Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner, part-time at
Borden Cottage: Provides primary
medical care and physical exams
to patients with follow-up. •
Provides individual
psychopharmacotherapy evaluation
and treatment, particularly for
anxiety, insomnia, and
depression in post-acute
withdrawal. • Provides
individual psychoeducation and
therapy for anxiety, depression,
mood disorders, psychosis, and
polysubstance use disorder and
alcohol use disorder from a
family systems view,
appreciating mutual self-help
groups, AA, Al Anon, Dharma
Recovery, and Rational Recovery.
• Provides psychoeducation on
the neurobiology of addiction,
drug dependence, substance
misuse, abuse, and behavior. •
Leads and co-leads patient
groups. • Provides training
and support to staff, as needed.
• Available to both family
members and outside providers,
as needed. • Provides backup
coverage to the Medical
Director, as needed. • All
Borden Cottage team members are
expected to consistently
demonstrate our values of
integrity, compassion, respect,
diversity, teamwork, excellence
and innovation in their work
activities and interactions. •
Reports directly to Medical
Director. Requirements: Must be
currently licensed as a CNP in
the State of Maine. Must have
two or more years’ experience
working with individuals with
substance use disorder and/or
co-occurring psychiatric
conditions. Works in a typical
residential psychiatric setting
with patients who are
experiencing a wide range of
acute psychiatric conditions.
Schedule is Thursdays and
Fridays, 8:30AM – 5:00PM.
Weekend On-call coverage will be
required on a rotating basis.