Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Certification
Affiliations
Community Coalitions
Timeline
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Grace Katie Bell MSN RN-BC CARN PHN

Grass Valley,CA

Summary

CA, July 22 -23, 2019.
“Tribal Medication Assisted Treatment,” Plenary Speaker at the California Dept. Health Care Services Substance Use Statewide Conference, Long Beach, CA, Aug. 23-24, 2019.
“Buprenorphine for Pain Management- an RN Care-Managed Approach,” Presented at the Center for Care Innovations, Oakland, CA, Sept. 18, 2019.
“Tribal MAT: Medication and Medicine,” Presented at the UCLA Integrated
Substance Abuse Project, Burbank, CA, Oct. 25, 2019.
“MAT Staff Training and Culture Transformation,” Presented at the Center for Care
Innovations, Berkeley, CA, Nov 6-7, 2019.
“Tribal Medication Assisted Treatment,” Presented at The Center at Sierra Health
Foundation – Health Equity Committee, Sacramento, CA, Nov.15, 2019.
“Troubleshooting your MAT Program,” Presented at the CRIHB 2nd Annual Opioid
Summit. Pala, CA Dec. 3-4, 2019.
“Integrating MAT Care,” Presented at the California Indian Opioid Safety Coalition
(CIOSC). Temecula, CA, Feb.25 -27, 2020.
“Stigma and Stigma Injury” – Institute of Public Strategies, San Diego, CA Nov. 18, 2020

Mat Policies and Procedures in Tribal Health Centers, Washoe Tribe, NV, Nov.11,2022.

PCSS-X MOUD Treatment and Program Panel Series June 2022- Current

Nurses In Addictions Summit - ORN 9/13/2023

Restoring Hope - Nurses as Changemakers May 30, 2024
Webinars
“Mat for Everybody” Sierra Health Foundation MAT Access Points, April 29, 2020.
“MAT for Everybody” Telewell Indian Health MAT Project, Feb. 19, 2020.
“Pain and Opioids” Telewell Indian Health MAT Project, Jan. 22, 2020.
“Three essentials for a multi-disciplinary MAT program” Telewell Indian Health MAT Project, Oct. 16, 2019

Publications
The Medication Assisted Treatment Handbook– Providing Best Practice Care in a Community Health Center
https://www.telewell.org/technical-assistance (2019)
Medications for Addictions Treatment Toolkit: Providing Best Practice Care in a Primary Care Clinic https://camdenhealth.org/resources/medications-for-addiction-treatment-providing-best-practice-care-in-a-primary-care-clinic/

Presentations
“Working together: The essentials of collaborative care for MAT programs,”
Presented at the Center for Care Innovations, Los Angeles, April 10 -11, 2019.

“Stigma and Stigma Injury,” Presented at the Eastern Sierra Opioid Summit, Bishop,

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Tribal Project Echo/SOR 2.0 Consultant

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Project
11.2018 - Current

Monthly Tribal Project Echo Learning Sessions - live case presentation and consultation among Tribal MAT teams throughout state of California.

OPTIC - Project Consultant

University Of New Mexico
02.2022 - Current

Opioid and Pain Treatment in Indigenous Communities (OPTIC) - clinical trial.

Coach/Mentor Addiction Treatment Starts Here: Primary Care Grant

Center for Care Innovations
02.2019 - Current

Technical Assistance/Mentoring for MAT program development in 60 Federally Qualified Health Centers throughout California with a team of MAT specialists.

MAT Specialist/Technical Assistance to California Tribal and Urban Indian Clinics

Telewell Indian Health MAT Project
05.2018 - 02.2022

State of California Tribal MAT 1.0 and 2.0 - Providing all aspects of Technical Assistance /Mentoring to California Tribal and Urban Indian Health Clinics in developing Best Practice Medications for Addictions Treatment (MAT) Programs. Training, operations, team building, policies and procedures and ongoing coaching.

Medication-Assisted Treatment Program Nurse Case Manager - Substance Use Disorders

Chapa-De Indian Health
10.2014 - 11.2019

RN Case Manager for Medication-Assisted Treatment program for opioid use and other substance use disorders at Chapa-De Indian Health Grass Valley clinic site. MAT Program Manager. Manages Buprenorphine for Pain Management program. SBIRT program; tobacco cessation, all substance use disorders - detox management.

