Staff Provider - Indiana (APRN/NP)

Overview

Groups is a leading outpatient provider specializing in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. We are committed to supporting underserved communities hit hardest by the opioid crisis. Since 2014, our local care teams have guided hundreds of thousands of individuals on their path to recovery, helping them reclaim their purpose and dignity through compassionate, collaborative care.

Our evidence-based approach combines medication, group therapy, and personalized support, delivered online and in person by local providers. Founded on the belief that recovery extends beyond the traditional office visit, Groups helps members build a foundation for long-term recovery and the fulfilling lives they want and deserve. 

Together with our community partners, public agencies, and health plans, we are raising the bar in addiction health care—and we’re just getting started. 

Groups is changing lives. Join us.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to all clinical policies and procedures as outlined in the GRS Manual

• Intake medical duties 

• Determine each patient’s medical necessity and appropriateness for treatment pursuant to applicable clinical models, policies and procedures, and manuals (e.g., Recovery System Manual) as required by Recover Together.  For patients admitted to treatment, prescribe buprenorphine/naloxone and, where appropriate, other approved medications to treat withdrawal symptoms, in a manner consistent with Recover Together’s policies and procedures and Recovery System Manual.
• Maintain a regular schedule of “intake shifts”, and be available to provide rapid-access telemedicine intakes across multiple geographies, including new markets.
• Complete all intake documentation thoroughly, efficiently, and accurately. 
• Be accountable for successful initiation of MAT during the early weeks of treatment (weeks 1-4, approximately).
• As needed, coordinate with community providers to support the successful transition of new members into Groups.
• Collaborate with other provider colleagues to transition the care of new members into regular maintenance groups.
• Escalate controversial situations to appropriate medical and/or clinical leadership;

• Maintenance medical duties
  • Maintain a panel of maintenance members and serve as their  dedicated provider at monthly provider groups, per the guidelines of the Groups. Recovery System. 
  • Meet with each patient for whom the Physician prescribes buprenorphine at least once every thirty (30) days. This interaction occurs in a group setting, with individual conversations occurring before or after the group as needed. Such meetings may occur via telemedicine, to the extent Physician complies with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and any requirements set forth by applicable payers (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, commercial plans) governing telemedicine. 
  • Be available by phone and email to discuss each patient’s medical issues in between monthly visits (e.g., dose changes; prescription troubleshooting, interprofessional communication and collaboration).
  • When indicated and medically necessary, meet with patients for a pre-scheduled individual session to review medical progress. These visits are separate from the individual conversations that occur before and after regular shared medical visits. Such meetings may occur via telemedicine, to the extent Physician complies with all applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and any requirements set forth by applicable payers (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, commercial plans) governing telemedicine. 
• Medical Records  
  • In compliance with HIPAA and other applicable federal or state laws, rules or regulations regarding medical records, maintain patient records in confidence and complete records in a timely fashion and in accordance with policies of the Company. 
• Miscellaneous medical duties
  • Provide regular coverage for “makeup groups” and makeup 1:1 sessions.
  • Provide as needed cross-coverage for colleagues and answers to medical questions when other providers are unavailable. 
  • Participate in rotating “on-call” schedule of urgent prescription coverage for unavailable providers.
  • Facilitate access to the State’s prescription drug monitoring database so Groups staff can regularly monitor the Provider’s patients’ access to controlled substances, per Recover Together’s clinical protocols.
• Administrative duties - approximately 15% per week
  • Completing high quality documentation, specifically all medical encounters accurately and thoroughly on the same business day as the encounter
  • Sign all prescriptions on the same business day that they are generated
  • Manage group a