facilitators and behavioral health technicians - all of whom are 100% invested in each client and consistently deliver care in a most compassionate and dignified manner.

Our facility is spacious, fresh, and inviting, and allows clients to engage in every part of their treatment under one roof. The atmosphere is one of genuine warmth, acceptance and growth, and encourages each person to shed their layers and slowly rediscover themselves - and thus begin their recovery journey.

Why Join Us?

Avenues features a rich, fulfilling workplace culture where every person is valued and greatness is pursued. We support our employees unconditionally, and work to provide them with every resource they need to excel! Aside from generous PTO and compensation, when you join the Avenues family, you'll be eligible for the following benefits package:

  • 401K with employer match
  • Eligible for HRSA STAR federal student loan repayment
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Accident
  • Critical Illness
  • Hospital Indemnity
  • Voluntary Short-Term Disability
  • Voluntary Long -Term Disability
  • Employer-Paid Life and AD&D
  • LifeTime Benefit Term Insurance with Long Term Care
  • Legal Coverage
  • Pet Insurance
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Employer-Paid Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Medical
  • Dependent Care FSA (DCF)
  • Join our growing team and discover the magic here at Avenues!

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will create individual medical treatment plans and provide ongoing medication management for clients. They will also collaborate with clinical and medical teams to ensure seamless coordination of care and maintain thorough documentation of all interventions.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in a medical field along with a valid state medical license and federal DEA certification. A minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a related clinical setting is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Medical care treatment planningPatient stabilizationPharmacy order managementUDS and lab result reviewClinical collaborationMedical documentationOral communicationClinical assessment

Addiction Medicine — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 58% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks27 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
37%
Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 1.5
Below most Addiction Medicine (NP) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 223 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in Covington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$280k
Typical market rent
$1,504/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
92.6
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Avenues Recovery

Mental Health Care
Lakewood, New Jersey
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401K with Employer Match
HRSA STAR Federal Student Loan Repayment
Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Accident Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Hospital Indemnity