Treating Addictions in Primary Care (TAPC)

Center for Care Innovations
09.2016 - 02.2018

Substance Use Disorder and MAT program specialist. Technical Assistance for multiple Federally Qualified Health Centers in California as HRSA granted Medication-Assisted Treatment for opioid use disorders programs as developed and launched.

Nurse Consultant

El Dorado Community Health Center
04.2016 - 05.2017

Program development of new Medication-Assisted Treatment Program, Safe Rx and management of chronic pain.

MAT Specialist Consultant

California Health Care Foundation
05.2016 - 03.2017

Technical Assistance for early grant pilot - developing MAT programs in Primary Care clinics. These were the early years.

Nurse Case Manager - Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Health

Dept. of Veterans Affairs
09.2007 - 09.2014

Addictions Nurse Case Manager. Developed, implemented and case managed Buprenorphine/Medications for Opioid Use Disorder program for veterans. Case managed veterans with complex co-morbidity such as chronic pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD and substance use disorders. Developed and implemented smoking cessation program, Women In Recovery for female veterans and Mindfulness for Veterans series.

Director of Care - Assisted Living/Independent Living

Eskaton
06.2005 - 09.2007

Resident Care Coordinator for large Assisted and Independent Living facility.

Behavioral Health and Addictions Registered Nurse

Bi-Valley Medical Clinic
06.2004 - 06.2005

Behavioral health nurse, case managing psychiatric care in large methadone clinic. Developed and launched the Buprenorphine/Naloxone (Suboxone.

Staff Nurse

Betty Ford Center
06.2000 - 06.2004

All aspects of Addictions nursing, managing withdrawal protocols, developed and implemented with the nursing team the buprenorphine program 2002. Became Certified in Addictions Nursing 2003.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
2014

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT
2013

Associate of Science - Nursing

College of The Desert School of Nursing
Palm Desert, CA
1998

Certification

  • Registered Nurse, licensed by California Board of Registered Nursing, 1999. # 551201 exp. 10/2024
  • ANCC Board Certification in Addictions Nurse (CARN) since 2003 # 10133 exp. 2027
  • Certification in Public Health Nursing CA BRN # 544395 exp. 2024
  • BLS - 2024
  • California Institute for Integral Studies - Certification In Psychedelic Therapies and Research 2022
  • MAPS MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD Certification 2022

Affiliations

  • UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Project USC Keck School of Medicine
  • American Society of Addictions Nurses
  • International Nursing Society on Addictions
  • American Society of Addiction Medicine/ California Society of Addiction Medicine - associate member
  • OPENurses - Organization of Psychedelic & Entheogen Nurses

Community Coalitions

  • Board of Directors - Center for Post Traumatic Growth - https://centerptg.org/
  • Placer-Nevada County Safe Rx Coalition (CHCF grantee) -2015 - current
  • Nevada County SUD Community Collaborative 2014- current
  • California Health Care Foundation Peer-to-Peer Learning Sessions 2017- current

Timeline

OPTIC - Project Consultant

University Of New Mexico
02.2022 - Current

Coach/Mentor Addiction Treatment Starts Here: Primary Care Grant

Center for Care Innovations
02.2019 - Current

Tribal Project Echo/SOR 2.0 Consultant

UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Project
11.2018 - Current

MAT Specialist/Technical Assistance to California Tribal and Urban Indian Clinics

Telewell Indian Health MAT Project
05.2018 - 02.2022

Treating Addictions in Primary Care (TAPC)

Center for Care Innovations
09.2016 - 02.2018

MAT Specialist Consultant

California Health Care Foundation
05.2016 - 03.2017

Nurse Consultant

El Dorado Community Health Center
04.2016 - 05.2017

Medication-Assisted Treatment Program Nurse Case Manager - Substance Use Disorders

Chapa-De Indian Health
10.2014 - 11.2019

Nurse Case Manager - Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Health

Dept. of Veterans Affairs
09.2007 - 09.2014

Director of Care - Assisted Living/Independent Living

Eskaton
06.2005 - 09.2007

Behavioral Health and Addictions Registered Nurse

Bi-Valley Medical Clinic
06.2004 - 06.2005

Staff Nurse

Betty Ford Center
06.2000 - 06.2004

Master of Science - Nursing

Western Governors University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Western Governors University

Associate of Science - Nursing

College of The Desert School of Nursing
Grace Katie Bell MSN RN-BC CARN PHN