Nurse Practitioner | Inpatient Services

Odyssey House Louisiana; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k match

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. is seeking a motivated and compassionate full-time Nurse Practitioner to provide client-focused health care in New Orleans Inpatient Services.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team to maintain nursing standards, understand addiction treatments, manage withdrawal symptoms, document care, and implement treatment orders. Responsibilities include conducting H&Ps, ensuring HIPAA compliance, coordinating medication management, and educating clients on prescribed

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing and active NP license with prescriptive authority.
• Current good standing with the state/regulatory board.
• Minimum 1 year of clinical experience in a healthcare setting.
• Experience with electronic health records (EHR).
• CPR certification and proficiency with clinical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct H&Ps and intake assessments for inpatient clients.
• Support medical documentation and reporting of abuse/neglect.
• Maintain HIPAA compliance and privacy standards.
• Coordinate with MDT and participate in team meetings.
• Manage MAR and medication orders, including PAs.
• Ensure security of narcotics and medications and inventory control.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Patience and empathy

Team collaboration

Clinical assessment

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing Science

Active LA NP license with prescriptive authority

Current good standing with regulatory board

National Certifying Board certification

At least 1 year of clinical experience

Electronic Health Records experience

CPR certification

Tools

MS Office 365

Job description

Join our mission to provide a comprehensive continuum of care for people in Louisiana, encompassing primary care, behavioral health, and substance use disorder treatment. Help save lives at OHL!

Job Summary

Odyssey House Louisiana, Inc. is a seeking a motivated and compassionate full-time Nurse Practitioner. The Nurse Practitioner provides high-quality Client-focused health care services that meet the assessed and individually planned needs of all clients in New Orleans Inpatient Services program. The Nurse Practitioner will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and is responsible for maintaining standards of nursing care and competency, ethical treatment of patients, understanding of addiction and the medications used to treat substance use disorders, managing symptoms of long term withdrawal with comprehensive triage, consistent documentation on care, review, and implementation of treatment orders, and participation in the multi-disciplinary team via written and verbal communication. The Nurse Practitioner assumes several key responsibilities in client care and quality assurance.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conduct H&Ps and intake assessments for inpatient clients;
• Support medical matters including but not limited to medical documentation, and reporting of abuse and neglect;
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA Privacy Rules;
• Participate in monthly One on One meeting and monthly in-services;
• Assist in maintaining the client census and timely movement of clients through the treatment program;
• Complete incident reports per agency policy, ensure all Incident Reports are submitted to Program Manager and Director promptly;
• Safely administer medications as ordered using the five rights and utilizing a MAR;
• Manage patient pharmacy orders by timely processing PAs, by fax or verbal order, ensure their arrival and log them onto patient’s MAR;
• Manage the MAR daily, weekly, and monthly as needed;
• Ensure the security of narcotics, keys, and all other medications;
• Participate in medication and medical supply inventory control;
• Educate clients on prescribed medication tapers;
• Ensure communication of medication procedures to discharged clients and scan discharged clients acknowledgement receipts of medications;
• Encourage clients’ participation by empowering them;
• Be flexible when taking care of clients in need;
• Always maintain professionalism with staff members and clients;
• Complete triage on patient at time of admission and transcribe it to relevant paperwork for MDT;
• Follow treatment care plans set forth by the medical staff;
• Coordinate/facilitate patient care, work collaboratively and maintain communication with patient care team (providers, counselors, etc.) to provide effective, timely, and appropriate patient management;
• Provide on-going assessment of acute medical/nursing needs of all residents and refer residents to appropriate treatment centers;
• Coordinate shift changes with night staff and Medical Staff Daily Inquiries review;
• Check-in with the Front Desk regarding if any clients went to ER after hours and obtain medical feedback sheet and any pertinent labs and notes for the visit;
• Ensure compliance with regulatory bodies including but not limited to CARF, LDH, ASAM;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must be able to sit, stand, and walk for long periods up to 40% of the time. Must be able to bend, lift, and twist 10% of the time. May be asked to lift 20 pounds.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is normally performed inside of the premises, which is climate controlled. Risk of exposure to sick patients is consistent with that with any clinic setting offering primary care services. The employee will be required to travel to other facilities up to 20% of the time and must be willing to work various hours to meet operational demands.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nursing Science
• Active, unencumbered LA NP license with prescriptive authority
• Current good standing with regulating National Certifying Board
• At least 1 year of clinical experience
• At least 1 year of Electronic Health Records experience
• CPR certification
• Proficient in MS Office 365
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to exercise patience, approachability, and consistency in a stress high-stress environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Suboxone certification

Compensation And Benefits

Competitive Compensation and Benefits package includes insurance (health, dental, vision, life, long-term and short-term disability), leave benefits and 401k match.