- Employee Type Full Time- Exempt
- Required Degree Masters
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Description
Position Purpose: The Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for providing psychiatric evaluations, developing treatment plans, and managing the overall mental health care of patients within our facility. This role requires a strong commitment to patient care, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team.
Education Requirements:
- Master's of Science in Nursing from an accredited college or university required.
Experience Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years relevant professional experience required.
Licensure Requirements:
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License required.
- BLS certification required, will recertify upon hire if needed.
Knowledge required at time of hire:
- Knowledge and experience in coordinating patient care and treating patients with co-occurring behavioral health and substance use disorders, including Medication Assisted Treatments.
- Must be proficient in diagnosis criteria and treatment of behavioral health and substance use disorders.
- Must possess knowledge of therapies, approaches, and treatment models for treatment of mental health and substance use disorders, including day treatment and therapeutic behavioral services.
- Must be proficient in electronic health record management systems and documentation, as well as the utilization of office and clinical technologies.
- Advanced ability to educate patients, staff, and the community on health issues and promoting overall wellness.
- Conflict management and crisis intervention experience and skills.
- Ability to effectively apply problem-solving skills while providing real time solutions.
- Excellent bed-side manners, interpersonal and interprofessional skills, as well as leadership skills.
- Work well as part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team consisting of medical and clinical staff.
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to multitask, prioritize, meet deadlines, and communicate challenges effectively.
- Hold high ethical standards, and the ability to apply discretion and trust with confidential material and situations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft & Google products.
- Knowledge of addictions and mental health complications.
- Knowledge of alcohol and other drugs that includes alcohol and addictive drugs and their physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual impact on the individual and the family.
- Ability to determine if a medical emergency exists and to take appropriate action, when necessary.
- Knowledge of emergency procedures used in case of alcohol and/or drug overdose.
- Knowledge of the stages of alcohol and other drug withdrawals and ability to take appropriate action at each stage.
- Knowledge of Federal, State and Municipal laws and/or regulations that regulate the treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction, including:
- Confidentiality
- Patient Rights
- Professional Code of Ethics
- Discrimination
- Knowledge of airborne and blood borne pathogens (TB, HIV, AIDS, HB) and risk reduction methodologies and the use of universal precautions
Core Responsibilities:
- Providing primary care to patients who are engaged in outpatient SUD treatment at various levels-of-care.
- Performing initial examinations, including history and physical exams and ongoing patient observations.
- Provide appropriate medical and medication intervention in compliance within State and Federal regulation, best practice guidelines, and within the scope of practice of licensure.
- Ordering and administering diagnostic tests, ordering labs, and providing injections as needed.
- Communicating test results to patients and appropriate medical and clinical staff.
- Recording and updating patient medical histories in electronic medical records systems.
- Collaborate with physicians, therapists, and other healthcare providers to ensure coordinated care.
- Develop individualized treatment plans that incorporate evidence-based practices.
- Prescribe medication and monitor treatment responses.
- Flexibility to adapt to schedule changes and assumption of responsibilities not delineated in the job description which are related to work as a member of an addiction treatment team.