Advanced Practice Clinician, Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)

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Additional Compensation: Corrections Health Nurses receive an additional 12% hourly premium and hourly differentials for working swing ($3/hr), graveyard ($6/hr), weekends ($3/hr) shifts. Benefits: Multnomah County provides generous benefits to our employees and their covered family members, including domestic partners. Multnomah County offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, ten paid holidays each year, vacation and sick leave, life and supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, and participation in Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Please click here for a General Benefits Overview that you as a Multnomah County employee will be eligible to receive. https://multco.us/benefits/new-employee-benefits Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) An additional benefit to being a full time employee with the Multnomah County Health Department is that you will qualify for the Federal Student Aid U.S Department Of Education Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. Essentially this is a program that allows those that work for a qualifying employer for a period of at least 10 years to have their student loans forgiven. To learn more about Public Service Loan Forgiveness please visit Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) . THIS WORK MATTERS! At Corrections Health, we provide medically needed health care and transitional services to adults and youth in custody at Multnomah County Jails and Juvenile Detention Facility. The Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) will provide Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) cooperatively with the Corrections Health and Harm Reduction Program teams. The APC will provide effective and efficient evaluations, diagnosis, treatment plans and prevention services for those with substance use disorder or who are referred for MAT while in custody. The APC must consistently demonstrate effective, positive and respectful communication with patients and staff including: active listening, empathy, courtesy, cultural sensitivity, and the ability to promote modification of health behaviors with clients. This position will work in both Corrections Health and Harm Reduction Program locations, with service hours and schedules that meet the needs of the population served. As an Advanced Practice Clinician in Corrections Health and the Harm Reduction Program team , you will help serve at two of our Correctional Health facilities and the Menlo Park Syringe Service Program and Clinic (HRC) 1. The Multnomah County Detention Center (downtown) 2. Inverness Jail (near PDX airport) 3. Harm Reduction Clinic at Menlo Park Plaza (NE Portland) Come join our team of Portland's most outstanding health care professionals providing exceptional services to our diverse community! We encourage all interested and qualified professionals to please apply as we are holding interviews. Please apply today! As the Advanced Practice Clinician , other duties will include but are not limited too: Clinical Care The Advanced Practice Clinician formulates appropriate diagnoses and implements treatment plans based on Menlo Park Harm Reduction Clinic (HRC) practice guidelines, Corrections Health (CH) policies when appropriate, Health Department policies and community standards of practice as well as State and MCHD stage-based behavioral counseling guidelines and training. Provide ultra low barrier buprenorphine and other medication access to support recovery and reduce risk of overdose. Provide health education to patients. Performs wound care including care of skin and soft tissue infections as well as chronic conditions such as venous stasis ulcers. Provide vaccinations as outlined in HRC clinical practice guidelines. Offer contraception services and HIV PrEP based on HRC Program clinical guidelines. Maintain the exam room and orders and review appropriate diagnostic tests and medication. Perform sexual health history, physical examination and specimen collection as outlined in HRC Program and Corrections Health clinical guidelines as appropriate. Performs sexual health screening, genital and gynecological exams, and diagnosis and treatment of genital and sexually transmitted infections (STI). Perform venipuncture as needed. Order and interpret laboratory studies. Prescribe medications such as contraception, HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), doxy-PEP, and antibiotics. Provide follow-up patient consultations, telehealth visits, and other medical conditions. Develop and direct patient-centered care plans with the assistance of other disciplines within the care team. Refer

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Current employees: Please apply through the employee portal to be considered for this opportunity. Pay Range: $65.87 - $84.24 Hourly Department: Health Department Job Type: Limited Duration Exemption Status: United States of America (Non-Exempt) Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified): July 07, 2026

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